COVID-19’s economic impact could push half a billion people into poverty and reverse a decade of poverty reduction. Rarely have countries been compelled to craft and implement policies to address rapidly changing economic and social conditions with such speed and multi-sectoral focus. The global slowdown induced by COVID-19 has also thwarted what was dubbed the Super Year for Climate. The full impact of the pandemic on climate action is already emerging, from dwindling political attention, diversion of financial resources, and reduced national capacity to meet 2020 NDC enhancement deadlines.
