Current development pathways, combined with the observed impacts of climate change, are leading away from, rather than towards, sustainable development, as reported in recent literature . While demonstrable progress has been made on some of the Sustainable Development Goals , significant gains across a range of targets are still necessary, as is enhancing synergies and balancing and managing trade-offs. Severe risks to natural and human systems are already observed in some places  and could occur in many more systems worldwide before mid-century  and by the end of the century at all scales, from the local to the global, and at all latitudes and altitudes . The coronavirus disease 2019  pandemic revealed the vulnerability of development progress to shocks and stresses, potentially delaying the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for all . Various global trends, including rising income inequality, continued growth in greenhouse gas emissions, land use change, food and water insecurity, human displacement and reversals of long-term increasing life expectancy trends in some nations, run counter to the SDGs , as well as efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate . These development trends contribute to worsening poverty, injustice and inequity, and environmental degradation. Climate change can exacerbate these conditions by undermining human and ecological well-being .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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