World leaders approve UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise in New York
World leaders approved the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise by consensus at a high-level meeting in New York on Thursday. The declaration was adopted as UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that encroaching waters are already threatening coastal communities worldwide, with small island developing States described as facing an existential threat. At the opening of the meeting, Guterres said global sea levels rose by almost six millimetres in 2024, which he described as the largest annual increase ever recorded. He said the impact is already being felt in millions of shattered lives, uprooted communities and stolen futures, and warned that... [Continue Reading]
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