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2017-12-20
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  1. “We reiterate our call for such a special representative, and we seek the support of all members of the Council. Looking ahead, the challenges that are before us can be achieved only through new modes of operation. We therefore urge the Security Council not to turn a blind eye to the very real security challenges that climate change poses but to heed our call for action now.”

    2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source

  2. “We need more information on the potentially dangerous points at the nexus of climate and security. We need assessments on ways in which we can improve our monitoring and response. We need a climate-related security risk analysis and information so that the Council is better equipped to make more informed decisions. Such information, assessment and analysis will allow the Council and the system as a whole to better position itself and allow for a targeted response that provides the necessary assistance to vulnerable countries. It is for this reason that we have been calling for the appointment of a special representative on climate and security. Such an appointment could ensure the provision of a proper analysis and address the gaps and issues of coordination among the various bodies of the United Nations system.”

    2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source

  3. “International networks use IUU for money- laundering, illicit drug trafficking and the illegal movement of peoples across the oceans. We are addressing the Security Council to appeal to it to recognize the grave international security dimensions of the issue. For this, the Security Council needs to track and receive a clear analysis of the ongoing security implications of climate-induced disasters; the United Nations needs to focus attention on climate-security issues through a special representative; and preventive interventions need to be supported to protect small States from falling into prolonged cycles of instability. We want to highlight the need for proper assessment and analysis. An assessment is needed on the capacity of the United Nations system to respond to the security implications of climate change.”

    2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source

  4. “Climate-induced disasters harm our economic stability, and without urgent and serious efforts economic instability has the potential to harm stability in governance and within the wider society. Our Pacific leaders, including those of Australia and New Zealand, in 2018 reaffirmed that climate change was the single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and well-being ofthe peoples ofthe Pacific. Our leaders recognized the contributions of climate change to a growing complex regional security environment with the potential to harm both national and regional stability and create extreme fragility. The Pacific SIDS have spoken about the impacts of enhanced fragility in numerous forums, and we reiterate those sentiments. The Pacific is now the global epicentre ofillegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU).”

    2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source

  5. “As Pacific small island developing States (SIDS), we have long advocated for due recognition to be given to the security implications of climate-induced disasters and the existing threats to our very way of life. These threats are the realities that our Pacific peoples face on a daily basis. We draw the Security Council's attention to the increasing frequency of climate-induced disasters. In the last month alone, the Pacific region has faced a number of tropical cyclones and depressions, causing severe rain and seawater flooding and damaging vital infrastructure in Kiribati, in the Republic of Marshall Islands, in Solomon Islands and in Fiji. When small economies such as ours face sustained damage year in and year out, our economies struggle to have enough breathing space to recover.”

    2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source

  6. “We align ourselves also with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Nauru on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum members represented at the United Nations. Climate change is a global threat to peace and security causing severe water stress, more prolonged droughts, more frequent floods, and more severe and intense cyclones. The devastating effects of more frequent and intense natural disasters are being experienced by all countries. While the recovery and rebuilding aspects of extreme weather events are well understood, although still far from being adequately addressed, the peace and security elements are less so.”

    2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source

  7. “I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 12 members of the Pacific small island developing States (SIDS), namely, Kiribati, Fiji, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu and my own country, Tuvalu. First, let me convey the Pacific's warmest congratulations to you, Mr. President, and to the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. I convey the appreciation of the Pacific family for the convening of this debate on how climate-induced disasters are impacting our stability, peace and security. We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Belize on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States.”

    2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source

  8. “If we do not proactively address the security implications of climate change, then the onset of climate crises will make it more and not less likely that some will opt for reactive military responses. The military branches of many Governments with global reach have been analysing that issue for more than a decade, mostly behind closed doors. Bringing the issue before the United Nations through a special representative of the Secretary-General would provide the opportunity for all to engage in that critical discussion. I thank you again, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate. The Pacific SIDS look forward to working with you and all Member States to further improve and refine our proposal.”

    2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source

  9. “Some countries do not support any expansion of the Security Council's mandate. The Pacific SIDS are sympathetic to that concern, as the Security Council is not a representative body. The appointment of a special representative of the Secretary-General would not affect the mandate of the Security Council. Instead, that individual would serve the Secretary- General as the title implies. However, we do see value in keeping the Security Council informed about the security implications of climate change, since it is a growing factor in the conflict situations that the Council already addresses. Some countries also have concerns about the securitization of climate change, fearing that it will lead to greater militarization. That is precisely the dynamic that we think a special representative could help us to avoid.”

    2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source

  10. “That mandate should grow over time to include facilitating regional and cross-border cooperation on issues that mightbe affected by climate change, engaging in preventive diplomacy, as appropriate, and supporting post-conflict situations in which climate change is a risk factor that could undermine stability. Such a special representative of the Secretary-General should help to coordinate the efforts of the relevant United Nations bodies in that area, such as the Department of Political Affairs, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. In closing, I would like to address two common concerns that are often expressed with regard to our proposal.”

    2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source

  11. “Such a post should have three initial responsibilities: first, to provide an update on the former Secretary- General's 2009 report on the security implications of climate change, based on our latest understanding, including an assessment of the capacity of the United Nations system to respond to the security implications of climate change; secondly, to produce a new report, in cooperation with the relevant scientific bodies, that identifies and analyses potentially dangerous tipping points at the nexus of climate and security, along with recommendations for improving our monitoring and response; and lastly, to help interested vulnerable countries develop preliminary climate- and security- risk assessments.”

    2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source

  12. “The Pacific SIDS are calling for the Secretary-General to appoint a special representative on climate and security. We think that such a special representative, supported by a well-resourced office, could help us manage climate risks more effectively.”

    2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source

  13. “We must also take seriously the potential for abrupt climate change - a rapid and irreversible state change caused by the crossing of climate tipping points. The spectacular collapse of Arctic sea ice over the past decade and a half will probably not be the last example of that phenomenon. However, it is the response of human systems to those impacts that is potentially the most dangerous and least understood. Industrial production, transport, food and water distribution, and finance are complex and interrelated systems, which, as we saw during the global economic crisis, are often quite fragile. It is not just environmental tipping points that we need to worry about. The Japanese presidency has asked for proposals on how the United Nations system can better address complex contemporary challenges to international peace and security.”

    2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source

  14. “That is three times more than the number ofpeople fleeing conflicts, as reported by the United Nations Development Programme. In fact, the 10 largest displacement events in 2016 were climate-related. Moreover, with the sea level rising, many millions more will be forced to migrate. The actions agreed to under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change notwithstanding, climate change is not going away. There will be no return to a normal climate in our lifetimes. In fact, the situation will continue to deteriorate, even if we achieve our global goals. We are operating in the context ofa progressively worsening baseline, with extreme events projected to occur at a frequency and magnitude that is well outside the historical experience of our countries and communities.”

    2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source

  15. “We are already seeing dangerous impacts on our countries and communities, with the most vulnerable among us bearing the largest burden. With new statistical methods at their disposal, scientists are finding the finger prints of climate change on many extreme events. In the Pacific, Nauru and our Micronesian neighbours have been hit with historic droughts in recent years. Record-breaking cyclones have become an annual occurrence, even in places where they were previously quite rare. And let us never forget the three hurricanes this year that devastated the homes of so many of our small island brothers and sisters in the Caribbean. In 2016, more than 24 million people were displaced owing to storms, extreme heat and floods.”

    2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source

  16. “That was followed by a landmark report (A/64/350) by former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2009, entitled, "Climate change and its possible security implications", in which he labelled climate change as a threat multiplier and identified numerous channels, such as food and water insecurity, natural resource scarcity, exposure to extreme events and human migration, through which climate change has the potential to destabilize societies. The Pacific SIDS are encouraged that this once highly sensitive issue has been taken up on many occasions in this Chamber. It is now well understood that the impacts of climate change are happening faster and are more severe than most scientists had previously projected, which has profound implications for human societies. The threat from climate change is facing us now.”

    2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source

  17. “I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 12 Pacific small island developing States (SIDS). At the outset, I would like to thank the delegation of Japan for holding this important debate on addressing complex contemporary challenges to international peace and security. The Pacific SIDS firmly believe that climate change is the most pressing contemporary security challenge facing the world today. In 2009, our group led a campaign in the General Assembly to address the security implications of climate change, which culminated in the unanimous adoption of General Assembly resolution 63/281. That resolution called on all relevant organs of the United Nations to intensify their efforts in that area.”

    2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source