Goal 13: Climate Action

The global economy has suffered a significant slowdown amid prolonged trade disputes and wide-ranging policy uncertainties. Economists warn that economic risks could inflict severe and long-lasting damage on development prospects.

The Sustainable Deve­lop­ment Goals (SDGs) have registered some progress since their adoption in 2015. However, gathering storms of weakening global economic growth, rising income inequality, unabated global warming and climate change, and escalating conflict are impeding SDG implementation. The tailwinds of rapid technological advances, on the other hand, offer best hope for accelerating SDG progress.

The severity of plastic pollution is now well-recognized, and countries and communities are looking for innovative solutions for addressing this menace of the modern age.