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The latest science on present-day impacts and future projections of sea-level rise

A first-of-its-kind product, underscoring the multi-sectoral impacts of extreme heat.

Principles and recommendations to embed equity and justice in the energy transition.

As climate impacts intensify globally, the Emissions Gap Report 2024: No more hot air … please! finds that nations must deliver dramatically stronger ambition and action in the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions, or the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C goal will be out of reach within a few years. The report is the 15th edition in a series that brings together many of the world’s top climate scientists to look at future trends in greenhouse gas emissions and provide potential solutions to the challenge of global warming

A new report from UN Water looks at how groundwater is central to the fight against poverty, food and water security, the creation of decent jobs, socio-economic development, and the resilience of societies and economies to climate change. The report also describes the challenges and opportunities associated with the development, management, and governance of groundwater across the world.

According to the 2024 State of Global Air report, air pollution accounted for 8.1 million deaths globally in 2021, becoming the second leading risk factor for death.The report also found that pollutants like outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which comes from burning fossil fuels, caused more than 90 per cent of global air pollution deaths and were found to be the “most consistent and accurate predictor of poor health outcomes around the world.”

Making Peace with Nature lays out the gravity of the Earth’s triple environmental emergencies – climate, biodiversity loss and pollution – through a unique synthesis of findings from major global assessments. It flags interlinkages between environmental and development challenges and describes the roles of all parts of society in the transformations needed for a sustainable future. Advances in science and bold policymaking can open pathways towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and a carbon neutral world by 2050, while bending the curve on biodiversity loss and curbing pollution and waste. Taking that path means innovation and investment only in activities that protect both people and nature; COVID-19 recovery plans are an unmissable opportunity to do so.

"Humanity is waging war on nature", warned UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres in 2020, referring to how our consumption and production systems are destroying the environment.

Can we halt our destruction of the environment and secure the well-being of people and of the ecosystems that provide for us?

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has created a blueprint for the sustainable world we need. The “Making Peace With Nature” report draws a pathway for a shift to circular economies and fairer societies that tackles climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.

FAO = Food and Agriculture Organization

OECD = The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033 provides a comprehensive analysis of the ten-year prospects for agricultural commodity and fish markets at national, regional, and global levels. The Outlook serves as a structured reference for policy planning, especially in the context of the recent global COVID-19 pandemic, rising geopolitical tensions and the increasing impact of climate change.