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.
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The province of Albay in the Philippines has adopted strategies for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) to foster economic prosperity and keep its population safe.
Central facility management creates a sound database for sustainable planning of the retrofitting and extension of buildings as well as new buildings of Freiburg’s City Administration.
Munich aims to make 50-percent cut in CO2 emissions by 2030.
Situated to the north of Leipzig, the town of Delitzsch is a model city of “energy efficiency”.
This project advises concepts and methods of participatory community development and grass roots based waste management in informal urban areas.
Not only is the city of Andernach creating more quality in public spaces, but with useful plants and extensive greening measures, it is providing a healthy town climate and promoting crop plant diversity while providing a welcome change in the menu for its citizens into the bargain.
The City of Vancouver has been awarded in 2012 the Guangzhou Award for Urban Innovation in recognition of its Greenest City and housing affordability initiatives.
In one of the world’s most rapidly growing cities, a new government-mandated program – Estidama (Arabic for “sustainable”) - aims at making all new buildings in the United Arab Emirates more environmentally responsible and sustainable.
In 2011 the Municipal Council adopted its long-term climate goal to make Linköping a carbon-neutral community by 2025.
