Kuwait backs UN efforts to curb climate change — Envoy – – 15/06/2023 – Kuwait News Agency

Kuwait backs UN efforts to curb climate change — Envoy – – 15/06/2023 – Kuwait News Agency

NEW YORK, June 14 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait reaffirmed support to the UN-led efforts to address the climate crisis which has "a clear and direct adverse impact on international peace and security." In his address to the UN Security Council Open Debate on Climate and Security, Counsellor Faisal Al-Enezi, Kuwait's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, highlighted the linkage between regional stability and climate.



"Since the beginning of the 1970s, the world has witnessed more than 11,000 climate crises, mostly in countries that are underdeveloped economically or infrastructure-wise. "This has claimed the lives of millions, injured tens of millions and displaced countless," he recalled.



Noting the direct and indirect impact of climate change on small island developing States, he said that their economic development slows down and they sustain major development losses. "Climate events have impeded the development of countries around the world, including unprecedented cyclones in South-East Asia and South-East Africa.



"In recent history, Europe has experienced destructive floods and drought has affected the livelihood of people in the Horn of Africa," Counsellor El-Enezi pointed out.



Stressing the need to ensure adaptation to help countries