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UNDP: Mitigating data challenges is imperative for human development and getting the SDGs back on track

At the UN World Data Forum in Hangzhou, China, UNDP highlighted the immense need for mitigating data challenges to get back on track with achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

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UNDP China and Industrial Securities Co Ltd partner to identify potential investment opportunities within China’s carbon neutral sector

UNDP China and Industrial Securities Co Ltd partnered with each other to launch the SDG Investor Map Phase II, identifying potential investment opportunities within China's carbon-neutral sector.

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Taking a South-South Route

South-South cooperation, where developing countries mutually share knowledge, skills, expertise and resources to meet their sustainable development needs, is a key example of how shared solidarity can help to address global challenges and advance the 2030 Agenda.

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2022: Year in Review

With support from partners, last year UNDP China saw important achievements in its mission to advance the SDGs.

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Four Decades of Partnership with China to Build a Sustainable Future for All

UNDP Resident Representative in China Beate Trankmann interviewed by World Affairs Pictorial: Foreign Affairs Horizon on topics including UNDP's development achievements over its four decades long history in China.

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China in Numbers (2022)

As the second iteration in the China in Numbers series, this brief presents key statistics to picture China’s development landscape in 2022 from three dimensions: economy, people as well as energy and emissions.

UNDP assists China in integrating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into development decisions, promotes the transition to an inclusive, low-carbon economy and a sustainable society, protects biodiversity, and informs China’s international development cooperation engagement to advance global progress on the SDGs and the Paris Climate Agreement.

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China's Green Development: Key Takeaways From 2021

Fighting both climate change and biodiversity loss is critical to protecting people and planet, and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To this end, China’s green development has the potential to make significant contributions to both domestic and global efforts. In 2021, UNDP China convened several policy dialogues and published a number of policy and issue briefs analyzing newly released policy documents including China's 14th Five-Year Plan, which will shape China's green development for years to come. Here, we sum up the main takeaways and insights from these briefs as well as key recommendations moving forward.

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China's Green Development: Key Takeaways

Our impact

57

million tonnes

cumulative greenhouse gas emissions cut (2016-21)

31.3

million

people given access to clean water (since 2011)

1.9

million

Hectares of land included as Protected Areas (as of 2019)

30

%

of HCFC Consumption phased-out

113

billion

Litres of water saved (since 2011)

5

billion RMB

SDG Bond issued with NDB

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DATA-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT

UNDP introduced innovative solutions to leverage data to advance the SDGs during the UN World Data Forum in Hangzhou, China