Philippines’ Initiative on Climate Change and Food Security Highlighted at UN Security Council Meeting
Philippine Ambassador and Permanent Representative Antonio M. Lagdameo delivers a statement at the UN Security Council open debate on Climate Change and Food Insecurity at the UN Headquarters in New York on 13 February 2024. (Photo credit: UN WebTv)
NEW YORK 19 February 2024— Philippine Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Antonio M. Lagdameo emphasized that climate resilience and food security remain as key development priorities of the Philippines during the UN Security Council open debate on Climate Change and Food Insecurity at the UN Headquarters in New York on 13 February 2024.
He also added that the Philippines has adopted the National Climate Change Action Plan which prioritizes food security, water sufficiency, ecological and environmental stability, among others, as the country’s strategic direction to 2028.
“The Philippines is a living testament to the harsh realities of climate change. We have faced and continue to face the wrath of devastating typhoons, rising sea levels, and the perilous threats posed to our biodiversity and ecosystems, agriculture, food security and livelihoods. These realities compel us to take bold and decisive actions, rooted in equity and our firm commitment to global rules-based order and multilateralism,” Ambassador Lagdameo remarked.
Ambassador Lagdameo also emphasized that “it is critically important that agreements and commitments made within the context of the UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement are complied with; and climate justice ensured. The principle of equity, common but differentiated responsibilities needs to be upheld; while ensuring urgent and responsive means of implementation to developing countries, in terms of capacity building, tech transfer and financing.”
As a signature event of Guyana’s presidency for the month of February 2024, Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali chaired the meeting, with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary Simon Stiell, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Beth Bechdol, and Director of Global Initiatives and Head of Peace, Climate, and Sustainable Development of the International Peace Institute (IPI) Jimena Leiva Roesch.
The meeting aimed to promote enhanced understanding, more coordinated responses, and proactive approaches to addressing the linkages between food insecurity and climate change in a peace and security context. END
UN Security Council open debate on Climate Change and Food Insecurity at the UN Headquarters in New York on 13 February 2024. (Photo credit: UN WebTv)
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