Disaster-induced loss of life and infrastructure threaten communities and economies globally. As climate change influences extreme weather patterns and worsens natural disasters, risk reduction has become more urgent than ever. Funding for disaster risk reduction and prevention is crucial to mitigate disaster costs. Learn more here.

Biological diversity is crucial for stabilizing the climate crisis. The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-17), hosted in conjunction with CP-MOP-12 and NP-MOP-6, will be the first global review of the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) in the pursuit of biological harmony by 2050.

Over the last 60 years, at least 40% of all internal conflicts have been linked to natural resource exploitation. At the same time, natural resources are often targeted in war time, putting vulnerable communities at further risk while destroying local infrastructures. Learn more about the devastating impacts of war on our environment here.