Pacific Islands Pass
U.N. Resolution on
Climate Change and Security
The General Assembly of the United Nations unanimously passed a resolution linking climate change to security, the first of its kind. In addition to urging the relevant organs of the U.N. to intensify their efforts to combat climate change, it also requests that the Secretary General release a report on the matter after consulting with member states and internaitonal organizations. | learn more
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- 3 june 2009
- Island Nations Pass U.N. General Assembly Resolution on Climate Change and Security
The General Assembly of the United Nations is expected to unanimously pass a resolution urging the relevant organs of the U.N. to intensify their efforts to address the security implications of climate change, including sea-level rise. | more - 9 december 2008
- Islands First and Green Drinks NYC host "Island to Island Holiday Party"
H.E. Mrs. Fekitamoueloa 'Utoikamanu, Ambassador for Tonga, addressed the full house of Manhattan Islanders about the emerging climate crisis faced by small island states. | more - → more updates
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Climate Displacement
- Climate Displacement
- Climate change threatens to displace millions of people from their homes. Most of those displaced will be from developing countries, though developed countries are by no means immune. Adaptation will be necessary for many islands just to compensate for warming that has already occurred, but at a certain point adaptation will become impossible unless it is accompanied by strong mitigation efforts. | more
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- 17 june 2009
- Maldives leads UN climate change debate
The Maldives led a UN Human Rights Council panel debate yesterday, calling on the international community to protect the rights of people in countries vulnerable to climate change... | more - 14 june 2009
- A choice on climate change
The report's starkest images demonstrate what the future might hold for small island states around the globe... | more - 3 june 2009
- Small islands win UN vote on climate change security
The non-binding resolution, passed by consensus by the General Assembly, may help put climate change on the agenda of the more powerful U.N. Security Council... | more - → more news