A service of the International Council of Environmental Law -toward sustainable development - (ICEL)

A service of the International Council of Environmental Law - toward sustainable development - (ICEL)



Thursday, July 21, 2011

UN Security Council: Impact of Climate Change


In a debate on 20 July, the UN Security Council considered the impact of climate change under the item entitled "Maintenance of international peace and security." Thereafter, President of the Security Council Ambassador Peter Wittig issued a Statement expressing the Council's "concern that possible adverse effects of climate change may, in the long run, aggravate certain existing threats to international peace and security."

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