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Velo

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  1. “Water, which has nurtured life and the human family, fostered civilizations and inspired many a creative mind, can also motivate our actions and be an instrument of peace.”

    2017-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7959 (2017) · source

  2. “In conclusion, resolution 2349 (2017), on the Lake Chad basin region, recognized the adverse effects of climate change and ecological changes among other factors on the stability of the region, including through water scarcity, and emphasized the need for adequate risk assessment and risk-management strategies by Governments and the United Nations relating to those factors. We supported and co-sponsored the resolution because we believe in international cooperation, institution-building and partnerships. Benchmarks in that regard will allow us to achieve not only international water-related development goals, such as those set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, but also to tackle the root causes of conflict and avoid international confrontation. Italy remains steadfast in these efforts for prevention and peacebuilding.”

    2017-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7959 (2017) · source

  3. “At the national level, Italy recently implemented a new strategy for basin management with the aim of promoting an integrated approach to water management and soil conservation. Through shared governance, public and private stakeholders join efforts in improving the maintenance of our river basins, fostering local development to create economic opportunity and mitigating hydrological risks. Such a cooperative approach, in a shared legal framework, is key to preventing water-related disputes. Moreover, Italy increased its development aid in 201. We will double that increase in 2017, and triple it in 2018. We want to ensure that those resources are directed towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and that they have an impact on capacity-building, including in the sustainable use of natural resources.”

    2017-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7959 (2017) · source

  4. “Thirdly, I would like to underscore my country's engagement in addressing water challenges at both the multilateral and bilateral levels. As a member and host country of the Food and Agriculture Organization, Italy has actively participated in the establishment of the Global Framework on Water Scarcity, whose goal is to mobilize under a single integrated framework all actors dealing with water scarcity in its social, environmental and economic dimensions, with a focus on agriculture and taking into special account the effects of climate change. Furthermore, within the Global Framework, last April we adopted the Rome Statement on Water Scarcity in Agriculture, which, inter alia, underscores the importance of water governance and promoting integrated approaches to watersheds.”

    2017-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7959 (2017) · source

  5. “As a party to both of those instruments, Italy strongly encourages their ratification and full implementation by Member States, as they represent a fundamental platform for the further development of regional frameworks and conventions on water cooperation. The International Fresh Water Treaties Database lists over 400 water agreements: they are the most effective benefits-shared alternative to confrontation. Secondly, Europe has long-standing experience in this field. The Central Commission for the Navigation on the Rhine and the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River are two of the first examples of water-related multilateral frameworks in history. Building on that experience, the European Union has always been committed to promoting water cooperation in other regions of the world.”

    2017-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7959 (2017) · source

  6. “First, a global multilateral framework for promoting water cooperation and ensuring the protection and preservation of international watercourses is fundamental, and we have the tools to achieve it. The 1997 Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses enshrines prevention at its very core. Also, allow me to recall that the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes - the first water convention finalized by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe - was opened last year to all States Members of the United Nations, thereby becoming another effective tool for transboundary water cooperation worldwide.”

    2017-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7959 (2017) · source

  7. “I would like to highlight that, in tackling climate change and implementing the 2030 Agenda in a timely manner, the Paris Agreement remains a cornerstone in cooperation among countries. At the same time, transboundary water cooperation is a powerful tool for the long-term prevention of conflicts. We consider today's briefing especially timely because it is taking place in the light of the renewed focus by the Secretary- General on preventive diplomacy, which Italy fully supports, and ofthe crucial impact ofwater issues on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustaining Peace Agenda where the nexus between peace, security, development and human rights is clearly established. In that respect, I would like to develop three main points.”

    2017-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7959 (2017) · source

  8. “Ms. Velo (Italy) (spoke in Spanish): I would like to thank the presidency of the Plurinational State of Bolivia for having convened today's briefing, which will contribute in increasing the attention paid to the links between natural resources, climate and security. (spoke in English) I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. As highlighted on the occasion of the first debate in the Security Council on water, peace and security last November (see S/PV.7818), water scarcity, together with other megatrends, such as population growth, rapid and chaotic urbanization and food insecurity, can be an instability multiplier and a driver of migration and conflict. The Secretary-General has reminded us of this fact today, as he did last week in his speech on climate action at the Stern School.”

    2017-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7959 (2017) · source