The way forward

Sustainable Development Outlook 2019: Gathering storms and silver linings underscores the imperative of urgent action to address the intertwined challenges of climate change and inequality. The scientific evidence is clear that the world must act now to prevent irreversible and catastrophic impacts of climate change. Unfortunately, it is hard, if not impossible, to implement bold climate action without broad-based support at national and local levels that is missing in many countries. Impoverished and marginalized communities in both rich and poor countries are often less concerned about climate change, not because they do not believe it is real, but because they are caught up in meeting the more basic needs for survival. Poor households can ill afford to shoulder the additional cost of climate action, especially when their basic needs often remain unmet.

Sustainable Development Goals:

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