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 six years away. But, we are drastically off track from this target.

Urgent and transformative actions 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

Association of ACP National Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Other Economic Operators

ACP Chambers 1981 Brussels Belgium D t

Association of Arid Lands Studies

AALS 1977 Lubbock TX USA G

Association of Asian Social Science Research Councils

AASSREC 1973 Canberra ACT Australia D

Association of Charity Lotteries in Europe

ACLEU 2007 Amsterdam Netherlands D

Association of Commonwealth Universities, The

ACU 1913 London UK C y

Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific

ADFIAP 1976 Makati Philippines C y

Association of European Geographical Societies

EUGEO 1997 Budapest Hungary D

Association of European Public Postal Operators

PostEurop 1992 Brussels Belgium D g

Association of Hydro-Meteorological and Environmental Industry

HMEI 2001 Geneva Switzerland D t

Association of International Travel Agents Network

AITAN Miami FL USA D

Association of Language Travel Organizations

ALTO 1998 London UK D

Association of Mutual Insurers and Insurance Cooperatives in Europe

AMICE 2007 Brussels Belgium D t

Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe

Plastics Europe 1976 Brussels Belgium D t

Association of Professional Law Enforcement Emergency Vehicle Response Trainers International

ALERT International Sykesville MD USA N t

Association of Southern African Travel Agents

ASATA 1956 Benmore South Africa G

Association of the European Self-Care Industry

1964 Brussels Belgium D t

Association of the Network for International Research on Desertification

DesertNet International 2007 Sassari Italy D

Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future

ULSF 1992 Wayland MA USA G

Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts

AVSE Global 2011 Paris France G

Association of Working Communities of the Alpine Regions

AWCAR 1989 Innsbruck Austria E

Association of World Citizens

AWC 1975 Novato CA USA F

Association pisciculture et développement rural en Afrique tropicale humide

APDRA 1996 Massy France G

Associazione A Sud Ecologia e Cooperazione

A Sud 2003 Rome Italy G

Associazione per la Cooperazione Internazionale allo Sviluppo, ETS

COOPERMONDO 2007 Rome Italy G

ATD Fourth World International

1958 Pierrelaye France F

Atlas Service Corps

2006 Washington DC USA G

Australasian College for Emergency Medicine

ACEM 1984 Melbourne VIC Australia G

Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine

ASEM 1981 Noble Park VIC Australia G

Australasian Wind Engineering Society

AWES 1985 Brisbane QLD Australia G

Australian Council for International Development

ACFID 1965 Deakin ACT Australia G y

Autre Terre

1982 Herstal Belgium F

Avoided Deforestation Partners

AD Partners 2007 Washington DC USA G

AVSI Foundation

1972 Milan Italy G f

Balkan and Black Sea Petroleum Association

BBSPA 1995 Sofia Bulgaria J

Balkan Civil Society Development Network

BCSDN 2003 Skopje North Macedonia F

Baltic Earth

Geesthacht Germany E

BalticWaters

Stockholm Sweden G f

Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens

BKMC 2015 Vienna Austria E

Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies

BIISS 1978 Dhaka Bangladesh G j

Bariloche Foundation

1963 Bariloche Argentina G f

Bellona Europa

1986 Oslo Norway G

BeNeLux Travel Retail Association

BTRA Hoofddorp Netherlands D

Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation

BRPF 1963 Nottingham UK F f

BETTER FINANCE

BF 2009 Brussels Belgium D

Big Life Foundation

Big Life 2010 Ridgefield WA USA F f

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network

BES-Net 2016 Nairobi Kenya F

BirdLife Europe and Central Asia

BLECA Brussels Belgium E

BirdLife International

1922 Cambridge UK B

Black Sea Energy Research Centre

BSERC 2007 Sofia Bulgaria D

Black Sea Trade and Development Bank

BSTDB 1998 Thessaloniki Greece F gt

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