World leaders approved the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise
World leaders adopted the landmark legally non binding UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise at a high-level General Assembly meeting on 24th September 2026. Background: 770 million people live in coastal areas affected by sea level rise. Just a half-metre rise in sea levels by the end of the century could force between 150 million and 300 million people from their homes. Island States face the possibility of substantial losses of land territory and even complete submergence, which could render them uninhabitable. By 2100, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization estimates that seas will have risen by at least 0.5 metres, while the most pessimistic predictions estimate a full two metres increase. For small low-lying nations in the Pacific Ocean like Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Marshall Islands, which lie only around two metres above the sea, this growing reality poses a very tangible threat. Core Pillars of Declaration: 1. Knowledge, data and science Insist...