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Climate Change is a Human Security Problem
Slovenia, although a young donor, is well aware of its own responsibility within
the scope of joint efforts by the international community to guarantee world stability,
security and all-round progress.
The Resolution on International Development Cooperation of the Republic of
Slovenia until 2015, which is the key strategic document of Slovenia on international
development cooperation, defines key geographical priorities (the Western
Balkans Asia as the first geographical priority, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and
Central Asia as the second geographic priority, and Africa as the third) and thematic
priorities, whereby environment-protection deserves our utmost attention.
Climate change is a common concern for all humanity. Addressing climate
change requires coordinated global action, based on the principle of common,
but differentiated responsibility.
Within the context of a more general environmental aspect, coping with climate
change and its effects is becoming an integral part of global development efforts.
With the Sustainable Development Goals being taken into consideration in
a general deliberations on the post 2015 development agenda, climate change and
disaster-risk reduction are becoming indispensable elements of or future work.
On political level, main focus of our work under the UNFCCC by COP18/CMP8
in Doha is to ensure a proper legal continuation under the second commitment
period of the Kyoto protocol with its mechanisms and feasible mobilization of
innovative and other long term sources of financing climate change.
We must now ensure that the momentum of efficiently building the global
agreement is kept during the negotiations in Doha. We all share responsibilities
to ensure sustainable climate for the future (limiting global warming to below
2° C both developed and developing countries need to step up their commitments
to reduce emissions.)
Climate change and climate variability are becoming greater and more worrying
with each passing year. Impacts of pollution, urbanization, land use, land degradation
interact with changing climate. All the existing environmental problems
will be set into a different context and could aggravate due to climate change. Climate
change is not merely an environmental issue. It has implications on human
security (human health, food security, access to drinking water), economic and
social development as well as international security (conflict over scarce resources,
loss of territory and border conflicts, climate induced-migration).
Climate threats are invariably water-related. Rising sea level, increasing water
scarcity as well as more frequent floods and hurricanes are all attributable
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