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SDG 1 – No Poverty

SDG 1 ‘End poverty in all its forms everywhere’ focuses on eradicating absolute poverty and reducing relative poverty though social safety nets, access to basic services and strengthening resilience to disasters.

In the updated NDC submissions, 1% of activities addressed Goal 1 compared with 2% in the first NDC submissions. In the first NDCs, countries were prioritising targets '1.2 Reduce relative poverty' (48%) and '1.5 Resilience of the poor and vulnerable (to climate events)' (30%), linking these to 'Relative poverty reduction' (41%), 'Stronger resilience against disasters and extreme natural events' (27%) and 'Extreme or absolute poverty eradication' (12%) as key strategies for climate action. In the updated NDCs, countries are prioritising targets '1.5 Resilience of the poor and vulnerable (to climate events)' (39%) and '1.3 Social protection systems' (23%), linking these to 'Stronger resilience against disasters and extreme natural events' (32%) 'Improved social protection' (21%) and 'Relative poverty reduction' (14%) as key strategies for climate action.

Regarding first NDC submissions, activities related to this Goal are prioritising adaptation with 56% of the activities, while 12% focus on mitigation. Meanwhile, for updated NDC submissions 81% prioritise adaptation and 6% mitigation. The share of quantified activities has increased from 6% in the first NDCs to 10% in the updated NDC submissions.

How do countries’ NDC activities connect with SDG 1?

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Which countries or country groupings are prioritising SDG 1?

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How do aggregated SDG 1 activities from all countries’ NDCs reflect climate action?

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