Climate Action

Sustainable Development Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Click on the case studies below to find out what programs, projects and policies are being implemented in cities around the globe to accomplish Goal 13.

Learn more about the targets and indicators of SDG 13 at UN Sustainbale Development Knowledge Platform.

Case studies

212 case studies available.

Community Land Trusts (CLTB)
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Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Community Land Trusts (CLTB)

An alternative option to affordable homeownership for people on low incomes

Pierre-Dansereau Park
Montréal, Canada

Pierre-Dansereau Park

A network of sustainable public spaces

L28A
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

L28A

Linear green public space and pocket parks

Avenida Jardín
Medellín, Colombia

Avenida Jardín

An urban green corridor

Durban Metropolitan Open Space System
Durban, South Africa

Durban Metropolitan Open Space System

The eThekwini Municipality adopted a set of coordinated actions to preserve biodiversity and the ecosystems surrounding the city.

Depot.Bike
Award
Prague, Czech Republic

Depot.Bike

Improving Prague’s environment one delivery at a time

Brighton & Hove Affordable Food
Award
Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom

Brighton & Hove Affordable Food

Providing fresh local food to residents in disadvantaged neighbourhoods

Ghent en Garde
Award
Ghent, Belgium

Ghent en Garde

Co-creative food governance for impact

Reorganizing public space to increase the role of cycling in urban mobility
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Reorganizing public space to increase the role ...

The Covid-19 pandemic highlights the need for bike-friendly cities.