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Gahouma-Bekale

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2022-10-12
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  1. “I would like to conclude my presentation by saying that we are therefore convinced that it is imperative and urgent to take concrete and urgent measures to address this threat and that we must act now and in unity.”

    2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9150 (2022) · source

  2. “I would like to suggest five recommendations for that purpose: first, development of a national and regional African climate risk assessment study; secondly, integration of climate adaptation into national development planning, post-conflict reconstruction and development efforts, while integrating a security- risk dimension; thirdly, international cooperation and coordination to develop appropriate responses to cross- border threats; fourthly, a call for a clearly identified African agenda for the twenty-seventh Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) to advance continental priorities, including adaptation and climate finance; and fifthly, the encouragement of closer coordination among the relevant actors of the African Union Commission in addressing climate change policy issues with a view to supporting the African position at COP 27.”

    2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9150 (2022) · source

  3. “They risk hampering development prospects and exacerbating Africa’s fragile security landscape, despite the continent’s minimal contribution to the climate crisis. In addition, climate-related security threats are part of a range of other challenges facing the continent, including other more pressing challenges for African countries. Therefore, an integrated African response that prioritizes adaptation and means of implementation support, including climate finance, is urgently needed to galvanize national and continental development efforts, while preventing safety risks.”

    2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9150 (2022) · source

  4. “It is only together that we can reach a solution for climate change. On this note, a strengthened partnership must be established between the Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council in the context of the climate, peace and security nexus. We need to further consolidate our cooperation in early warning, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, climate change, good governance, the promotion and protection of human rights and the rule of law. Africa needs not only the collaboration and partnership but also the commitment of developed countries to fulfilling their obligations, specifically on finance matters. More capacity and resources are needed to shift away from the issues we are facing. The impacts of climate change respect no borders.”

    2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9150 (2022) · source

  5. “In conflict zones in particular, those effects can exacerbate economic, social or political factors of insecurity, leaving already vulnerable populations on the front line of multiple and intersecting crises. Africa holds great promise to become the world’s next powerhouse of economic development. The population is young, natural resources are plentiful and many African countries are ready to transform their economies in order to lift millions out of poverty and into the middle class. The majority of Africans under the age of 30 are already unemployed, and the number of young people will double by 2050, reaching 850 million. But with some initiatives, like the African Continental Free Trade Area, which entered into force in May 2019, we can seize this opportunity and hope for Africa’s gradual integration into a globalized world.”

    2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9150 (2022) · source

  6. “In addition, Oxfam reported in 2021 that 80 per cent of natural disasters between 1990 and 2016 are linked to climate change; that from 2015 to 2020, the impacts of climate change in Africa increased by more than 20 per cent; that the number of people suffering from hunger is projected to increase by 10 to 20 per cent by 2050 due to climate change; and that without ambitious climate action, up to 100 million people are likely to fall into extreme poverty by 2030. Climate change and disaster risk go hand in hand. They are determined by the exposure and vulnerability of an entire system. The rise in global temperature, droughts, rising sea levels and the increased frequency and intensity of storms are affecting the lives and livelihoods of people around the world.”

    2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9150 (2022) · source

  7. “That is particularly true for the 54 African States, which are among the most vulnerable to the climate change crisis and the peace and security crisis. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Africa is the continent most plagued by instability, conflicts and wars. According to a report published in 2021 by the Institute for Security Studies, 80 per cent of current peace operations led by the United Nations are deployed in countries classified as most exposed to climate change. All the larger African missions are deployed in areas sensitive to climate change, including South Sudan, Mali, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Somalia.”

    2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9150 (2022) · source

  8. “Secondly, I will examine the resources available to Africa in order to address the threat climate change poses to Africa and to peace and security, as well as how to mobilize those resources for lasting peace on the continent. Finally, I will explore how to maximize the international community’s support for Africa so as to minimize climate change’s effects on peace and security. One of the most significant risks to peace and security in this century is considered by many to be climate change. The science and facts are clear; the speed at which climate change accelerates is very rapid and represents a real challenge. Moreover, it threatens to undermine our efforts to maintain international peace and security.”

    2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9150 (2022) · source

  9. “At the outset, I would like to take this opportunity to warmly thank the Security Council and its President, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Gabon, Mr. Michael Moussa Adamo, for having proposed a discussion at the highest political level on the complex link between climate change and security issues, particularly in Africa. I would also like to thank the other briefers, namely, Ms. Martha Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, and Mr. Patrick Youssef, Regional Director for Africa of the International Committee of the Red Cross. (spoke in English) I have three main objectives for my presentation today. First, I will try to explain the links between climate change and peace and security in Africa.”

    2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9150 (2022) · source