Statement by the UNDP Administrator on the IPCC Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report

As extreme weather hits with increasing ferocity – including devastating droughts, floods, and heatwaves -- the fingerprint of climate change is evident in every corner of the globe. 

 

There can be no doubt that the health of people and planet hinges on decisive political action now. That is the stark message underpinning the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations (UN) body for assessing the science related to climate change, which has provided the most comprehensive assessment of climate change in the past nine years.

 

Yet the Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report is not all gloom. It outlines how feasible, effective, and low-cost options for climate mitigation and adaptation are already at the disposal of countries across the world.