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  1. “Yet, sustainable peace and development cannot be achieved without the inclusion of all relevant stakeholders. In order to succeed, strong local and regional partnerships is needed, as is the meaningful participation of civil society. Moreover, the Security Council needs reliable, relevant, timely and actionable information on the climate risks for the specific situations on the Council’s agenda. In that respect, Norway gives financial support to the independent research undertaken by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and Adelphi, in close cooperation with local expertise. Climate change is the defining challenge of our time. The Security Council must show leadership and fulfil its responsibility as set forth in its mandate.”

    2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source

  2. “We therefore urge the Secretary-General to include climate-related security risks in his reports to the Council and for climate risks to be included as a consideration in all relevant mandates of United Nations peacekeeping and special political missions. We have to strengthen coordination and ensure a coherent and whole-of-United Nations response. The Climate Security Mechanism and the Informal Expert Group on Climate and Security will be important platforms in that regard. Norway strongly believes that climate risks must also be addressed in mediation and preventive diplomacy. The shared experience of climate change can be an entry point for building trust and dialogue across communities, as we have seen in Somalia and South Sudan.”

    2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source

  3. “The Security Council has expressed its concern that the adverse effects of climate change may constitute a risk to international peace and security. What is needed now is a more systematic approach by the Council. As a concrete step forward, the Council should adopt a thematic resolution on climate and security in order to guide its work. The intention is not for the Council to take on the tasks of other United Nations organs. It is a matter of conflict prevention. It is a matter of addressing climate risk and resilience as part of our common responsibility to maintain international peace and security.”

    2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source

  4. “In South Sudan, floods and droughts disrupt livelihoods and worsen food security, and livestock losses compound rivalries, which can trigger intercommunal conflicts, displacement and the growth of armed groups. Across the Sahel, climate change may increase the risk of clashes between herders and farmers over access to water and pastures. The impact of climate change often hits women and girls the hardest. According to UNICEF, 1 billion children live in extremely high-risk countries. That is nearly half of all the children in the world. And women are on the front lines addressing resource scarcity and mobilizing for climate action and peacebuilding. We must support their efforts and leadership to enhance sustainability, stability and climate resilience in communities.”

    2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source

  5. “Climate change, conflict, displacement and hunger exacerbate one other. Climate change is a threat multiplier. And that is the reason that climate and security are at the very core of the Security Council. The impacts of climate change vary from region to region. In Afghanistan, long-standing conflict has weakened community resilience and traditional natural resource management — eroding the capacity of Afghan society to deal with climate-related security risks. In Iraq, water scarcity worsened by climate change deepens grievances and conflict. It escalates the risk of violent conflict and provides entry points for armed groups to exploit.”

    2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source

  6. “Ms. Søreide (Norway): I would like to thank Ireland for placing climate and security on today’s agenda. And I greatly appreciate the briefings by the Secretary-General and Ms. Ilwad Elman. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued a very clear warning. We can expect further widespread and unprecedented changes to our climate. The impacts of that can already be seen in many of the situations on the agenda of the Security Council. More and more of our development aid is now channelled to climate financing and investment in renewable energy in developing countries, and we are tripling our support for adaptation and disaster risk reduction. The reason for that is that half of the 20 countries that are considered the most vulnerable to climate change are also affected by armed conflict.”

    2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source