The Paper's reporter Nan Boyi
On October 30, local time, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that by 2050, rising sea levels could put more than 800 million people in coastal cities around the world at direct risk.
According to the United Nations News reported on October 31, United Nations Secretary-General Guterres warned on the 30th that by 2050, sea level rise may put more than 800 million people in coastal cities around the world at direct risk.
Cities around the world are increasingly suffering from climate-related disasters such as floods, droughts, rising sea levels, heat waves, landslides and storms. At least 130 port cities with more than 1 million residents are expected to be affected by coastal flooding, while more than 1 billion people living in urban informal settlements are particularly at risk.
Guterres argues that half of all climate funding should be earmarked for building resilience to climate change.
According to Xinhua News Agency, Guterres called on countries to take more action to deal with climate change during the G20 summit in Rome on October 29. He said there was a very dangerous mistrust among countries and hoped that the summit would help solve the relevant problems. Guterres also urged G20 members to provide more assistance to poor countries.
Source: The Paper