The United Nations: Climate change is “annoying factors” for instability, conflict and terrorism, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Thursday.
The head of the United Nations said the area most vulnerable to climate change “also suffered insecure, poverty, weak government and specter of terrorism.” Guterres said at the UN Security Council meeting regarding the relationship between climate change, conflict and terrorism that when climate disorders hampered the ability of government institutions to provide public services, “it encouraged complaints and distrust against the authorities.” And when the effects of climate change causes people to lose livelihoods, “promises of protection, income and justice behind which terrorists sometimes hide their ceasefire design becomes more interesting,” he said.
In the Lake Chad African area, said Guterres, Boko Haram’s extremist group has been able to get new recruitment, “especially from local communities who are disappointed with the lack of economic opportunities and access to essential resources.” “In Mali Mali, terrorist groups have exploited developing tensions between herders and farmers to recruit new members of the Pastoralis community, who often feel excluded and distigmatized,” said Secretary General.
In Iraq and Syria, the extremists of the Islamic State have “exploited water shortages and take control of water infrastructure to impose their will in society” he said, while in the production of Somali charcoal has become a source of income for the Al-Shabab extremist group.
Guterres said that “the climate impact affects conflict and exacerbating fragility,” adding that the maintenance of the UN peace or political mission is in eight of the 15 countries that are most exposed to climate risk.
He did not mention the name of the country.
The head of the United Nations urged collective action to overcome the root causes of insecurity, emphasizing that “conflict and terrorism did not occur in a vacuum.” He urged an increase in investment to help developing countries adapt to the effects of climate change, say developed countries must keep their promises to provide at least $ 100 billion a year to develop developing countries.
He said these costs are expected to reach $ 300 billion per year in 2030.
President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum, whose country holds the Presidency of the Security Council this month and leads the meeting, where his countries are, the key.
The challenge is against terrorists who “full of hatred actions every day shake the foundation of democratic countries.” “Among these challenges, we also have climate change which by reducing access to resources that increase poverty and all the specters who go with it,” he said.
Bazoum stated that the expectation of the Security Council would adopt the resolution that Niger and Irish sponsored together.
This will recognize the relationship between ensuring peace and international security, which is the mandate of the council, and the war against terrorism and the impact of climate change.
He said Sahel and Lake Chad Basin described the interaction between the effects of climate change and peace and security.
“The consequence of this phenomenon and we still do not know how extent it has led to the disintegration of social fabrics and the welfare of the population being forced into uncontrolled competition for access to resources” which became rare, said Bazoumb.
The results are often inter-community conflicts and increased migration, and “even more worrying, this situation has contributed to feeding large-scale violent and crime extremism, leading some young people to join criminal and terrorist networks that previously enjoyed the wealth and biodiversity.
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“The Irish Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason said the Security Council had a responsibility” to break the ferocious cycle and this taperangan.
” He urged the support for what he called “critical resolution,” said: “This council must recognize and accept his role in the war against climate change.” “We need to integrate climate-related security risks on conflict resolution, prevention and mediation efforts,” Byrne Nason said.
“Doing that will help maintain peace and international security.
Failure to do it is not consumed.” But the Russian Ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, whose country has the power of Veto on the Board, said: “For us, the relationship between terrorism and climate change is unclear.” He said the potential of work on this issue must be carried out in other UN agencies such as the General Assembly, Economic and Social Council or the UN framework convention on climate change.
He said the Security Council had to focus on “overcoming the potential for conflict and the future.”
UN Head: Climate change deteriorates conflict and terrorism
