United Nations Climate Change
United Nations Climate Change is a international organization that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
From billions to trillions: Setting a new goal on climate finance
A new phase of work on one of the most important items currently on the global climate change agenda – setting a new goal on climate finance by the end of 2024 – got underway last week in Cartagena, Colombia. Nearly 300 people, representing a mix of Parties and non-Party stakeholders, took part in the […]
How climate technology is being ramped up
Last year marked a significant step-change for the work on climate technology under the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement, setting the scene for more ambition in this crucial area in 2024. Technology plays a fundamental role in galvanizing climate action and building a greener and more sustainable future. Technology is also a foundational means of implementation […]
Global stocktake urges faster action for climate goals
While Parties to the 2015 Paris Agreement have taken widespread actions to address climate change and its impacts, ambition and implementation must be accelerated rapidly. Many creative and actionable solutions to overcome challenges are ready to be implemented, finds a key technical report on the global stocktake. The global stocktake was designed under the Paris […]
How climate technology connects to action on water, energy and food
A thematic dialogue at the Bonn UN Climate Change Conference in June this year showed how nations can more effectively tackle the climate crisis by adopting a comprehensive and interconnected approach that addresses the water-energy-food nexus. For example, agri-food systems contribute around one-third of global energy consumption and around two-thirds of global freshwater withdrawal. At […]
2021 floods: UN researchers aim to better prepare for climate risks
In July 2021, several European countries including Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands were affected by catastrophic floods, causing deaths and widespread damage. Such extreme weather events are expected to increase in both frequency and severity in the coming decades, according to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). To understand the risks of […]
COP26 postponed
The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19. This decision has been taken by the COP Bureau of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), with the UK and its Italian partners. Dates for a rescheduled conference in 2021, hosted in […]
UN human rights ruling could boost climate change asylum claims
The UN Human Rights Committee has determined that countries cannot deport people who have sought asylum due to climate-related threats. The historic ruling marks the first decision by a UN human rights treaty body based on a complaint filed by an individual seeking protection from the effects of climate change. Ioane Teitota from the Pacific island nation of Kiribati lodged the complaint in […]
New UN Global Climate report ‘another strong wake-up call’ over global warming: Guterres
The increasing number of natural disasters and dangers linked to climate change, highlighted in a major UN report released on Thursday, represents “another strong wake-up call” to the world, which must be countered by finding sustainable solutions quickly, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said.
UN chief calls for ‘far greater support’ for Cyclone Idai response
The world needs to step up support for the survivors of Tropical Cyclone Idai, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday, in a strong personal appeal as relief workers rush to provide aid to people stranded across the storm countries in southern Africa.