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  1. “My delegation commends the United Kingdom for bringing this critical issue before the Security Council once again and for joining other Council members to S/2021/198 S/2021/198 convene the Informal Expert Group on Climate and Security. We look to you, Mr. President, for continued support to champion within the Council the advancement of the recognition of the complex interrelations of climate change and security, their effects as an issue that cuts across the Council’s agenda and the need to adapt institutional working methods in order to comprehend the challenges.”

    2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source

  2. “The inclusion of that non-conventional security threat on the Council’s agenda is a commendable start, but for those of us who do not have the luxury of time, as climate change continues to erode our very existence as nation States, a more fulfilling goal would require institutional and systematic change, because climate change will not wait for consensus. My delegation welcomes the increasing number of members of the Security Council who are committed to working to improve the Council’s access to climate-related information and analysis in order to better enable the Council to assess the security implications of the impacts of climate change and support the relevant conflict-prevention measures.”

    2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source

  3. “It will therefore be necessary to address the multidimensional challenges through a thoughtful whole-of-United-Nations approach. Collaboration and inclusivity are essential. The establishment of complementarity across the mandates and work of the Security Council and other United Nations entities, such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the United Nations Environment Programme, would lend itself to a holistic approach that would bring together expertise in climate change, peace and security, sustainable development and humanitarian issues working together across the United Nations system.”

    2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source

  4. “It is a matter of fact that climate change exacerbates, prolongs or contributes to the risk of future conflicts and instability. The effects of climate change do not occur in a vacuum; they interact with economic, social and political factors and they intensify pre-existing risks with a disastrous, threat-multiplier effect. While the climate-security connection remains complex, the Security Council, as the highest organ with the primary responsibility to maintain international peace and security, has to evolve to meet this moment and the challenges that exist. Our current international context provides explicit evidence that climate change, sustainable development, peace and security are not mutually exclusive issues.”

    2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source

  5. “The unique and urgent security risks faced by small island developing States, such as Saint Lucia, have been made clear by the Chairs of the Caribbean Community and the Alliance of Small Island States. Since its establishment, the Security Council has focused predominantly on issues of war, military activity and violent conflict. However, over the years the Council has evolved and expanded the scope of security topics, including a more encompassing concept of human security and the plight of women and children in conflict, thereby proving its capability as a dynamic and evolving organ. The debates over the years reflect the growing understanding that the security risks of climate change must be considered alongside nuclear, biological and chemical risks.”

    2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source

  6. “Fourteen years ago, the United Kingdom brought the question of climate change and security before the Security Council for the first time in the Council’s 62- year history (see S/PV.5663). Since then, Heads of State and Government, Ministers and diplomats alike have raised the critical importance of climate security risks in high-level open debates and informal meetings. The world continues to grapple with the multidimensional implications associated with climate change, which range from increased vulnerability, instability and poverty, land and biodiversity loss, violent conflict and humanitarian crises to the increased intensity and frequency of natural disasters and threats to the very future of humankind itself.”

    2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source