WORLD CITIES REPORT 2024

The global temperature for 2023 was about 1.48°C above the pre-industrial the urgency of action, given the devastating impacts of climate 1850-1900 baseline, with the nine years between 2015 and 2023 change as witnessed in different parts of the world: for a variety of being the hottest on record.7 This prompted the Secretary General of reasons, from limited political authority to lack of access. [...] that the world is off track in meeting SDG 13 on climate action and is “edging ever closer” to the 1.5°C threshold, with the potential of it the people-centred nature of climate action: while technology and being exceeded for a protracted period.10 The more the world continues finance are both important elements of climate action, residents to fall behind in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreeme. [...] The range between the highest and lowest polluters, at the demonstrate the level of emissions is intimately linked to policy and national, urban and local levels, shows that there is enormous potential lifestyle choices and the consumption and production patterns in which to limit GHG, even with existing technologies and practices. [...] The correlation between the It is therefore important that countries and local governments commit level of urbanization and the climate commitments of countries as implied to lower emissions to leverage the potential that urban areas offer for by the World Emissions Clock and IMF Climate Dashboard is weak and mitigation. [...] In Angola, a priority area is of climate change are quite significant, to the extent that adaptation and the promotion of risk-informed urban planning and sectoral coordination risk management can be powerful contributors to poverty eradication to reduce exposure to flooding, heatwaves and droughts, which in turn and sustainable development.194 helps build the resilience of vulnerable groups.200 B.