SDG13 - climate action : combating climate change and its impacts / Federica Doni (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy), Andrea Gasperini (Italian Association of Financial Analysts, Italy), João Torres Soares (University of Passo Fundo, Brazil).

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. What are the global sustainable development goals? -- Chapter 3. What is the SDG 13? -- Chapter 4. Climate change trends: understanding SDG 13 local agenda and key interactions frameworks -- Chapter 5. Practical tools and mechanisms for SDG13 implementation -- Chapter 6. Monitoring, evaluation and reporting on SDG 13 implementation -- Chapter 7. Conclusions.

SDG 13 aims to'take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact'. This book demonstrates the potential for innovation in implementing SDG13 despite its associated challenges. The book features global success stories and uses empirical and science-based analysis to explore a wide range of practical implementation mechanisms, enabling conditions, and monitoring and reporting tools. Concise Guides to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals comprises 17 short books, each examining one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The series provides an integrated assessment of the SDGs from economic, legal, social, environmental and cultural perspectives.

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