Europe, Global
Too often, adaptation finance is treated as an exercise that begins only once a plan is finished. Building investment planning into resilience strategies from the start is key to turning plans on paper into bankable projects on the ground
Sub-Saharan Africa
A shrinking Lake Chad and increasingly erratic rains are pushing herders and farmers in the Sahel into conflict over water and land. Lasting peace depends on securing indigenous land rights, strengthening cross-border cooperation, and putting climate finance directly in local hands
Asia (Central, Eastern and Southern), Global
We can now predict many climate hazards months in advance, yet international finance still flows mainly after the damage is done. Closing that gap means funding preparedness when credible forecasts warn of danger, not only recovery once disaster hits
The war in Ukraine, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and El Niño are hitting global agrifood systems at once, just as the buffers that absorbed past shocks are running low. Preventing these disruptions from becoming food crises means tackling not only countries’ exposure to shocks but also the fragility that leaves them unable to respond
Asia (Central, Eastern and Southern), Pacific and South-eastern Asia
A green economy offers Asia greater resilience, new opportunities for growth, and a way to restore its depleted natural systems. Realizing it will require patient finance, closer public–private collaboration, and a firm focus on fairness
The SDGs do not lack science, legitimacy, or vision – they lack an operating system. A global digital commons can help countries move from reporting progress to delivering transformation by bringing together open data, integrated modeling, stakeholder co-design, and sustainable finance
Global, Sub-Saharan Africa
Peace deals may be negotiated by leaders, warring parties, and external powers. But to achieve lasting peace, formal agreements must be connected to peacebuilding from the grassroots up
More frequent extreme weather events, as well as gradual changes to the global climate, are increasingly harming people and economies. Integrating climate risk into economic management can help unlock the finance needed to build resilience and protect progress towards the SDGs
With trade measures rising and global warming accelerating, COP30 in Belém, Brazil, introduced a new forum to rebuild trust between climate and trade communities. Its promise – and its challenges – will shape the next phase of global climate cooperation
Global
As the green transition accelerates, millions of new jobs will emerge – but the skills needed to fill them are evolving even faster. Preparing children and young people for this future means rethinking education, work, and what “green” really demands of us
