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“If we act now, we can still secure a liveable, sustainable future for all,” Chair Hoesung Lee said at the launch of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. Written by the world’s leading climate experts, it lays out a clear path to drastically cut emissions and repair the damage that’s already been done. But it requires governments to get onboard and fund…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed a major, new climate science report as a “how-to guide to defuse the climate time bomb”, minutes after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a dire warning urging countries to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions before a 1.5°C future slips out of reach. “Humanity is on thin ice, and that ice is melting fast…

Amid a worsening global water crisis, world leaders will gather at UN Headquarters in New York 22-24 March for the first UN Water Conference since 1977. During this historic moment, all eyes will focus on SDG 6 for water and sanitation. Time is of the essence. About 30 percent of the world’s population still lacks access to clean drinking water and progress on SDG 6 continues to be “alarmingly…

Reading the latest international climate report can feel overwhelming. It describes how rising temperatures caused by increasing greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are having rapid, widespread effects on the weather, climate and ecosystems in every region of the planet, and it says the risks are escalating faster than scientists expected. Global temperatures are now 1.1…

The Great Green Wall initiative aims to restore land degraded by desertification and create sustainable jobs in Africa’s Sahel region. The World Economic Forum’s Uplink platform has recognized ecopreneurs who contribute to sustainable development in the region. Four start-ups in Mali, Benin and Niger have developed innovations which are helping people live and work more sustainably…

In 2021, the GGW Accelerator was launched to facilitate coordination and collaboration among stakeholders involved in the GGWI to enhance impact measurement and achieve the initiative's ambitious goals. The GGW Accelerator works closely with national governments, international organizations, private sector partners, and local communities to accelerate action toward achieving the initiative's…