The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has published a new report titled “Climate Indicators and Sustainable Development: Demonstrating the Interconnections” on September 22, 2021.

• Release of the WMO report coincides with the annual session of United Nation General Assembly and the opening of the SDG Action Zone, dedicated to accelerating action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• The report also examines the implications of latest data & scientific research on the state of global climate for sustainable development in order to highlight how climate is changing and how these changes will help in achieving the SDGs.

WMO published its report with the aim of demonstrating the connections between global climate and SDGs. This goes far beyond the SDG 13 for climate action. Report also champions the need of greater international collaboration, which is required to achieve the SDGs. It also seeks to limit the global warming to less than 2 °C or even 1.5 °C by the end of the current century.

• The report highlights seven climate indicators, impacting the SDGs:

1. Carbon dioxide concentration
2. Temperature
3. Ocean acidification
4. Ocean heat content
5. Sea-ice extent
6. Glacier mass balance and
7. Sea-level rise.