Sustainable Development Goal 13
Climate Action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
Why it matters
The bigger picture
The climate crisis is a threat that cuts across all sustainable development goals. Involving young people in climate policy and local action is decisive for long-term resilience.
Climate education and strengthened institutional capacity help communities prepare for disasters and climate shocks.
The 2030 Agenda does not treat Climate Action in isolation from the other sixteen goals. Progress depends on inclusive policies, reliable data, long-term investment, and cooperation between public institutions, civil society, academia, and the private sector. Connecting local action to measurable outcomes is therefore essential for turning the global framework into lasting change.
Official UN targets
Selected targets
Goal 13 is made up of 5 official UN targets in total. Below are the ones most directly related to our work.
- 13.1
Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters.
- 13.2
Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.
- 13.3
Improve education, awareness-raising and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation.
- 13.a
Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to mobilize $100 billion annually.
- 13.b
Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning in least developed countries.
Target texts are concise editorial summaries of the official United Nations framework.View the full official framework
Avrupa Girisim Association
How our work connects
By mentoring climate and environment-themed project ideas, we support young people in taking an active role in local climate action.
We organize awareness workshops focused on reducing carbon footprints.
Official references
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This page is based on the United Nations goal framework and the latest official global progress assessment.
