  {"id":21950,"date":"2016-11-04T19:30:34","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T19:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?page_id=21950"},"modified":"2018-06-20T16:36:54","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T20:36:54","slug":"cop22","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/cop22\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Climate Change Conference Marrakesh 2016 &#8211; COP22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-post-slider fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider-posts\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168582\" aria-label=\"Global action to end violence against children is lagging behind risks: UN expert\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"wp-image-118973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/global-action-to-end-violence-against-children-is-lagging-behind-risks-un-expert.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/global-action-to-end-violence-against-children-is-lagging-behind-risks-un-expert-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/global-action-to-end-violence-against-children-is-lagging-behind-risks-un-expert-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/global-action-to-end-violence-against-children-is-lagging-behind-risks-un-expert.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-excerpt\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168582\">Global action to end violence against children is lagging behind risks: UN expert<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2026\/10\/media-advisory-wsr\/\" aria-label=\"Media Advisory | United Nations to launch 2026 World Social Report on New Economics of Social Inclusion\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-image-33154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10-31-2016PanamaCity.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10-31-2016PanamaCity-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10-31-2016PanamaCity.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-excerpt\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2026\/10\/media-advisory-wsr\/\">Media Advisory | United Nations to launch 2026 World Social Report on New Economics of Social Inclusion<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168574\" aria-label=\"Rise in poverty is \u2018a wake-up call for the world\u2019, UN development chief says\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"wp-image-118967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rise-in-poverty-is-a-wake-up-call-for-the-world-un-development-chief-says.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rise-in-poverty-is-a-wake-up-call-for-the-world-un-development-chief-says-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rise-in-poverty-is-a-wake-up-call-for-the-world-un-development-chief-says-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rise-in-poverty-is-a-wake-up-call-for-the-world-un-development-chief-says.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-excerpt\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168574\">Rise in poverty is \u2018a wake-up call for the world\u2019, UN development chief says<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168581\" aria-label=\"General Assembly adopts pandemic declaration, but not by consensus\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" class=\"wp-image-118971\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/general-assembly-adopts-pandemic-declaration-but-not-by-consensus.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/general-assembly-adopts-pandemic-declaration-but-not-by-consensus-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/general-assembly-adopts-pandemic-declaration-but-not-by-consensus-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/general-assembly-adopts-pandemic-declaration-but-not-by-consensus.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-excerpt\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168581\">General Assembly adopts pandemic declaration, but not by consensus<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#4d4d4d;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:rgba(242,242,242,0);border-width:1px;border-color:#f2f2f2;border-top-width:3px;border-top-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><div class=\"reading-box-additional\">The 22nd session of the <a href=\"http:\/\/unfccc.int\/meetings\/marrakech_nov_2016\/meeting\/9567.php\">Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the UNFCCC<\/a> is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cop22.ma\/en\">taking place in Marrakesh, Morocco<\/a>. During COP 22, parties will begin preparations for the entry into force of the Paris Agreement, and to encourage actions to implement the agreement that will address climate change.<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2016\/11\/cop22-liveblog\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">COP22 Liveblog<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa fa-laptop circle-yes fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:15.84px;--awb-width:31.68px;--awb-height:31.68px;--awb-line-height:29.68px;--awb-margin-right:9px;\"><\/i><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Useful websites<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cop22.ma\/en\">Conference website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.unfccc.int\/\">UNFCCC Newsroom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.unfccc.int\/cop22marrakechinformationhub\/\">Marrakesh Conference Information Hub<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/unfccc.int\/secretariat\/momentum_for_change\/items\/6214.php\">Momentum for Change\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.connect4climate.org\/\">Connect4Climate<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-2 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa fa-mobile circle-yes fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:15.84px;--awb-width:31.68px;--awb-height:31.68px;--awb-line-height:29.68px;--awb-margin-right:9px;\"><\/i><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><strong>Social Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#COP22\">#COP22<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter\/com\/#ParisAgreement\">#ParisAgreement<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Follow<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN\"> @UN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlobalGoalsUN\">@GlobalGoalsUN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNFCCC\">@UNFCCC<\/a>\u00a0on twitter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-3 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa fa-flag circle-yes fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:15.84px;--awb-width:31.68px;--awb-height:31.68px;--awb-line-height:29.68px;--awb-margin-right:9px;\"><\/i><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><strong>Take Action<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So you want to take climate action but dont know how? See our\u00a0<strong><a title=\"The lazy person\u2019s guide to saving the world\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/takeaction\/\">handy guide <\/a><\/strong>to taking small actions that will have a big impact or download our <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sdgsinaction.com\">SDGs in Action app<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:25;line-height:1.1;\">News<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#00adef;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-1 avada-container layout-default layout-columns-3\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-3 columns-3\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168545\" aria-label=\"In the Mekong Delta, a push to grow food with saltwater\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/in-the-mekong-delta-a-push-to-grow-food-with-saltwater.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/in-the-mekong-delta-a-push-to-grow-food-with-saltwater-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/in-the-mekong-delta-a-push-to-grow-food-with-saltwater-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/in-the-mekong-delta-a-push-to-grow-food-with-saltwater-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/in-the-mekong-delta-a-push-to-grow-food-with-saltwater-400x242.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/in-the-mekong-delta-a-push-to-grow-food-with-saltwater.jpg 561w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/dpicampaigns\/\" rel=\"author\">dpicampaigns<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-10-10T08:00:00-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168545\">In the Mekong Delta, a push to grow food with saltwater<\/a><\/h4><p>For generations, farming in Viet Nam\u2019s Mekong Delta has depended on a delicate bargain. The river flooded, retreated and flooded again, carrying freshwater and sediment across a flat landscape whose vast fields helped turn the [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/yinuo-chenun-org\/\" rel=\"author\">Yinuo<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-10-12T00:19:24-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2026\/10\/media-unite-behind-promise-of-1-5c-climate-campaign-in-disaster-prone-japan-2026\/\">United behind \u201cPromise of 1.5\u2103\u201d climate campaign, Japanese media call for behavioral changes for people and planet<\/a><\/h4><p>In 2026, the world has been grappling with severe climate disasters\u00a0exacerbated\u00a0by emerging super El Nino, from heat waves to\u00a0wildfires, droughts, glacier\u00a0melting\u00a0and floods. Japan is no exception.\u00a0Severe flooding and landslides, an exceptional summer heatwave, and an [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2022\/09\/media-unite-behind-promise-of-1-5c-climate-campaign-in-disaster-prone-japan\/\" aria-label=\"Media unite behind \u2018Promise of 1.5\u00b0C\u2019 climate campaign in disaster-prone Japan\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-23-at-1.49.04-PM-700x441.png\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"A screen capture from the \u2018Promise of 1.5\u00b0C\u2019 video aired on SDG Media Zone.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-23-at-1.49.04-PM-320x202.png 320w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-23-at-1.49.04-PM-700x441.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/yinuo-chenun-org\/\" rel=\"author\">Yinuo<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-10-09T23:33:49-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2022\/09\/media-unite-behind-promise-of-1-5c-climate-campaign-in-disaster-prone-japan\/\">Media unite behind \u2018Promise of 1.5\u00b0C\u2019 climate campaign in disaster-prone Japan<\/a><\/h4><p> 26 September, NEW YORK \u2013 Typhoon No. 14 slammed southern Japan last week, causing flooding and mudslides, as it ripped through the archipelago, located along the path which would likely see the number of [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168561\" aria-label=\"Amid heartache of Nepal flooding disaster, fear remains\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/amid-heartache-of-nepal-flooding-disaster-fear-remains.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/amid-heartache-of-nepal-flooding-disaster-fear-remains-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/amid-heartache-of-nepal-flooding-disaster-fear-remains-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/amid-heartache-of-nepal-flooding-disaster-fear-remains-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/amid-heartache-of-nepal-flooding-disaster-fear-remains-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/amid-heartache-of-nepal-flooding-disaster-fear-remains.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/dpicampaigns\/\" rel=\"author\">dpicampaigns<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-10-09T08:00:00-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168561\">Amid heartache of Nepal flooding disaster, fear remains<\/a><\/h4><p>Six weeks after Nepal\u2019s deadly flooding disaster, communities are still struggling to rebuild their lives,\u00a0but they will need sustained help as global warming increases the risk of another Himalayan catastrophe, the UN Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF) [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168555\" aria-label=\"\u2018Overshoot is not a reason to surrender\u2019: UN calls for accelerated climate action ahead of COP31 summit\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/overshoot-is-not-a-reason-to-surrender-un-calls-for-accelerated-climate-action-ahead-of-cop31-summit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/overshoot-is-not-a-reason-to-surrender-un-calls-for-accelerated-climate-action-ahead-of-cop31-summit-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/overshoot-is-not-a-reason-to-surrender-un-calls-for-accelerated-climate-action-ahead-of-cop31-summit-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/overshoot-is-not-a-reason-to-surrender-un-calls-for-accelerated-climate-action-ahead-of-cop31-summit-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/overshoot-is-not-a-reason-to-surrender-un-calls-for-accelerated-climate-action-ahead-of-cop31-summit-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/overshoot-is-not-a-reason-to-surrender-un-calls-for-accelerated-climate-action-ahead-of-cop31-summit.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/dpicampaigns\/\" rel=\"author\">dpicampaigns<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-10-08T08:00:00-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168555\">\u2018Overshoot is not a reason to surrender\u2019: UN calls for accelerated climate action ahead of COP31 summit<\/a><\/h4><p>As world leaders prepare for November\u2019s major\u00a0COP31 climate summit in T\u00fcrkiye, record-breaking heat, devastating floods and an unprecedented El Ni\u00f1o climate pattern are making global climate action ever more urgent. Read Full Story on UN [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168537\" aria-label=\"From drought to deluge: \u2018Super\u2019 El Ni\u00f1o\u2019s expanding reach\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/from-drought-to-deluge-super-el-ninos-expanding-reach.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/from-drought-to-deluge-super-el-ninos-expanding-reach-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/from-drought-to-deluge-super-el-ninos-expanding-reach-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/from-drought-to-deluge-super-el-ninos-expanding-reach-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/from-drought-to-deluge-super-el-ninos-expanding-reach-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/from-drought-to-deluge-super-el-ninos-expanding-reach.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/dpicampaigns\/\" rel=\"author\">dpicampaigns<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-10-06T08:00:00-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2026\/10\/1168537\">From drought to deluge: \u2018Super\u2019 El Ni\u00f1o\u2019s expanding reach<\/a><\/h4><p>Across Papua New Guinea, water sources are drying up, crops are failing and food prices are rising months before the worst agricultural impacts are expected. Behind those warning signs is an El Ni\u00f1o whose Pacific [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/category\/climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:25;line-height:1.1;\">Videos<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#00adef;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-2 avada-container layout-default layout-columns-3\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-3 columns-3\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/martinsamaan\/\" rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2020-07-23T13:40:34-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2020\/07\/launch-of-sg-youth-advisory-group-on-climate-change\/\">Launch of Secretary-General&#8217;s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change \u2013 27 July<\/a><\/h4><p>Building on the climate action momentum, the Secretary-General will launch his Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change on 27 July to amplify youth voices and to engage young people in an open and transparent dialogue as the UN gears up to raise ambition and accelerate action to address the climate crisis.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/martinsamaan\/\" rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2019-08-05T10:27:17-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2019\/07\/actnow-climate-campaign-chef-grace-ramirez\/\">ActNow Climate Campaign &#8211; Chef Grace Ramirez<\/a><\/h4><p>Chef Grace Ramirez talks about sustainability and green hacks in support of the UN's ActNow climate campaign.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/martinsamaan\/\" rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2019-07-12T16:15:35-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2019\/07\/angry-birds-2-psa-in-support-of-the-actnow-climate-campaign\/\">Angry Birds 2 PSA in support of the ActNow Climate Campaign<\/a><\/h4><p>The Department of Global Communications is partnering with Sony Pictures Entertainment and the UN Foundation for a second time on an initiative to promote the Sustainable Development Goal 13 \u2013 take urgent action against climate change and its impacts.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/martinsamaan\/\" rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2019-06-04T09:54:24-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2019\/06\/swiping-for-trees-mobile-app-tackles-air-pollution\/\">Swiping for Trees &#8211; Mobile app tackles air pollution<\/a><\/h4><p>A mobile payment app in China planted enough trees to cover an area equivalent to 130,000 soccer pitches. This video shows how they did that.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/martinsamaan\/\" rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2019-06-04T09:53:07-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2019\/05\/clean-capital-beijings-bold-moves-to-beatairpollution\/\">Clean Capital &#8211; Beijing\u2019s bold moves to #BeatAirPollution<\/a><\/h4><p>In only 5 years annual fine particle levels in Beijing's air fell by 35%. What were the key steps for this success?<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><div class=\"full-video\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/327368578\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/author\/martinsamaan\/\" rel=\"author\">Martin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2019-03-29T17:03:39-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2019\/03\/earth-hour-2019\/\">Earth Hour 2019<\/a><\/h4><p>To signal the United Nations\u2019 continued support for climate action, the Organization will participate in Earth Hour, a global lights-off event coordinated by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and other volunteer organizations, on Saturday, 30 March from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/category\/video-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":230,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":27,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21950","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/230"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21950\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}