(Part 1) High-level Plenary Meeting to Address the Existential Threats Posed by Sea-level Rise - General Assembly, 81st session

The General Assembly in its decision 78/558 of 1 August 2024 decided to hold a one-day high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly, no later than the last day of the general debate of its eighty-first session, to further consider sea level rise.

Participants will work towards developing comprehensive solutions and actionable commitments to combat sea level rise, ensuring a resilient and sustainable future including for small island developing states and low-lying coastal areas.

The meeting aims to strengthen international cooperation and collective action to address sea level rise, including by supporting developing countries, particularly those most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, as well as coastal communities, in building resilience and adapting to its consequences. The meeting will result, without setting a precedent for similar meetings, in a concise, action-oriented and intergovernmentally negotiated declaration agreed by consensus.

The President of the General Assembly appointed H.E. Mr. James Martin Larsen, Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations, and H.E. Ms. Tania Serafim Yvonne Romualdo, Permanent Representative of Cabo Verde to the United Nations, as co-facilitators to conduct the intergovernmental negotiations on the declaration.