Emissions growth continues, threatening least developed countries the most - and affecting resilience of ports

In 1964, when UNCTAD was created, the risk of ecological disaster was hardly on the international agenda. Today, as we prepare for UNCTAD 16, persisting increases in greenhouse gas emissions threaten development progress and future generations’ opportunities to live in a sustainable world. Transport infrastructure, and in particular ports, are increasingly susceptible to climate-driven extremes, making adaptation and resilience building increasingly urgent. We must change course. Continuing the trajectory of climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and ecosystems degradation will unravel progress on the SDGs, exacerbating hunger, poverty, conflict, disasters, and health crises.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Reduced Inequalities

Partnerships for the Goals