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Climate change is affecting our environment, our societies, and our common natural and cultural heritage.  Finding solutions to mitigate the negative impacts and adapt to changing conditions requires and approach that unites sound, unbiased science with a range of environmental, economic, informational, social, attitudinal and behavioural factors. 

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, with over 40 activities in all sectors of the Organization, provides a unique forum for addressing climate change and its impacts on the environment and human society.

The Director-General has established an Inter-Sectoral Task Force on Global Climate Change to define a strategic and integrated approach for UNESCO on the issue of global climate change and to position the Organization so that it can make a tangible contribution in the years to come, especially in the context of joint action by the UN system. 

For more information about UNESCO's climate activities, please contact the Platform Manager for the UNESCO Action to Address Climate Change