Sea level is rising faster than at any time before, the United Nations warns in a new report. Presented at the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, it calls sea-level rise one of the gravest threats to populations worldwide and reviews its social, economic and legal impacts and ways of responding.
Navid Hanif, head of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, said global resilience, finance and ambition must grow many times faster to keep pace with rising seas, and joint international action must be stepped up.
At a high-level meeting on the existential threat of sea-level rise during the 81st UN General Assembly on Thursday, 24 September, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman set out Bangladesh's risk. A rise of just 25 cm could permanently submerge about 4 percent of Bangladesh's land, he said.
By 2050, he said, rising seas will directly threaten the homes, livelihoods and dignity of at least 10 million people on the coast.
Source: Dinajpur TV
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