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Four reports are being launched on 11 June by experts convened by the UN, showing how action to tackle climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals can be accelerated by addressing both crises together, notably in the key areas of policy frameworks; financial systems; knowledge and data; and cities.
Under the umbrella title Seeking Synergy Solutions, the four thematic reports, spearheaded by the Expert Group on Climate and SDG Synergy, are being launched at a special event at the climate meetings in Bonn, Germany, laying the groundwork for the 2024 global synthesis report on climate and SDG synergy, to be released in July. The Expert Group is co-convened by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and UN Climate Change (UNFCCC), which co-hosted the launch, joined by the secretariats of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
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The report on Integrating Climate and SDG Knowledge and Data for Action urges ways to overcome the fragmentation of siloed institutional structures, climate finance and sectoral training by making knowledge and data more accessible to policymakers to support synergistic decision-making and promote action. One of the main recommendations of the experts is to establish a global platform for knowledge and data to facilitate synergies between climate and sustainable development actions by: including data on vulnerability and justice issues; Improving tools such as AI; assessing investment risks and returns; building local capacity; and promoting ambitious NDCs and policies adopting synergies. (cited from UN webpage)
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