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  1. “It also guides long-term preparations for climate impacts that threaten the livelihoods and even the existence of coastal communities. We are convinced that, with committed and targeted action at international, regional, national and local levels, we can reduce the risk of climate-related disasters and ensure that their impacts can be better handled. By achieving that, we would remove a significant risk for peace and security in many parts of the world.”

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  2. “For example, under Euroclima Plus, we are promoting climate-resilient development in 18 Latin American countries, with a focus on the most vulnerable. Our new Pacific initiative, which we launched with partners at last year's One Planet Summit, aims at the same time to address impacts of climate change and build resilience in 19 countries and overseas territories. With the Alliance for the Sahel, designed around six priority sectors, including energy and climate, the aim is to strengthen the coordination among donors to enhance the stability and sustainable development of the region. The EU's Copernicus satellite imaging has been used for instant lifesaving response to extreme-weather- event disasters, through, for example, house-to-house guidance to find survivors after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in 2017.”

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  3. “Ambitious climate action under the Paris Agreement and beyond - for example, at the 2019 climate summit to be convened by the Secretary-General - must remain the cornerstone of our joint commitment. The EU is convinced that multilateral action and partnerships, treating the causes and the symptoms and promoting cooperation, are central in that regard. We work closely with our partners around the globe to enhance our joint capacity to mitigate and adapt to climate change, confront environmental degradation, manage disasters and address wider socioeconomic impacts. With a wide range of programmes, the EU supports measures to strengthen resilience in an integrated manner in different regions of the world.”

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  4. “Empowering women as one of the drivers of economic growth strengthens societal resilience. Climate change and disaster-risk-reduction measures have to be gender responsive, sensitive to indigenous knowledge systems and respect human rights. Incorporating climate-security factors into strategic-level policy frameworks and practical guidance at national, regional and multilateral levels, as well as in the national voluntary reviews of the Sustainable Development Goals, is a first step. As a long- term measure, the sustainable management of natural resources and close cooperation between countries where such resources are shared is essential for reducing the risk of related internal or international conflicts.”

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  5. “Further work is required to ensure that relevant climate and environmental risks are appropriately included in the risk assessments that form the basis of the decisions of the Security Council, and they need to be included in early-warning systems, thereby reinforcing the Council's conflict-prevention role. Inter-pillar cooperation is essential. In that regard, we consider the growing advisory role played by the Peacebuilding Commission vis-a-Vis the Security Council as very important. We should also remember the greater risks, burdens and adverse impacts on women and girls during and following disasters, including a heightened risk of gender-based violence as they attempt to gain access to food and other basic needs for family members and themselves.”

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  6. “We welcome the reflection of climate and environmental risks in the latest report of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel. Assessing climate and environmental risks and their potential impact on socioeconomic stability should be done in all countries, but especially has to become a priority in the most fragile situations. That is essential for promoting resilience and preparedness, thereby contributing to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.”

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  7. “Climate change acts as a threat multiplier for conflicts over access to increasingly scarce resources and for instability and international and internal displacement, which is particularly the case in vulnerable or fragile countries and regions lacking the necessary capacity for building resilience and coping with disasters during and after they happen. The diverse nature of the interlinkages between climate change and security, together with the range of measures required to prevent, reduce and address them effectively, makes it essential to take an integrated approach. The United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel, which combines governance, security and resilience actions, is a good example.”

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  8. “Steiner noted this morning, in its recently published 2019 GlobalRisks Report, the World Economic Forum asserted that environmental and climate-related concerns account for three of the top five risks by likelihood, and four by impact, which corroborates the findings set forth in the most recent special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, entitled Global Warming 0f1.5" C, on the magnitude of the challenges the international community is facing. The impacts of climate change and environmental degradation on food security, ecosystems, livelihoods, water supplies and key economic sectors such as agriculture are grave in many parts of the world.”

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  9. “Mr. Parenti: The candidate countries Albania, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the country of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, align themselves with this statement. The European Union (EU) commends the Dominican Republic for its initiative of holding an open debate on the important issue of the impact of climate-related disasters on international peace and security. The presidency of the Dominican Republic, which is a small island development State, adds a very important perspective to our discussion. As Mr.”

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