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Transitioning to Green Law Enforcement: COP28 Green Zone Panel Presents Best Practices for Responding to Climate Change and Green Policing
Various I2LEC initiatives were presented during the event, including the global research paper on law enforcement's response to climate change, an update on INTERPOL's joint operations seeking to tackle the scourge of environmental crime, the Global Environmental Crimes Heatmap and preparedness assessment, the UN Climate Observers Unit and a presentation on the role of technology in supporting law enforcement in combatting climate change.
Commenting on the success of the event, said:
"For too long, the challenges law enforcement experience in the face of a rapidly changing climate have been ignored. However, today has demonstrated that while there is a journey ahead of us, there is significant global momentum behind elevating law enforcement's role in the fallout of from climate change. I would like to thank our esteemed and valued partners at UNODC, ESRI, INTERPOL, ESRI, UNPOL and the United States Department of Homeland Security for their insightful contributions to this historic event. As we look ahead, we must continue to fight for, and support, law enforcement in their capacity as one of the first lines of defence on the frontlines of climate change".
Address the need for a multifaceted approach to building law enforcement capacity to deal with climate-related issues, said:
"It has been a honour to attend this historic event and COP and the work of I2LEC is evidently already having an impact on law enforcement and their awareness, preparedness and understanding of climate related issues. I commend our partners in this initiative on their hard work so far and look forward to seeing what we can continue achieve in the years to come".
The initiatives shared during the Green Zone event at COP form the I2LEC 2023-2025 plan, which will be led by the United Arab Emirates and UNODC, working with a wide range of additional partners and stakeholders.
I2LEC was launched in February 2023 on the sidelines of the World Government Summit in Dubai , where Lieutenant General H.H. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan , Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the UAE, and H.E. Ghada Waly, the Executive Director of the UNODC, reached a high-level agreement to launch a global initiative, aimed at awareness-raising, capacity-building and research with respect to crimes that affect the environment and climate change.
I2LEC weaves into the UAE's wider commitment to advance global cooperation on environmental causes. The UAE was the first country in the region to ratify the historic Paris Agreement, signed in 2015 during the COP21. 2023 is the "Year of Sustainability" in the UAE, to foster a global collaboration in seeking innovative solutions to climate-related challenges and hosting COP28 .
I2LEC will also benefit from the long-standing strategic partnership between the UAE and UNODC on supporting the global efforts against organized crime as well as from UNODC's vast expertise built through the Global Programme on Crimes that Affect the Environment.
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