(PLO) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of the “danger of the death penalty” for some countries as sea levels rise.
On February 14, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of the “danger of the death penalty” for some countries as sea levels rise, according to news agency. AP.
Specifically, in his address before the first meeting of the United Nations Security Council on sea level rise, Guterres warned that global sea levels have risen faster since 1900 and will still rise significantly soon. even if global warming is kept at 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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People at a wetland in Timbulsloko, Central Java (Indonesia). Photo: AP |
According to Mr. Guterres, the average global sea level will increase by regarding 2 to 3 meters in the next 2,000 years if global warming is kept at 1.5 degrees Celsius. The UN chief emphasized that sea level rise might doubles if the temperature increases by 2 degrees Celsius and can increase exponentially as the temperature increases further.
Mr. Guterres warned that global warming might become a “death sentence” for vulnerable countries and many small island nations. The incessant rise of sea levels puts many countries such as Bangladesh, China, India, the Netherlands at risk and seriously endangers nearly 900 million people living in low-lying coastal areas.
Megacities on every continent will face severe effects, including Cairo, Lagos, Maputo, Bangkok, Dhaka, Jakarta, Mumbai, Shanghai, Copenhagen, London, Los Angeles, he added. , New York, Buenos Aires and Santiago”.
Speaking of the consequences of sea level rise, Mr. Guterres warned that low-lying communities and entire countries might disappear, the world would see a mass exodus of entire populations, the Competition will become fiercer than ever as fresh water, land and other resources run out.
At the meeting, UN General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said: “According to the World Climate Research Program, at current rates, sea levels will be 1 m – 1.6 m higher by 2100.” .
“In the Nile and Mekong Deltas – two of the world’s richest agricultural regions, ten to twenty percent of the arable land will be submerged under the waves,” he warned.
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