Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2015: SDG 13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

While the deadline for achieving all 17 Sustainable Development Goals is 15 years into the future, Goal 13 calls for “urgent” action to combat climate change and its adverse impacts. Owing to the highly destructive nature of extreme weather events in Asia and the Pacific, recognition of the need for such rapid action is welcomed by the Governments of countries and areas in the region.