what would your message be to those who are fighting this war um human you've linked war with the species which are destroyed so i think the first message we have to bring home is that there is no planet b we only have this this planet for which we have to fight and of course we have to preserve and save for future generations but i think if you look at uh a war in the middle east let's take the war of syria for example part of it is accounted to climate change and i think we're going to see increased urbanization and if you look at the content of africa which is going to provide over 1 billion in terms of youth employment employable people in 10 15 years time we find that it's a continent which is going to be increasingly urbanized and by 2050 i think 50 percent of the continent is going to be urbanized so the friction that this will create marriage and of course notwithstanding climate impact of course so we are in a scenario which doesn't build well for the future and we are in in in a scenario where we'll find food security issues energy security water especially water because i think it has been forecast i think the cia has put in the statement that the next war is going to be the war on water transboundary water uh fluctuating cycles you name it we have it all there and it's notwithstanding that climate change has also impacted one million species which are the verge of extinction again i bring back to the first to the previous statement i made that we are interconnected so all the species were destroying they are in a way ensuring our livelihoods now so what's a stake in the future when there is no planet b so that's the question as far as leaders we have to to actually embrace the conversation absolutely and i think that's a good note to end on i'm told we're out of time for this session but thank you very much for joining this conversation and we'd like to believe it's just the beginning thank you thank you once again to our dialogue partners and most of us understand climate change we acknowledge the risks of climate change we understand that this is something that needs to be funded it is warming the planet we understand the need for urgent climate solutions but the question still remains who is going to pay for this who will fund the transformation to a greener world and i think that is the biggest question that the world faces as it tries to solve this problem and we want to discuss this in our next session funding the solution the commerce of climate change please join me in welcoming our keynote speaker for this session aminat shana she's the minister of environment climate change and technology of the maldives and she's opening this session all the way from malay in the maldives [Music] the keynote speaker for this session is aminath ideal shauna minister of environment climate change and technology the maldives former policy secretary to the president of the maldives first of all thank you for having me here and a real pleasure to be with our friends from india as you're probably already aware the maldives is very climate vulnerable the highest point in our country is just about 1.5 meters above the sea and we are 1200 islands so the sea is just all around us sea level rises a threat to our existence which is why reducing global greenhouse gas emissions is a question of national security for us we have increased problems of coastal erosion now happening on most of our islands groundwater is contaminated on every island and our coral reefs are under stress from warming as an island nation our oceans are connected to every aspect of our lives our economy and our future we are only as resilient as our reefs depending on them for survival and livelihood the problem the maldives face is one of finance we need access to affordable finance so we can invest in solar energy projects the indian government is already providing concessional financing for the maldives to build water and sanitation systems in 34 islands one of the largest adaptation measures similarly india and indian renewable energy companies can play a big role we would like you to come to the maldives and help us to build our new and renewable energy infrastructure i take this opportunity to call upon our international community and partners to step up action not only in climate mitigation ambition but also in support for vulnerable states as true climate justice would only be achieved through effective solutions to address the devastating impacts of the climate crisis despite the gravity of our adaptation needs and the magnitude of the investments required to build resilience we also aim to demonstrate leadership in global mitigation ambition at a global scale our total contribution to global emissions is negligible it's just about 0.0035 percent yet we are determined to be a driver of the global solution at the moment the maldivian economy is largely run on imported diesel which is dirty expensive volatile in price and a huge drain on our nation's foreign currency reserves the maldives would like to rapidly deploy renewable energy primarily solar which is no surprise given our reputation as a sunshine holiday destination [Music] [Music] you
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