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Guest blog by  Pragati Pascale. She is  a Strategic Communications Consultant and Writer who has worked for a number of  UN posts that include Chief, Development Section, Strategic Communications Division  United Nations and Spokesperson for Rio+20. For over thirty years, as I have worked for the UN on major sustainable development and climate summits, I have watched as most, like the Glasgow COP, result in government and business pledges that are a step in the right direction, but nowhere near what is needed. And probably like many of you, I have asked myself, what will it take for change to actually happen on the scale and timeline required? Is there any hope? As climate change and broken ecosystems are now causing massive suffering and devastation, and we collectively become more desperate for answers, it seems that more and more people are open to a deeper approach – that we need to change not only our policies, but also ourselves. We hear variati...

II The   Global Risks Report 2022 , we share the results of the latest Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS) in the context of the current global outlook, followed by an analysis of growing divergences in the areas of climate transition, cybersecurity, mobility, and outer space. We examine the tensions arising from such divergence, spillover effects, consequences for stakeholders, and shocks that could arise. The report concludes with reflections on resilience, drawing from the lessons of year two of the pandemic. The key findings of the survey and the analysis are below. Global risks perceptions • COVID-19 Hindsight:  Respondents noted that societal and environmental risks have worsened the most since the start of the pandemic, with “social cohesion erosion” and “livelihood crises” taking the top spots. Other risks identified as having worsened significantly are “debt crises”, “cybersecurity failures”, “digital inequality” and “backlash against science”. • Outlook and Sentim...

Guest blog by Mark D Wolf:  Mark is a sustainability consultant, sustainability career coach and executive coach who works with leaders to integrate sustainability into business strategy, operations, and culture. He is also the Founder & Co-Lead of the NYC Chapter of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP), the largest global professional association for leaders across the sustainability sector. He recently co-authored  Thriving in the New Business Environment, Why Supply Chain Matters  and has been published in the  Journal of Sustainable Banking and Finance .   1)   Sustainability reports will be exponentially more complicated to curate 2)   Sustainability careers will continue their growth trajectory 3)   ESG is becoming the new bitcoin for large, publicly traded companies – trust and verify 4)   Finance will be a more willing, collaborative partner in the sustainability journey 5)   Sustainabi...

About this Research Topic submit here Approximately 40% of the world’s population live and work in coastal areas and according to forecasts, this could increase to 70% within the next 50 years. Currently, 15 megacities (cities with a population greater than 10 million inhabitants) are located on the coast. Coastal cities are facing increasing problems due to rising global temperatures and higher risks from increasingly costly flooding as sea levels rise. For most coastal cities, the current defenses against storm surges and flooding will not be enough to prepare for the rising sea levels accompanying climate change. A new breed of research and innovation is needed to inform policymakers. Increasing sea level by 1.7mm/year changes the shape of coastlines and contributes to coastal erosion, leading to flooding and more underground salt-water intrusion. Increasing sea levels affect a significant number of people across the globe. For example, in Europe, one-third of the EU population live...

"I simply love Tomorrow's People and New Technology. Teasingly playful, inquisitive rather than just another turgid tome trying to be politically correct and accurate with each forecast, the authors' bandwidth is wonderfully broad, the insights incisive, and the writing welcoming. This book is a speculative triumph. It invites us into an imaginative world of endless fascination and ingenuity, at once allying suspicions that the future belongs only to the smart machines we have created and are in the process of letting loose." Richard David Hames, Executive Director, Centre for the Future As we witness a series of social, political, cultural, and economic changes/disruptions this book examines the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the way emerging technologies are impacting our lives and changing society. Taking the Sustainable Development Goals as a backdrop and the Paris Climate Agreement The Fourth Industrial Revolution is characterised by the emergence of new tech...

2021 was a good year I had two books out. T he first was an edited volume from the Friends of Governance for Sustainable Development and came out in March G overnance for Sustainable Development Volume 5: Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Governance Challenges .    It has produced to share widely the papers that were presented at the workshops for member States to discuss. The Group recognizes that there is an inextricable link between good governance and sustainable development and that, as the 2030 Agenda is implemented, governance challenges will need discussion and action at all levels and by all institutions. In 2020, the Group of Friends convened UN officials, experts, and representatives from government at four participatory workshops on relevant governance issues.  The workshops were organized in partnership with UN-DESA Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development focusing on advancing the 2030 Agenda i...

February TBD Global COVID Summit 3,5,10,15 consultations of the sub-committee of the CPR on the draft resolutions for UNEA 5.2 information will be here as it becomes available 16-18 informal meeting on consideration of a draft political declaration 19 Munich Security Conference 21-25 resumed 5 th Open ended CPR - Preparation of draft decisions and outcomes for UNEA-5 27 Joint meeting of the Bureau of UNEA and CPR – preparations for UNEA 5..2 28 – 2 March 2022, United Nations Environmental Assembly 5.2 March March IPCC working group report: AR6 Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change ,  03-04: UNEP+50 03-05 UN Economic Commission for Africa HLPF preparatory meeting 08-10 UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) HLPF preparatory meeting 15-17 UN Economic Commission for West Asia (ESCWA) HLPF preparatory meeting 28-31 UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) HLPF preparatory meeting 23-28 Commission on th...