Build resilience to climate hazards and disasters.

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SDG 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.

How this Goal works as a Guide for our work

We prepare for floods, droughts and changing weather.

How GIS supports our work

Use Earth observation to track rainfall, drought and vegetation change.

13.1

Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.

Build resilience to climate hazards and disasters.

We prepare for floods, droughts and changing weather.

Use Earth observation to track rainfall, drought and vegetation change.

13.2

Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.

Include climate change in all plans and decisions.

We include climate action in community plans and farming.

Use GIS to show risk and change over time for planning.

13.3

Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning.

Educate and build capacity on climate action.

We teach families and schools about climate risks and adaptation.

Use GIS to visualise impacts and support local choices.

13.A

Implement the commitment to mobilise 100 billion dollars annually and operationalise the Green Climate Fund.

Provide finance so developing countries can tackle climate change.

We work with partners to attract climate finance for community action.

Use GIS to evidence impact and transparency.

13.B

Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate-related planning and management in least developed countries, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalised communities.

Help poorer countries and vulnerable groups plan for climate change.

We empower women and youth to lead adaptation locally.

Make climate data accessible and useful with GIS.