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UK pledges £331 million to address climate-linked security risks
The four-year package will support food and water security, protect the Amazon and Congo Basin, and add £1 million for UN climate risk planning.
- On Wednesday, Britain pledged £331 million to the Global Environment Facility to address climate-driven instability, warning that environmental shocks are increasingly becoming a national security threat.
- Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband called on world leaders at New York Climate Week to integrate climate risks into defense strategies, emphasizing that nature loss is a defining challenge for national security.
- Most of the funding supports a four-year commitment protecting ecosystems including forests in the Amazon and Congo Basin, while the UK is providing £1 million to the Climate Security Mechanism.
- Climate shocks can destabilize global supply chains and financial markets; Miliband stated, "Countries need to pool information because a shock beginning in one country can rapidly travel through supply chains, financial markets, and migration patterns."
- Ahead of the November 9 COP31 summit in Antalya, Turkey, Climate Transition Minister Katie White highlighted military foresight, noting the military has viewed climate change as a "threat multiplier.
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UK announces £331m package to tackle climate security risks
The UK is investing £331 million to help vulnerable communities tackle the impacts of climate change and nature loss, amid warnings that environmental instability is becoming a growing national security threat. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced the funding package at the United Nations General Assembly, where he brought together foreign ministers from countries including Australia, Kenya and EU nations to strengthen international cooperati…
UK pledges £331 million to address climate-linked security risks
Britain said on Wednesday it would provide £331 million ($438.24 million) to help tackle climate change and biodiversity loss-driven instability, warning that environmental shocks are increasingly becoming a national security threat.
·London, United Kingdom
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