UN creates new unit to bridge global climate events gap

The United Nations World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Development Program, and the United Nations Environment Program have established a new international mechanism.

With the aim of strengthening measures against climate change, and filling the data gap on climate events in the world.

According to the UN statement, the mechanism called the Systematic Monitoring Funding Facility (SOFF) will operate in line with the objective of “financial support for adaptation efforts.

and developed countries’ mitigation against climate events”, outlined at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 26) in Glasgow.

The Emergency and Security Fund (SOFF) will address the lack of data on climate and weather monitoring in LDCs and Small Island Countries.

The mechanism will also enhance international action on climate change by filling data gaps that impede adequate knowledge of climate events.

As UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in relation to the creation of the SOFF “Filling data gaps on nature and climate events is an effective investment.”

“Today, only 10 percent of the necessary observations have been made on nature and climate events,” said WTO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.

and in Small Island Developing States and Underdeveloped Countries” and supported the establishment of a new unit to tackle climate change.

Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), also assessed that the External Operations Fund would bring tangible benefits in areas such as improved disaster management.

In addition to saving human lives, biodiversity, food security, water supply, and economic growth.

UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner also stressed the need to take international steps to support policies aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change and adapting to climate change.

Steiner emphasized that climate change is gradually increasing its impact, “The establishment of the SOFF has ensured that a basic need is met.

In terms of helping communities in need and providing the necessary resilience to prevent the negative effects of climate change.”