Progress on adapting to a warming world requires urgent action, according to UNEP’s 2020 Adaptation Gap Report. It was released the same day as a set of leading international datasets agreeing that 2020 was one of the three warmest years on record. What can you do? Check Act Now for a virtual reality journey into choices to live in balance with nature.
Africa’s climate challenges also present opportunities for transformation. Rose Mwebaza, Director of the Africa Regional Office for UNEP, highlights how clean energy, ecosystem restoration and youth-led innovation can help build resilience, create green jobs and support a more sustainable future for the continent.
UNCTAD is supporting sustainable arabica coffee in Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam to strengthen exports, improve livelihoods and protect ecosystems as global markets demand greener production.
Around the world, landscapes are in trouble. Climate change and destructive practices, like deforestation and agricultural sprawl, have left 40 per cent of Earth’s land degraded. This is imperilling everything from jobs to food security.