Advancing United Nations Responses to Climate-Related Security Risks

Sep 30, 2019 | Karolina Eklöw, Camilla Born, and Malin Mobjörk
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The security implications of climate change have increasingly been debated in the United Nations Security Council. Yet, there is a growing concern by many UN member states about the lack of adequate responses to the risks that climate change poses to peace and security. In recent years, some modest but notable changes at the UN have taken place, of which the creation of the Climate Security Mechanism is the primary example.