Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
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 |
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Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security |
CTI-CFF | 2007 | Manado | Indonesia | E | g |
Corporate Leaders Network for Climate Action |
CLN | 2010 | Cambridge | UK | E | |
Corps mondial de secours |
CMS | 1972 | Limoges-Fourches | France | F | y |
Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific |
CROP | 1988 | Suva | Fiji | E | gy |
Council on Standards for International Educational Travel |
CSIET | 1984 | Alexandria VA | USA | G | |
Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy |
2008 | Brussels | Belgium | E | ||
Covered Bond and Mortgage Council |
CBMC | 1967 | Brussels | Belgium | D | t |
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute |
2010 | Oakland CA | USA | E | ||
Critical Costume |
2013 | F | ||||
Crops For the Future |
CFF | 2008 | Cambridge | UK | F | |
CrossRoads |
1995 | Orlando FL | USA | G | ||
Cultural Survival |
1972 | Cambridge MA | USA | G | ||
DATEX II |
J | |||||
Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative |
DOSI | 2013 | F | v | ||
Democratic Society |
Demsoc | 2006 | Brussels | Belgium | D | |
Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa |
DLCO-EA | 1962 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | D | g |
DESERTEC Foundation |
2009 | Hamburg | Germany | J | f | |
Destinations International |
1914 | Washington DC | USA | F | ||
Development Perspectives |
DP | G | ||||
Development Workshop Austria |
1986 | Hallein | Austria | G | ||
Dhaka Ahsania Mission |
DAM | 1958 | Dhaka | Bangladesh | G | |
Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe |
1954 | Berlin | Germany | G | ||
Digital Education Africa Network |
DEAN | 2001 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | N | |
DIGITALEUROPE |
1999 | Brussels | Belgium | D | ||
Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Association, International |
DERA International | 1962 | Longmont CO | USA | G | |
Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative for South-Eastern Europe |
DPPI SEE | 2000 | Sarajevo | Bosnia-Herzegovina | E | g |
Disaster Resource Partnership |
DRP | F | ||||
Disasters Emergency Committee |
DEC | 1963 | London | UK | G | y |
Divers Alert Network Asia-Pacific |
DAN Asia-Pacific | 1994 | Ashburton VIC | Australia | K | v |
Divers Alert Network Europe |
DAN Europe | 1981 | Roseto | Italy | K | |
Divers Alert Network Southern Africa |
DAN Southern Africa | Halfway House | South Africa | K | ||
Doctors Worldwide |
DWW | 2000 | Stockport | UK | G | |
Don Bosco International |
DBI | 1995 | Brussels | Belgium | E | |
Donau Soja |
2012 | Vienna | Austria | D | ||
Drawdown Europe Research Association |
DERA | Amsterdam | Netherlands | D | ||
DRI International |
DRII | 1988 | New York NY | USA | C | |
Drinkable Rivers |
2020 | Zandvoort | Netherlands | G | ||
Droit à l'énergie - SOS futur |
2000 | Montreuil | France | G | ||
Drynet |
2007 | Mowbray | South Africa | F | y | |
E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism |
2004 | London | UK | G | ||
Earth Charter International |
ECI | 2000 | San José | Costa Rica | F | |
Earth Child Institute |
ECI | F | j | |||
Earth Commission |
2019 | Stockholm | Sweden | E | ||
Earth Innovation Institute |
2010 | San Francisco CA | USA | E | ||
Earth League International |
2013 | Los Angeles CA | USA | F | ||
Earth Rights Institute |
ERI | 2001 | Santa Monica CA | USA | G | j |
Earth5R |
2014 | Mumbai | India | F | ||
EarthAction |
EA | 1992 | Amherst MA | USA | F | y |
Earthjustice |
1971 | San Francisco CA | USA | G | f | |
Earthlife Africa |
ELA | 1988 | Dalbridge | South Africa | G | v |