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1. “I wish to thank everyone, especially the briefers. I think this has proved a good forum and a successful debate, in which 82 representatives spoke, expressing their views. Some countries still do not understand how developing countries like ours feel. We live in fear that we will either disappear or be hit by a natural disaster that knocks our economies back 10 or 15 years. I hope that we will continue raising our voices loud and clear until they are heard. The meeting rose at 6.15 pm.”

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2. “As there remain 51 speakers on the list, I take this opportunity to remind representatives to limit their statements to three or, at a maximum, four minutes. I now give the floor to the representative of Japan.”

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3. “I also wish to inform all concerned that we will be carrying on this open debate through the lunch hour, as we have a long list of speakers. I now call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guatemala.”

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4. “The Dominican Republic proposes that all of the proposals discussed here be compiled into a report that is then given to the Secretary-General. We urge members to lend their support to concrete steps that will allow us to move towards consensus that would include that new dimension in our work, both to improve our understanding of today's conflicts and prevent those of the future. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. May I remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate their text in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber.”

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5. “By creating an institutional space for reflection on the link between climate change we would be contributing to the Council's knowledge and equipping it with the mechanisms it needs to ensure the relevance of its analyses of risks and causes, and therefore the effectiveness of its action to promote peace. It is of the utmost importance for the Council to have the necessary information for it to make strategic decisions, taking into account the impact of unusually fierce natural phenomena on the Sustainable Development Goals, and so that, ultimately, it can carry out that role and respond to the aspirations of millions of people, mostly youth, to live in a better world, in a sustainable, resilient and peaceful environment.”

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6. “DiCarlo was very eloquent in explaining how the consideration of instability and conflicts, which arise at the intersection between climate change and social, economic, demographic and political factors, fall within the purview of work of the Council. Mr. Kabat also showed us the effects on highly-populated areas and particularly vulnerable areas as a result of extreme climatic events, such as floods and droughts. As other members have already said, it is not appropriate, and it should not be our aim, to duplicate the work of other United Nations organs, but rather to explore ways by which they can complement each other, working within their own mandates.”

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7. “For that reason, we feel that it is particularly urgent for the Security Council to reach consensus on the best way to include climate-related effects in its work on security. We are facing an unconventional threat, which demands that the Council reflect further on its role in the prevention of conflicts. That is a reality that is already present on the ground, which we cannot ignore. Our work must be to adapt to that and update the Council's approach on security with a view to increasing its analytical skills in order to identify, and eventually prevent, causes of conflict. In that regard, Ms.”

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8. “Our countries are already experiencing a new reality, which includes increasingly severe natural disasters and risks that emerge more gradually, such as human displacement, food insecurity and recurring and unpredictable failures in critical infrastructure. We thank Mr. Steiner for his illustration of the enormous impact of natural disasters and the importance of improving institutional arrangements in order to better coordinate our prevention and response capability. The DominicanRepublic brings to the table thevoice of the countries that suffer more intensely the effects of natural disasters as a result of climate change, due to both their geographic location and their institutional and/or economic vulnerabilities.”

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9. “We must equip the Security Council with the tools necessary to systematically assess the relationship between the effects of the climate change and conventional risks, in particular in vulnerable areas. In that regard, there are already several ideas on the table to which we must pay attention in order to make the most appropriate decisions. The time has come for us to take those steps, and we hope that today's debate will be a positive contribution in that direction. The nexus between the adverse effects of change climate change and security is perhaps more obvious from the perspective of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and countries suffering from extreme vulnerability, including those of the Central American isthmus.”

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10. “All evidence available suggests that the effects of climate change will be felt more strongly at the global level in the coming years. The report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states that, if the current trend continues, by 2030 global warming will lead to greater risks to health, human life, food security, water supply and economic growth. That trend therefore implies the need to prevent such negative effects from becoming root causes of conflict. We therefore believe that it is vital to pay attention to the link between environmental degradation and security and to create mechanisms to address that nexus within the framework of the body responsible for ensuring international peace and security.”

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11. “Such focus goes hand in hand with an increasing awareness of the urgent challenges posed by environmental degradation and its negative consequences. We all know that climate change is the greatest global challenge facing humankind and that it requires collective action in order to address all its dimensions. With regard to the link between the environment and security, the Security Council has already set precedents by accepting that environmental change and degradation are risk factors in several conflict-prone areas and that the negative effects of climate change can contribute to destabilization. In the specific instances of Lake Chad and the Sahel, the Council has made it clear that certain effects of climate change are linked to other factors that exacerbate the situation.”

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12. “The agreements reached during twenty-fourth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, held in Katowice, on the guidelines for implementing the Paris Agreement on Climate Change are a key step in that direction. Meanwhile, for more than a decade now, the nexus between climate change and security has been addressed sporadically in the Security Council. It is no coincidence that there is renewed interest in the issue, sparked by the debate organized by Sweden in 2018 (see S/PV.8307), the debate we are presiding over today and the plans announced by other members, such as Germany and Belgium, during their time as non-permanent members of the Security Council.”

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13. “The increase in recent years in the frequency and intensity of extreme natural disasters in the Caribbean raised the alarm in our country and our region. A failure to recognize and address that vulnerability in a timely manner will have serious consequences for our nations, as well as for those of other regions also affected. At the outset, I would like to emphasize that the attention we give to the link between the environment and security is, from our point of view, consistent with efforts that we make, together with other members of the international community, to build an institutional architecture that responds to the multiple challenges posed by environmental degradation. The United Nations and its subsidiary bodies have made significant progress in considering the issue from the perspective of its impact on development.”

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14. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic. It is an honour to preside over today's open debate on natural disasters and environmental degradation and their effects on development and international peace and security. I would like to thank all participants in today's debate for their considerable interest in the topic. I would like to warmly welcome and commend my colleagues - Ministers for Foreign Affairs - who are here today. I would also like to thank all of the briefers - Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Mr. Achim Steiner, Mr. Pavel Kabat and Ms. Lindsay Getschel, for their various presentations today Considering the link between the effects of climate change and security is a very high priority for the Dominican Republic.”

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15. “I thank Ms. Getschel for her briefing. I shall now give the floor to the members of the Council. I call on the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kuwait.”

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16. “I wish to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/2019/l, which contains a letter dated 2 January 2019 from the Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept note on the item under consideration. I now give the floor to Ms. DiCarlo,”

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17. “Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations; and Mr. Robert Mardini, Permanent Observer of the International Committee of the Red Cross to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting. I propose that the Council invite the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of the Holy See to the United Nations to participate in this meeting, in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard. It is so decided. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”

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18. “In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs; Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme; Mr. Pavel Kabat, Chief Scientist of the World Meteorological Organization; and Ms. Lindsay Getschel, Research Assistant at the Environmental Security Program of the Stimson Center. Mr. Steiner is joining today's meeting via video tele-conference from Davos, Switzerland. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules ofprocedure, I also invite Mr. Antonio Parenti, Minister Counsellor of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations; Her Excellency Ms.”

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19. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, India, Iraq, Ireland, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Mexico, the Federated States of Micronesia, Morocco, Nauru, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Qatar, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Somalia, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, the Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam to participate in this meeting.”

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