Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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

Climate Action


Every person, in every country in every continent will be impacted in some shape or form by climate change. There is a climate cataclysm looming, and we are underprepared for what this could mean.

Climate change is caused by human activities and threatens life on earth as we know it. With rising greenhouse gas emissions, climate change is occurring at rates much faster than anticipated. Its impacts can be devastating and include extreme and changing weather patterns and rising sea levels.

If left unchecked, climate change will undo a lot of the development progress made over the past years. It will also provoke mass migrations that will lead to instability and wars.

To limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre- industrial levels, emissions must already be decreasing and need to be cut by almost half by 2030, just seven years away. But, we are drastically off track from this target.

Urgent and transformative going beyond mere plans and promises are crucial. It requires raising ambition, covering entire economies and moving towards climate-resilient development, while outlining a clear path to achieve net-zero emissions. Immediate measures are necessary to avoid catastrophic consequences and secure a sustainable future for generations to come.

Name Acronym Founded City HQ Country/Territory HQ Type I Type II

International Commission on Atmospheric Electricity

ICAE Gifu Japan E v

International Commission on Climate

ICCL 1977 Beijing China E v

International Commission on Clouds and Precipitation

ICCP 1967 E v

International Commission on Dynamical Meteorology

ICDM 1967 Parkville VIC Australia E v

International Commission on History of Meteorology

ICHM 2001 Fairfax VA USA E v

International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage

ICID 1950 Delhi India B

International Commission on Middle Atmosphere Science

ICMA Kyoto Japan E v

International Commission on Planetary Atmospheres and their Evolution

ICPAE Madison WI USA E v

International Commission on Polar Meteorology

ICPM Cambridge UK E v

International Commissions for the Protection of the Moselle and Saar

ICPMS 1961 Konz-Saarburg Germany E g

International Committee On New Integrated Climate change assessment Scenarios

ICONICS 2006 C

International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS

ICW 1992 F v

International Community on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management

ISCRAM 2004 Brussels Belgium C

International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas

CICAE 1955 Berlin Germany D

International Conference on Flood Management

ICFM 2000 Beijing China S c

International Conference on Lightning Protection

ICLP Rome Italy F c

International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography

ICSHMO 1983 S c

International Congo Aid-Smile African Children

ICASAC 1994 Thornton Heath UK G

International Congress on Preparation and Assistance in case of Disaster

S c

International Consortium for Emergency Contraception

ICEC 1995 New York NY USA C y

International Consortium of Landscape and Ecological Engineering

ICLEE 2004 D

International Consortium on Landslides

ICL 2002 Kyoto Japan F y

International Cooperative Programme on Integrated Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Ecosystems

ICP-IM Uppsala Sweden E

International Cospas-Sarsat Programme

1979 Montréal QC Canada F g

International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction

CIB 1953 Ottawa ON Canada B y

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

ICES 1902 Copenhagen Denmark C g

International Council of Museums

ICOM 1946 Paris France B y

International Council of Psychologists

ICP 1941 Boulder CO USA B v

International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences

ICAS 1957 Bonn Germany C

International Council of Women

ICW 1888 Paris France B

International Council on Clean Transportation

ICCT 2001 Washington DC USA C

International Council on Mining and Metals

ICMM 2001 London UK B y

International Court of the Environment

London UK K gp

International Crisis Group

Crisis Group 1995 Brussels Belgium E

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

ICRISAT 1972 Hyderabad India E gj

International Cryosphere Climate Initiative

ICCI 2009 F

International Cultural Diversity Organization

ICDO Vienna Austria J

International Cultural Youth Exchange

ICYE Federation 1949 Berlin Germany E

International Data Spaces Association

IDSA Dortmund Germany D

International Deaf Emergency

IDE 2010 Silver Spring MD USA G

International Development Finance Club

IDFC 2011 Paris France F y

International Development, UEA

1967 Norwich UK G

International Divers Alert Network

IDAN 1991 Durham NC USA F

International Dryland Development Commission

IDDC 1987 Cairo Egypt E

International Ecosystems University - Forum International

IEU 1965 Pleasant Hill CA USA N

International Egg Commission

IEC 1962 Church Stretton UK C t

International Egg Foundation

IEF 2014 Shrewsbury UK J f

International Electrotechnical Commission

IEC 1906 Geneva Switzerland C

International Electrotechnical Commission System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for use in Explosive Atmospheres

IECEx System Sydney NSW Australia F

International Emergency Action

IEA 1976 Montpellier France F

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