“Storm Chief.” Photograph by: ©© Jennifer Daylight
Excerpts; by Ambassador Marlene Moses, Nauru’s Permanent Representative to the UN
“On Wednesday, the United Nations Security Council concluded its open debate with a Presidential Statement that formally recognized the link between climate change and the maintenance of international peace and security…
Read Full Article, Huffington Post
UN Original Statement, July 20th 2010
The Security Council this afternoon expressed concern that the possible adverse effects of climate change could, in the long-run, aggravate certain existing threats to international peace and security and that the loss of territory in some States due to sea-level rise, particularly in small low-lying island States, could have possible security implications. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who opened the Council debate, pointed to the devastating impact of extreme weather and rising seas on lives, infrastructure and budgets — an “unholy brew” that could create dangerous security vacuums. “We must make no mistake,” he said. “The facts are clear: climate change is real and accelerating in a dangerous manner,” he said, declaring that it “not only exacerbates threats to international peace and security; it is a threat to international peace and security”.
UN says climate change threatens world security, AFP
U.N. Deadlock on Addressing Climate Shift, The New York Times
