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  1. “At the same time, we must also raise public awareness about and work to directly address the implications of climate change and sea level rise on international peace and security. The Security Council should play a central role in those efforts.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source

  2. “(spoke in French) While today’s discussion focuses specifically on the effects of sea-level rise on international peace and security, we also want to acknowledge that the wider phenomenon of climate change is a threat multiplier for insecurity and conflict. Canada is working closely with its allies and partners and with multi-sectoral stakeholders to set up the NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence. The new Centre of Excellence will help to identify and address the range and complexity of security risks posed by climate change. And we will continue to seek opportunities to do more. As with other climate-change-related threats, sea level rise is a global, multigenerational challenge. We must all do our part to help address rising sea levels and take action together now to prevent, mitigate and adapt to their impact.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source

  3. “Such efforts cover the different stages of the consequences of rising sea levels, helping to prevent, mitigate and adapt to changes. They include ongoing financial and technical support to several initiatives, including the Canada-Caribbean Resilience Facility, a multi-donor partnership administered by the World Bank to strengthen Caribbean States’ resilience and ability to build back better in the wake of natural disasters; the CARICOM Climate Adaptation Fund, which contributes to insulating Caribbean Community member States from disaster risks; the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance, a multi-stakeholder alliance investing in coastal resilience with a focus on the global South; and lastly, the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative, which provides Pacific island countries with disaster-risk modelling and assessment tools.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source

  4. “We have also seen that the effects of climate change and sea level rise disproportionately impact women, girls and indigenous and other historically disadvantaged, marginalized communities. Lived experience and ideas for innovative solutions should be at the centre of our efforts. That work must be done hand in hand with an active commitment to supporting the meaningful participation of those worst affected in order to significantly address climate change and sea level rise. The Rising Nations Initiative, launched by Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands, is an example of such positive action. We need to listen carefully, and we need to take action. Canada is actively working in collaboration with international partners to foster resilience, especially in the most vulnerable areas.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source

  5. “We congratulate Malta on its presidency of the Security Council and commend it for selecting such an important topic for an open debate. We would also like to thank today’s briefers. Canada aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Nauru on behalf of the Group of Friends on Climate and Security. Sea level rise is already threatening the lives and livelihoods of the 40 per cent of humankind who live in coastal communities. Additionally, as we speak, more than half a billion people around the globe live in low- lying areas, which are most at risk of intense flooding events and erosion. Sea level rise is also an urgent and existential threat for the citizens of small island States. For decades they have been raising the alarm about the threats that climate change poses for all of us.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source