The coalition will continue to grow, in the objective of being fully structured at the UN Ocean Conference co-hosted by France and Costa Rica in Nice in June 2025.
Sea levels are rising as a direct consequence of climate change. This phenomenon is half due to ocean warming, but the other half is directly due to melting ice. As stated during the One Planet - Polar Summit, scientists fear that the irreversible effects of the collapse of the cryosphere could lead to much higher sea levels.
By 2050, already over a billion people will face increased risks due to rising sea levels.
During the One Ocean Summit organized in Brest in 2022, more than 40 coastal cities came together to address this threat within the Sea Ties programme, coordinated by the Ocean & Climate Platform.
A year later, at the One Planet - Polar Summit organized in Paris, the President of the French Republic announced a new step: the Ocean Rise and Resilience coalition.
Recognized by 36 countries and international organizations of the framework of the Paris Call for Glaciers and Poles , the Ocean Rise and Resilience coalition aims at bringing together cities, coastal regions and small Island Developing States, communities sheltering most of the Earth’s population directly affected by rising sea levels by 2100. The objective is to increase knowledge sharing and cooperation among collectivities, as well as fundraising, to address commonly the issue of sea-level rise and adaptation to its effects.
The coalition will continue to grow, in the objective of being fully structured at the UN Ocean Conference co-hosted by France and Costa Rica in Nice in June 2025.
Recognized by 36 countries and international organizations of the framework of the Paris Call for Glaciers and Poles, the Ocean Rise and Resilience coalition aims at bringing together cities, coastal regions and small Island Developing States, communities sheltering most of the Earth’s population directly affected by rising sea levels by 2100. The objective is to increase knowledge sharing and cooperation among towns, as well as fundraising, to address commonly the issue of sea-level rise and adaptation to its effects.