Badge 1 Article 4: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

In three reports, UN experts find that a greater impact can be achieved by breaking down silos and tackling climate change and sustainable development together.

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Badge 1 Article 4: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Part of the Synergy Solutions 2025 series, this article reports on closing the climate and disaster protection gap. It noted that even as climate-related disasters grow, currently 62 percent of global economic losses from natural disasters are uninsured, and a 1 percent increase in insurance coverage would move countries 5.8 percent closer to achieving the SDGs. In urban areas, reducing air pollution by replacing fossil fuels with clean energy could prevent up to 1.2 million premature deaths by 2040. Up to 4.7 million lives could be saved if measures against black carbon and methane are implemented. However, both SDGs and climate targets are far off track from the 2030 agenda. As the UN Secretary General declared, "we are in a global development emergency."

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Badge 1 Article 4: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

In three reports, UN experts find that a greater impact can be achieved by breaking down silos and tackling climate change and sustainable development together.

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