YouSaid · the spoken record

Moote

lines on the record

8

first

2023-02-14

most recent

2023-02-14

sittings or episodes

1

sources

un-security-council

Every line below is reproduced as it was said and linked to the record it came from. Nothing here is summarised or generated. Directory · Search · Corrections

1. “Kiribati strongly believes that the international community, including the Security Council, must invest in women and girls in order to help alleviate the effects of sea level rise on sustainable peace. They have the voice and agency to withstand multiple hazards. In that respect, we need to advance gender-responsiveness in climate processes by ensuring that global knowledge is shared and provide platforms for both intergovernmental agencies and non-governmental organizations to brief the Council on gender-responsive resilience policies. The Security Council should therefore consider a resolution that takes into account both the security implications of climate change, similar to the resolution proposed in 2021 and the foundations of resolution 1325 (2000).”

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

2. “This 20-year road map and initiative, under the current President and Government, advocates self-development and the establishment of innovative strategic partnerships in order to sustainably transform this issue through international discourse describing our future as one sinking island. Kiribati’s 20-year vision encourages the people of Kiribati to embrace development challenges, including climate change, and turn them into opportunities. We therefore join like-minded States in calling for the immediate recognition of climate change and its social, security and humanitarian implications under international law. Kiribati also believes that peace needs to exist in homes and communities first before it can be extended on a wider scale. That includes the protection and well- being of our families, women and children.”

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

3. “We need to listen to their experiences in implementing solutions and take into account and integrate traditional knowledge systems and solutions. We need to mobilize where progress has been limited. We also need to increase support and to strengthen preparedness and early warning initiatives, improving data gathering and monitoring on climate and sea level risks as key elements of adaptation. Forging an increased recognition of the social implications of climate change through social safeguards is essential. In addition, we must provide provisions for access to justice for victims of climate change under international law. Through its 20-year vision, Kiribati is fully committed to building the resilience and adaptive capacity of its people.”

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

4. “Kiribati believes that, once the delimitation of our maritime boundary is completed and submitted to the Secretary-General, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, maritime boundaries will remain permanent and that our baselines shall not be affected by climate-change-induced sea level rise. The magnitude of the threat of sea level rise and its consequential implications warrant a holistic approach that builds synergies among the relevant stakeholders, be they national Governments, regional organizations or local actors at the national level. National and local actors are fundamental to achieving a real impact on the ground and to improving resilience in the face of climate change.”

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

5. “To that end, we recommend that our partners and all members of the international community enhance their collective efforts to mobilize support and increase investments with regard to climate change. In that regard, the Security Council should invite non-Council members to brief them about the current situations in the most vulnerable regions, including the Pacific. Kiribati recognizes the risks that climate change and sea level rise pose to maritime boundaries. We believe that such a risk may undermine our territorial integrity in the future if international law remains immobile in the face of dynamic changes.”

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

6. “Rising seas and climate change remain the most destructive force, acting against not only the Government’s efforts to improve the well- being of its increasing population, but also people’s meaningful participation in our economy and in promoting peace. Kiribati appreciates the Security Council’s recognition of the importance of promoting climate adaptation and resilience through peacebuilding and climate financing. Similarly, the call on developed countries to double their provisions on climate finance to developing countries for adaptation from the 2019 levels by 2025 is an initiative worth considering and is particularly important to strengthening resilience measures for small island developing States and other developing countries with low-lying coastal areas.”

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

7. “With the changes in our climate system and with sea level rise, our islands are facing major and ongoing challenges. Besides eroding coastlines, food crops have been destroyed and the fresh-water lens, the source of our drinking water, contaminated by the intruding sea water. While it is understood that sea level rise affects every Member State, what is often misunderstood is the discrepancy in its impact affecting the most vulnerable low-lying island nations, such as my country, Kiribati, and why urgent and effective mitigation and adaptation strategies stand as our only chance to address the risks posed by sea level rise.”

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

8. “I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate, and we commend you for the theme that you chose. Kiribati welcomes the opportunity to provide its perspectives on the implications of sea level rise for international peace and security. There is no doubt that our world is today experiencing the most significant changes in sea levels and climate extremes, so much so that even a marginal increase in sea level rise places the most vulnerable, particularly low-lying islands and coastal communities, at an immediate risk. In Kiribati, sea level rise, extreme weather events, increases in annual and seasonal temperatures and changes in precipitation patterns are some impacts of climate change that are constantly observed. No part of Kiribati’s land rises more than three metres above sea level.”

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