2030 goals / Goal 13
Climate Action
Communities ready for floods, fires and droughts
Progress in numbers
Latest figures available, mostly from the UN SDG Report 2026.
- Target
- Big increaseby 2020
- Start
- 562015
- Latest
- 1412024
- Target
- Big reductionby 2030
- Start
- 1,1992005 to 2014 avg
- Latest
- 2,4452015 to 2024 avg
- Target
- $100bn a yearby 2020
- Start
- $58.5bn2016
- Latest
- $136.7bn2024
- Target
- Limit to 1.5 °CParis goal
- Start
- about 1.0 °C2015
- Latest
- 1.44 °C2025
Goals and targets
5 targets, each with the UN's own rating from the SDG Report 2026. Open one for a plain explanation and how it is measured.
2 on track 1 marginal progress 2 not enough data
13.1Help every community cope with disasters On track
Build the ability to withstand and bounce back from floods, fires, droughts and storms.
Measured by
- Deaths and people affected by disasters
- Countries with national disaster plans
- Local councils with their own plans
13.2Plan ahead for a changing climate Marginal progress
Make weather and climate risks a normal part of national planning and budgeting.
Measured by
- Countries reporting their plans
- Total greenhouse gas emissions each year
13.3Build know-how and early warning Not enough data
Improve education, skills and early-warning systems so people can prepare and respond.
Measured by
- How far these topics are built into schooling and teacher training
13.aDeliver promised finance On track
Wealthier countries jointly mobilise $100bn a year by 2020 to help developing countries cut emissions and adapt, and get the Green Climate Fund fully running.
Measured by
- Dollars provided and mobilised each year
13.bStrengthen planning in the poorest countries Not enough data
Support the least developed countries and small island nations to plan, with a focus on women, young people and local communities.
Measured by
- Countries with plans and reports in place
An Our Common Grounds scorecard. Data from the UN and its partner agencies. See this goal on the full scorecard.