The UN weather agency lists 2021 as one of the seven warmest years on record, with global temperatures rising more than 1°C above pre-industrial levels and edging closer to the limit laid out under the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Read more.
UNDP is launching #ClimateCounts, a new campaign explaining climate change through numbers. Featuring 30 facts, the campaign aims to strengthen climate literacy and mobilize communities ahead of the COP30 Climate Conference in Belém, Brazil.
In Somalia, restoring land, expanding water access, and strengthening local institutions are helping ease conflict. Environmental restoration can build peace and resilience.
From restoring rangelands in Tanzania to floating farms in India, climate adaptation projects are reviving ecosystems, improving livelihoods, and showing that resilience starts with the people and their knowledge.