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  1. “To conclude, climate change is a global threat to peace that no region can face alone. African States and others particularly affected by the dramatic effects of climate change deserve the full support of the international community and, when climate change threatens peace, of the Security Council. We must all do our part to sustain peace and prevent conflict in the face of the climate crisis. Let us do so now.”

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

  2. “However, more needs to be done to ensure a truly systematic approach and to create the tools necessary for the United Nations system to do its part in preventing and resolving conflicts that are driven or aggravated by the effects of climate change. The Group of Friends on Climate and Security urges all members of the Security Council to listen to the increasing number of countries who are experiencing instability and insecurity as a result of climate change and then support their requests for action by the Council instead of blocking it. Such action includes creating and implementing much-needed frameworks that will enhance the United Nations comprehensive risk assessments and strategies that take into account the effects of climate change, capacity-building and operational response. We stand ready to support all such efforts.”

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

  3. “The Climate Security Mechanism enhances the capacity of the United Nations system to integrate the analysis of climate change and address its impacts on peace and security matters through effective interagency cooperation, and it should be strengthened. The Security Council has the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. We welcome the progress made in that regard, including the recognition of the effects of climate change in its consideration of the growing number of mandates for peacekeeping and special political missions. The Informal Expert Group on Climate and Security has proven crucial in informing the Council’s work in that regard.”

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

  4. “By mitigating the negative effects of climate change, we produce security. In that context, and in my national capacity, I would like to thank everyone here who has contributed to the success of the Berlin Climate and Security Conference, which just concluded today. Building climate-resilient systems that support peace and stability urgently requires much more concerted international effort and strong partnerships. The entire United Nations system must address that challenge in all relevant forums and within all relevant mandates. The United Nations is already doing important work in that regard.”

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

  5. “Member States must limit global warming and redouble their efforts on climate action to keep warming below 1.5°C by fully and ambitiously implementing the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, including through the commitments reflected in the Glasgow Climate Pact. Climate finance and means of implementation, as well as development and humanitarian finance, can, if used well, contribute to sustaining peace and security. We must work together to find ways to integrate conflict sensitivity into mitigation and adaptation efforts. We must ensure that climate policies and climate financing take conflict and fragility into account and that efforts to sustain and build peace take into account the adverse effects of climate change. Investments in climate adaptation often also benefit peace and stability.”

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

  6. “In addition to that, there is growing scientific evidence that deforestation in the Congo basin may alter rainfall patterns and reduce rain not only in Central Africa, but also beyond, with potentially dramatic consequences for food security and social stability. We must therefore intensify our collective efforts to address the climate crisis while immediately enhancing support for those most affected, such as African States. It is only by truly working together that we can prevent the adverse effects of climate change from resulting in violence and instability. We therefore welcome the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063, which explicitly includes the climate-security nexus among its core priorities, and efforts to strengthen the partnership between the United Nations system and the AU.”

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

  7. “While climate change is affecting all parts of the world, it disproportionately affects the poorest and most fragile regions, which are prone to climate shocks and have a lower capacity to adapt. In such fragile settings, women and girls are especially vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change. African States are among those most vulnerable to the consequences of the global climate crisis, although they contribute to only around 4 per cent of the global increase in greenhouse-gas emissions. In many parts of Africa, we can already see how climate change exacerbates resource scarcity and food insecurity, makes people more vulnerable to exploitation by armed groups, can intensify armed conflict and may force people to migrate.”

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

  8. “I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Friends on Climate and Security. Our group of more than 60 members from all regions of the world is united by one common concern. Climate change is increasingly threatening livelihoods, food security, stability, sustainable development and prosperity, the effective enjoyment of human rights and, in turn, peace and security. We therefore strongly welcome the Security Council’s renewed attention to this threat, one of the defining challenges of our time. We are very grateful to Gabon, as President of the Security Council, for convening this important debate and are delighted to welcome Gabon as the newest member of the Group of Friends.”

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