SDG13: Climate action – Geneva Environment Network

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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24 Mar 2023

Environment @ 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council

24 Mar 2023

Human Rights and the Environment

22 Mar 2023

Call for submissions | Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council, Treaty Bodies, Subsidiary Bodies and Office of the High Commissioner

21 Mar 2023

Plastics and Climate Change | Plastics and the Environment Series

Organizations

Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

BRS

Non-Governmental and Business Organizations

Better Cotton Initiative

BCI

Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Convention on Wetlands

Ramsar Convention

Intergovernmental Organizations

European Organization for Nuclear Research

CERN

Thematic Platforms

Geneva Climate Change Consultation Group

GeCCco

Thematic Platforms

Geneva Internet Platform

GIP

Non-Governmental and Business Organizations

Global Footprint Network

Non-Governmental and Business Organizations

Gold Standard Foundation

GSF

Intergovernmental Organizations

Group on Earth Observations

GEO

Non-Governmental and Business Organizations

Helvetas

Intergovernmental Organizations

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPCC

Non-Governmental and Business Organizations

International Emissions Trading Association

IETA

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

International Organization for Standardization

ISO

Intergovernmental Organizations

International Telecommunication Union

ITU

Intergovernmental Organizations

International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN

Thematic Platforms

Internet Governance Forum

IGF

Non-Governmental and Business Organizations

MYBLUEPLANET

Non-Governmental and Business Organizations

Oak Foundation

Thematic Platforms

One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership

UN CC:Learn

Intergovernmental Organizations

Platform on Disaster Displacement

Non-Governmental and Business Organizations

R20 Regions of Climate Action

R20

Thematic Platforms

SDG Lab

Non-Governmental and Business Organizations

Shamba Centre for Food & Climate

Multilateral Environmental Agreements

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 Finance Unit

Intergovernmental Organizations

UNEP Disasters and Conflicts Branch

Intergovernmental Organizations

United Nations Children’s Fund

UNICEF

Intergovernmental Organizations

United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries

UN-REDD

Intergovernmental Organizations

United Nations Development Programme Office in Geneva

UNDP Geneva

Intergovernmental Organizations

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

UNECE

Intergovernmental Organizations

United Nations Institute for Training and Research

UNITAR

Intergovernmental Organizations

United Nations Office at Geneva

UNOG

Intergovernmental Organizations

United Nations Research Institute for Social Development

UNRISD

Non-Governmental and Business Organizations

World Business Council for Sustainable Development

WBCSD

Non-Governmental and Business Organizations

World Economic Forum

WEF

Intergovernmental Organizations

World Intellectual Property Organization

WIPO

Intergovernmental Organizations

World Meteorological Organization

WMO

Non-Governmental and Business Organizations

World Wide Fund for Nature

WWF

Experts

Abdalah Mokssit

Abdalah Mokssit is the Secretary of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Andrés del Castillo

Andrés del Castillo is the Senior Attorney for the Environmental Health Program of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).

Angus Mackay

Angus Mackay is the Director of the Division for Planet at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

Benjamin Schachter

Benjamin Schachter is Human Rights Officer and Environment team leader at United Nations Human Rights.

Dorsa Sheikholeslami

Dorsa Sheikholeslami is a Nature-based Solutions Programme Officer at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Elena Manaenkova

Elena Manaenkova is the Deputy Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Francesca Mingrone

Francesca Mingrone is a Geneva-based staff 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 Staff Attorney for the Environmental Health Program of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).

Janos Pasztor

Janos Pasztor is a Senior Fellow and the Executive Director of the Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G) at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.

Lars Peter Riishøjgaard

Lars Peter Riishøjgaard is Deputy Director of the Infrastructure Department and Director of the WMO Integrated Observing System (WIGOS) Branch.

Lien Vandamme

Lien Vandamme is a Senior Campaigner for Climate & Energy Program at the Center for International Environmental Law's (CIEL) office in Geneva.

Mario Boccucci

Mario Boccucci is the Head of the UN-REDD Programme Secretariat.

Nathalie Doswald

Nathalie Doswald is a Senior Officer Nature-based Solutions at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Previously, she was the Coordinator of the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR) Secretariat.