The UN Security Council and Climate ChangeDead trees form an eerie tableau on the shores of Maubara

In that resolu- in the April 2016 resolution adopted concurrently with the General tion, the General Assembly recognises the different responsibilities Assembly on the UN peacebuilding architecture, the Security Coun- of UN organs, maintaining that the Security Council is primarily cil affirmed that one of the roles of the Peacebuilding Commission responsible for peace and security and that the Ge. [...] The linkages among climate change, security a usurper of the authority of other UN organs, they believe that the and peacebuilding were raised in the 2011 open debate, and have different parts of the UN system, including the Security Council, become more prominent in the open debates on climate and security need to work together to confront the security challenges of climate since 2019. [...] Vincent and the Grenadines, the UK, the linkages between climate change and security and to integrate and the US—belong to the Group. [...] The Group on climate-related security risks in order to improve the understand- has repeatedly called for the appointment of a Special Representa- ing of the adverse effects of climate change on peace and security and tive of the Secretary-General to coordinate the UN’s response to help strengthen the Council’s efforts to mainstream the climate and climate-related security risks. [...] China and Russia emphasised that the group had no formal The importance of enhancing efforts to mitigate the emission of standing as a subsidiary body of the Council, noting its informal greenhouse gases and adapt to the consequences of climate change nature and the fact that its formation did not have the support of all is another key message of the Group of Friends.