lowregret interventions reduce peoples vulnerability including to climate hazards while contributing to the closure of development gaps that remain this could generate a virtuous cycle of lower vulnerabilities and exposure better socioeconomic opportunities and outcomes and a greater resilience of livelihoods to climate the various facets of these objectives are well reflected in the sustainable development goals which constitute an important global framework for national policy decisionmaking however meeting the goals of sustainable development and climate resilience will require a systemic improvement in policymaking systems particularly in those countries where population groups are most exposed and most vulnerable to climate hazards