New York (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phucon September 23 proposed that the UN should establish a comprehensive databasesystem on multi-dimensional impacts of sea-level rise in support of globalresponse policy formulation.

The Vietnamese leader made the proposal while addressing a high-level open debate of the UNSC on climate security.

He said the devastating impacts of climate changeremain evident in every continent. The consequences may well erupt intogeopolitical tension and instability, damaging peace, security, development andprosperity of states and nations.

Against such backdrop, the President proposed threesolutions, saying the UNSC and the UN at large should act vigorously.

First, the UNSC must uphold its leading role inestablishing mechanisms for assessment, forecast and warning of climatesecurity risks at the early stage and while they are still distant, Phuc said.

Second, he continued, the people's interest,especially that of vulnerable groups, needs to take centre stage in order toharmoniously address the inseparable relationship between security, developmentand humanitarian activities.

Third, it is necessary to continue to safeguard thesovereignty, key role and resilience of nations in climate change mitigationand adaptation efforts.

“We also need to step up international cooperation tosupplement and coordinate resources to effectively realise the 2030 SDGs, theParis Agreement, and other key international treaties,” he added.

Phuc affirmed that Vietnam is determined and stronglycommitted to take climate action, and develop a green, sustainable andlow-carbon economy as pledged at the COP 21.

Vietnam supports all efforts to respond toclimate-related challenges at the UNSC, at multilateral forums, and at othercooperation arrangements at the bilateral and regional levels, he said.

Phuc and other delegates shared their deep concernover the adverse impacts of climate change on international peace and security,saying the international community needs to take stronger actions to handle theissue.  

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said developedcountries must uphold their promise to deliver – before COP26 – 100 billion USDin climate finance annually to the developing world.

Climate adaptation andpeacebuilding can and should reinforce each other, he said./.