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  1. “I should also like to add that the 23rd meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Indian Ocean Commission, which was held in Port Louis on 3 April 2007 under the chairmanship of Mauritius, also discussed the proposed United Nations environment organization. To conclude, I should like to add that we all have to do our fair share in the creation of a safer and cleaner environment for generations yet unborn.”

    2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663Resumption1 (2007) · source

  2. “However, it is imperative that there be broad participation among developed and developing countries emitting massive quantities of greenhouse gases, to push for innovation in the development and employment of low-carbon technologies, the continued and expanded use of market-based instruments and adaptation measures. While acknowledging the tremendous work done by the various international environmental organizations, we support the View that there is the need for a more coherent approach if we want to be effective in combating problems related to climate change. In that context, we welcome the outcome of the Paris Conference for Global Ecological Governance, which called for the creation of a United Nations environment organization.”

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  3. “The assistance of developed countries is again solicited in exploring and expanding the use of renewable energy, including biofuels, and in facilitating the transfer of clean and energy-efficient technology with a View to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, harnessing the potential of natural resources for energy production, reducing the high cost of importing fuel, ensuring energy security and developing a coherent sustainable energy policy. Small island developing States rely on global actions to combat the problems of climate change and sea-level rise. Developed countries, because of their capacity to act first, must take the lead in the fight against climate change.”

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  4. “Mauritius wishes to underscore the importance of the engagement of the international community in building partnerships in the development of technologies to address the environmental predicaments of our fragile ecosystems in an integrated manner, and in the transfer of clean technologies and the building of management capacities for vulnerability reduction and disaster management. Small island developing States depend almost entirely on imported fossil fuels for their energy requirements and economic development.”

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  5. “In that regard, we call upon the international community to set up a special SIDS fund to enable the development and implementation of adaptation measures, along the lines of the special Least Developed Countries Fund under the Global Environment Facility (GEF) umbrella. Furthermore, in order to enable better monitoring of climate variations associated with global warming and sea-level rise, there is also a need to set up regional climate observation systems to assist SIDS.”

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  6. “The unique features of island ecosystems, including fisheries, coral reefs and mangroves, also face increasing threats from climate change and natural disasters. These have huge implications for our economic sectors, such as tourism and agriculture, as well as for food security and nutrition. Saline intrusion and change in rainfall patterns are seriously affecting our freshwater resources and agriculture. Adaptation to environmental vulnerability and climate change is Vital for our countries in order to achieve the targets of the Millennium Development Goals and the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development. That will necessitate increased assistance at both the technical and the financial levels.”

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  7. “Following the conclusions of the fourth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released recently, and the Stern review on the economics of climate change, it is no longer possible today to doubt that global warming is accelerating and that human activity is contributing substantially to that acceleration. Consequences of that acceleration, as predicted in the reports, will have devastating effects. Small island developing States (SIDS), though contributing insignificantly to global greenhouse gas emissions, will be among those countries facing the full adverse impacts of climate change. SIDS and low-lying coastal countries are highly vulnerable to climate change as they face the risks of sea-level rise and severe coastal erosion.”

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  8. “It is deplorable that the actions taken so far have not been commensurate with the magnitude of the problem; the end result is that we are gradually gliding towards the danger zone - if we are not there already. The 2006 Human Development Report, published by the United Nations Development Programme, unequivocally states that climate change now poses what may be an unparalleled threat to human development. Sadly, the most severe consequences will be experienced by countries and people who bear little responsibility for the problem. Parts of sub-Saharan Africa are facing crop losses of up to 25 per cent from climate-change-induced weather patterns. Meanwhile, accelerated glacial melt and reduced rainfall threaten major food systems in South Asia.”

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  9. “Mauritius, like many other countries, views climate change as a very serious global problem that warrants a long-term global commitment and substantive actions. The Rio Conference on Environment and Development awakened us, in time, to the stark, or rather the dark, reality that awaits us if no concrete actions are taken to tackle the problem of global warming. Indeed, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change clearly states that the current high level of global emissions of greenhouse gases and the global nature of climate change call for urgent cooperation among countries in an effective way and an international response in accordance with the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities.”

    2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663Resumption1 (2007) · source