United We Stand: Reforming the UN to Reduce Climate Risk
Publisher: E3G
Author(s): Camilla Born and Nick Mabey
Date: 2016
Topics: Climate Change, Governance, Humanitarian Assistance, Public Health
Countries: United Kingdom
Since 1945, the risks to international peace and security have also transformed. Today, our international systems are faced with interconnected and increasingly prolonged periods of challenge and volatility. And climate risk is threatening the United Nation’s very mission to maintain peace, rights and security.
Peacebuilding efforts are unravelling where communities compete for access to climate stressed food and water supply. People are migrating from resource depressed climates in search of stability and challenging the UN’s ability to deliver humanitarian aid at scale. And amidst multiple crises, the capacity to prioritise fundamental pillars of UN governance such as human rights and international law is thinly spread.