Introduction

Rapid and unprecedented climatic and environmental changes accompanied by extreme climatic phenomena are monitored within the Arab region, including its Asian and African countries. The pace of warming increases by 4 degrees Celsius, far from its hoped-for limit estimated at 1.5 degrees Celsius in the Paris Agreement, to fall under the threat of climate change at a high economic cost estimated at 6%: 14% of its total GDP by 2050, causing the suffering of 80 to 100 million people from heat and water scarcity by 2025.

In the framework of the concern to protect human rights, and to promote sustainable societies that preserve human life in a safe and good manner, Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights issues The tenth From the “Observatory of the Thirteenth Goal in the Arab Region,” this month’s issue comes in the context of the World Climate Conference Under the title" In light of the fight against climate change: good Arab endeavors culminate in the COP27 summit. This is to track good practices as well as the challenges faced by Arab countries in achieving the thirteenth goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The observatory focuses on actions and measures taken by Arab countries to address climate change and its effects, knowing that the observatory focuses on specific goals related to the thirteenth goal, including; Enhancing resilience and resilience to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries, and strengthening capacity to adapt to those hazards. and integrating climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning. Improving education, raising awareness, and human and institutional capacities for climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning.

The observatory is divided into two branches; The first is related to the issue file, in which the focus is on the successes and failures of an Arab country in the field of climate change and linking them to the extent of implementing the goals of the thirteenth goal, and the second section tracks the most prominent good practices and challenges faced by the rest of the Arab countries during the month in achieving the goals of the thirteenth goal. previously mentioned.