The UN Security Council and Climate Change: Tracking the Agenda after the 2021 Veto
Publisher: Security Council Report
Date: 2022
Topics: Climate Change, Conflict Prevention, Gender, Humanitarian Assistance, Peace and Security Operations
On 13 December 2021, the Security Council voted on a draft resolution on the security implications of climate change, proposed by Ireland and Niger. The draft emphasised the need for “a comprehensive, whole of UN approach to address climate change and its effects”. It requested the Secretary-General to submit to the Council within two years a report “on the security implications of the adverse effects of climate change in relevant country or region-specific contexts on the Council’s agenda as well as recommendations on how climate-related security risks can be addressed”. And it encouraged relevant UN peacekeeping operations and special political missions to deploy dedicated capacity, as appropriate, on climate security.