SDG13: Climate action
Climate change affects every living being and every country on Earth. Temperature increase, sea level rise, droughts, floods, extreme weather events, and habitat change are concrete threats to our planet. Inaction on climate change will inevitably lead to an increase in economic, social and human losses in the coming years. Achieving this objective requires bold action to implement meaningful policies at all levels of governance, to strengthen resilience, adaptation and mitigation efforts, and to build knowledge in order to reduce risks related to climate change.
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Organizations
Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Catalytic Finance Foundation
Catalytic Finance Foundation
Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
IFRC
Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
International Institute for Sustainable Development
IISD
Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
International Organisation for the Least Developed Countries
IOLDCs
Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Shamba Centre for Food & Climate
Shamba Centre for Food & Climate
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
UNECE Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context
EIA Convention
Intergovernmental Organizations
UNEP Climate Change Adaptation Unit
UNEP Climate Change Adaptation Unit
Intergovernmental Organizations
UNEP Disasters and Conflicts Branch
UNEP Disasters and Conflicts Branch
Intergovernmental Organizations
UNEP Nature & Climate Finance Unit
UNEP Nature & Climate Finance Unit
Intergovernmental Organizations
United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries
UN-REDD
Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
WBCSD
Experts
Abdalah Mokssit
Abdalah Mokssit was the Secretary of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) until 2026.
Angus Mackay
Angus Mackay is the Director of the Division for Planet at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).
Annett Möhner
Annett Möhner is the Secretary of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), effective 1 November 2026.
Benjamin Schachter
Benjamin Schachter is Human Rights Officer and Environment team leader at United Nations Human Rights.
Brigitte Perrin
Brigitte Perrin is the Founder of Earth Info Hub.
Celeste Saulo
Celeste Saulo is Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), effective on 1 January 2024.
Christa Muth
Dr. Christa Muth is a systems specialist, an Emeritus Professor at HES-SO, and a member of the Executive Committee of the NGO Objectif Sciences International.
Daouia Chalali
Daouia Chalali leads a project on long-term governance at the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR).
Evelina Trutnevyte
Evelina Trutnevyte is an associate professor and head of the Renewable Energy Systems group at the University of Geneva and IPCC AR7 Working Group III coordinating lead author of Chapter 3 "Projected futures in the context of sustainable development and climate change".
Francesca Mingrone
Francesca Mingrone is a Geneva-based senior attorney for the Climate & Energy Program of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).
Geraldine Pflieger
Geraldine Pflieger is the Director of the Institute of Environmental Science at the University of Geneva.
Giulia Carlini
Giulia Carlini is a Senior Attorney for the Environmental Health Program of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), and co-chair of IPEN Toxic Plastics Working Group.
Hélionor De Anzizu
Hélionor De Anzizu is a Senior Attorney for the Environmental Health Program of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).
Ko Barrett
Ko Barrett is the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Deputy Secretary-General and Senior Advisor for Climate at NOAA.
Lien Vandamme
Lien Vandamme is a Senior Campaigner for Climate & Energy Program at the Center for International Environmental Law's (CIEL) office in Geneva.
Madeleine Hamel
Madeleine Hamel is the Lead on Science and Technology at the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR).
Mario Boccucci
Mario Boccucci is the Head of the UN-REDD Programme Secretariat.
Noelia Garcia Nebra
Noelia Garcia Nebra is Head of sustainability at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Otto Simonett
Otto Simonett is the Director of Zoï Environment Network.
Philip Gass
Philip Gass is the Director, Energy Program, Just Transitions and Canada at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
Robert Marinkovic
Robert Marinkovic is an Adviser for Climate and Green Economy at the International Organization of Employers
Rossella Recupero
Rossella Recupero is a Communications Associate at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).
Sandeep Sengupta
Sandeep Sengupta is the Head of Global Climate Policy at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Sandra Epal-Ratjen
Sandra Epal-Ratjen is the UN Representative and Senior Legal Adviser of the International Commission of Jurists.
Sara Venturini
Sara Venturini is the Chief of Member Services at the Group on Earth Observations (GEO).
Sébastien Duyck
Sébastien Duyck is a Senior Attorney in the Climate & Energy Program at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and the Campaign Manager for the Human Rights and Climate Change of the Climate & Energy Program.
Thomas Asare
Thomas Asare is the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Assistant Secretary-General and the Comptroller and the Director of the Division of Financial and Administrative Management in the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Thomas Egli
Thomas Egli is the founder of the NGO Objectif Sciences International and CEO of the Geneva Forum.Events
Body Meeting
7th meeting of the Santiago Network Advisory Board
29 Sep – 01 Oct 2026
Geneva
Santiago Network
Conference
Conference on Trade, Climate, and Sustainable Development (TCSD) 2026
15 – 16 Oct 2026
Maison de la Paix
TESS
Workshop
CO2 Data Workshop | Data Under the Spotlight: What Airlines, Cargo, and Corporates Need Now
19 Nov 2026 | 13:00
IATA Office
IATA
Learning
Online Course
From Climate Crisis to Health Transformation: A Planetary Approach
28 Sep – 09 Oct 2026
UNIGE
Course in Geneva
Specialization Certificate Assessment and Management of Geological and Climate Related Risk
26 Apr – 25 Jun 2027
University of Geneva
UNIGE, Switzerland, Unil, UNDRR
Online Course
Protecting Children’s Health From Environmental Threats: Free Online Course by UNICEF & WHO
WHO, UNICEF
Course in Geneva
Formation continue ISE en environnement et développement durable
University of Geneva | MOOCs
UNIGE
Online Course
Building Climate Resilience through Ecosystem-based Adaptation Planning
UN CC:Learn, UNITAR, NAP-GSP, FEBA
Online Course
Local Water Solutions for Global Challenges
UNITAR, Gaia Education, University of Strathclyde
Publications
Report
Transforming food systems for a safe climate and health for all
2026
Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council
Report
Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era
2026
UNU-INWEH
Report
Priority actions towards breathing clean air, protecting public health and ensuring a healthy environment
2026
Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council
Report
The Imperative of Defossilizing Our Economies
2025
Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council
Report
Climate Impacts of Plastics: Global Actions to Stem Climate Change and End Plastic Pollution
2024
GRID-Arendal
Report
Conseil pour le climat: 13 Recommandations pour le Conseil d’Etat Genève
2024
Conseil pour le climat | Genève
Report
The toxic impacts of some proposed climate change solutions – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes
2023
Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council
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