Ms Wallström called on the international community to understand the security threats associated with climate change. “Floods and droughts force people to flee, they affect food security and livelihoods. We must develop our tools” she said.

Ms Kirsi Madi, UNISDR Director, emphasized the importance of preventative diplomacy in addressing climate security risks. She said “At the heart of this effort is a focus on better analysis of risk and doing more to address root causes – boosting preventative diplomacy to ensure a risk informed approach from the outset.”

Ms Madi gave the Platform on Disaster Displacement as a good example of a toolbox to support the protection of displaced people across borders in the context of disasters and climate change.

Clear points for further action emerged which the EU, international and regional actors will take forward. Many participants called for enhanced multilateral coordination that strengthens preventative diplomacy to address the root causes, improving reporting and early warning systems, and promoting the role of women as agents of social, economic and political change.

The event last Friday concluded European Climate Diplomacy week which saw a series of ministerial meetings and events to strengthen the implementation of the Paris Agreement, Sustainable Development Goals and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Date:

25 Jun 2018

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe (UNISDR EUR)

Themes:

Advocacy & Media

Hazards:

Cyclone

Regions:

Europe