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to global warming. Improved management (including transboundary) of water
resources is imperative for alleviating the risk of climate change.
Some estimations indicate, that already today there are more than 4 billion
people threatened due to the high political instability caused inter alia by climate
change. Moreover, the magnitude and frequency of natural disasters and the extent
of the slow-onset disasters is likely going to form an important migration
pattern in the near future.
As climate change is a global and extremely interdisciplinary problem, it is necessary
to share the knowledge among scientists and experts in different natural and
social sciences, among different global, regional and national institutions, dealing
with environment and society and among relevant UN bodies, as well as efficiently
disseminate the information from scientists and experts to decision makers and
public.
There is generally accepted and shared opinion about strong interrelation between
climate and security. Africa is most affected continent by climate change
and many conflicts there, namely in Darfur and West Africa, are connected with
lack of natural resources. Slovenia provides the majority of its development aid,
especially for Africa, through EU instruments, in particular through Community
budget and EDF.
Slovenia is fully committed to contribute in development aid to activities related
to coping with climate change, in particular to water and sanitation management.
Apart from already mentioned assistance through EU, Slovenia‘s bilateral
aid to Africa is predominantly applied in close cooperation with the NGO’s.
It was in this context that the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs supported
the development education project of Slovenian Karitas / Caritas Slovenia (in cooperation
with Caritas Slovakia): “Towards the climate justice in developing countries
with an emphasis on Sub-Saharan Africa”. The Ministry welcomes the implementation
of projects jointly with Caritas organizations from different countries,
as such cooperation facilitates the implementation of larger and more prominent
projects. As a result, the efficiency is better, in terms of both funds and providers.
M. Sc. Stanislav Vidovič
Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia in Bratislava
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