Source · Select Committees · Scottish Affairs Committee
Recommendation 7
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Consider new defence responsibilities from climate change and uphold UNCLOS principles
Conclusion
The UK Government should consider how the effects of climate change might create new defence and security responsibilities in the future, in particular for naval policing and search and rescue. The UK should also seek to promote and uphold the principles of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) such as the right of innocent passage, and we believe that the MOD’s paper, The UK’s Defence Contribution in the High North, is right to make this a priority.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 18 October 2023. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗