Publications | Economic Analysis and Policy Division

Download the PDF INTRODUCTION Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our times. According to the World Bank Group, even if countries fulfill current emission-reduction pledges, our planet's mean temperature could rise from 0.8?C above pre-industrial levels to as high as 4?C by 2100. The heavy toll of global warming on populations across the globe from rising seas, floods and droughts to fires, heatwaves, and devastating storms, compels governments, civil society, and other stakeholders to come together and confront this reality head on. On 24 September, the Security Council discussed the climate crisis. In November 2021, the United Nations Climate Change Conference,… UN DESA Policy Brief No. 128: Addressing climate change through sport

01 February 2022

World Economic Situation and Prospects: February 2022 Briefing, No. 157

Download the PDF After a strong recovery in 2021, global growth momentum is losing steam The World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2022 warns that global economic recovery hinges on a delicate balance amid new waves of COVID-19 infections, persistent labour market challenges, lingering supply-chain constraints and rising inflationary pressures. After a global contraction of 3.4 per cent in 2020 and following an expansion of 5.5 per cent in 2021, the highest rate of growth in more than four decades, the world economy is projected to grow by 4 per cent in 2022 and 3.5 per cent in 2023. World gross product in 2021 was 1.9 per cent higher than in 2019 but still 3.3 per cent below… World Economic Situation and Prospects: February 2022 Briefing, No. 157

14 January 2022

UN DESA Policy Brief No. 126: Partnering with the private sector towards a future of sustainable transport

According to a recent inter-agency report, Sustainable Transport, Sustainable Development, sustainable transport means ?the provision of services and infrastructure for the mobility of people and goods in a manner that is safe, affordable, accessible, efficient, and resilient, while minimizing carbon and other emissions and environmental impacts.? Shifting towards such transport system is a complex undertaking. It requires bold investment, smart innovation, and above all, political will and partnerships that work. The cross-cutting, cross-border nature of transport presents tremendous partnership opportunities, in which all actors in the public, private, domestic and international domains… UN DESA Policy Brief No. 126: Partnering with the private sector towards a future of sustainable transport