Our Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Lenni Montiel, and the team of authors behind the World Economic and Social Survey 2016: “Climate Change Resilience – An opportunity for reducing inequalities” in UN DESA's Development Policy and Analysis Division, organized a Facebook Live event to discuss the findings of the Survey and answer questions from all over the world.

According to the survey, evidence is increasing that climate change is taking the largest toll on poor and vulnerable people, and these impacts are largely caused by inequalities that increase the risks from climate hazards.

During the chat, the team of authors and Mr. Montiel answered questions on many issues, including:

• How governments can play a vital role in reducing the risks of climate change to vulnerable populations;
• How to deepen the understanding about the links between climate and development;
• What type of policies would address root causes of inequalities and build climate change resilience.

“Building resilience to climate change provides an opportunity to pay extra attention and allocate additional resources to reduce inequalities once and for all,” Mr. Montiel said ahead of the event. “Making communities resilient to climate change will therefore make sure we achieve all of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.”

The questions and videos are available at the Facebook page or by searching for the #WESSchat tag.

For more information and to access the World Economic and Social Survey 2016: wess.un.org

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