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The Goal

The goal we are going to be delving into today is Sustainable Development Goal 13. This goal revolves around climate change, and preventing it and its impacts. Climate action is very important as it determines whether or there will still be life in the future.

The impacts of climate change are huge, and include: Hotter temperatures, leading to more heat-related diseases; More severe storms; Increased drought; Warmer and rising oceans, which endangers marine life; and a loss of species such as marine life and animals in the antarctic and arctic.

As you can see climate change is life-threatenings to animals, and if we don't act now humans will be in a lot of danger soon.It is estimated that by 2100, if no changes are made, the whole of the middle east will become unlivable due to the immense heat. By 2050, 200 million people may be forced to move countries due to climate change. This would cause immense overcrowding as well as overpopulation in some countries. By 2050, climate impacts on crop yields could increase the number of malnourished children by around 11 million in Asia, 10 million in Africa, and 1.4 million in Latin America. These are just a few of the many impacts that climate change could have on us as humans.

With the SDG goal there come targets that can be used to direct the UN into how they should go about solving climate change. These targests are as follows.

Target 13.1

The first target is to strengthen resilience and adaptive capcity to climate related disasters. The UN want to make sure all countries can adapt to climate change and make sure that a solution for any climate related disasters are found as quickly as possible.

Target 13.2

The second target is to integrate climate change measures into international policies and planning. This means that the UN plan to make sure that every country in the world has a plan to combat climate change and that those plans should be fulfilled.

Target 13.3

Target 13.3 is to build knowledge and capacity to meet climate change. The UN are making sure that everyone knows the dangers of climate change through education, via school or through the government.

Target 13.a

Target 13.A is to implement the UN framework convention on climate change. This means that the UN are planning to raise $100 million annually to address the needs of developing countries as well as raise money for the 'Green Climate Fund.'

Target 13.B

The fifth and final target is to promote mechanisms to raise capacity for planning and management. This means that the UN want to promote ways for effective climate change in the least developed countries. This includes focsuing on women, youth, local and marginalized communities.

All these targets are being used to benefit society by trying to combat climate change. They help us as well as the UN really see what goes on behind the scene. This is an introduction to the climate action SDG goal. If you take anything away from this website, make sure you realise that climate change is a serious threat and there is no better time to act than now.