200 coastal towns form a climate alliance: Together against sea levels!

200 coastal towns form a climate alliance: Together against sea levels!

Today, around 200 coastal towns around the world have founded a climate alliance under the auspices of the United Nations. The headquarters of the alliance is in Nice, France. This alliance aims to promote the exchange of experiences and jointly develop solutions to address the negative impacts of climate change. The threat of global warming is particularly alarming, as by 2050 more than a billion people could be living in regions that are less than ten meters above sea level In Franconia.

The alliance plans regular online conferences and annual summits. The first summit will take place in Morocco in 2024. Mayors from various cities who want to exchange their experiences and strategies for protecting the coast are also represented. Christian Estrosi, mayor of Nice and leader of the alliance, has highlighted the urgent need to relocate vulnerable populations. LaToya Cantrell, Mayor of New Orleans, also emphasized the importance of cooperation and exchange between member cities.

Planned measures and initiatives

The alliance will set up special working groups in which experts will analyze various problems in the affected coastal towns and develop solutions. In addition, increased exchange between these places and development banks is planned in order to acquire financial resources for adaptation measures.

A central concern of the alliance is to act as the voice of coastal cities in international climate negotiations. The geographically and politically diverse group includes, for example:

• New Orleans, USA: Fortschritte im Küstenschutz nach Hurrikan Katrina 2005.
• Venedig, Italien: Technologische Lösungen wie das MOSE-Projekt gegen Hochwasser.
• Malé, Malediven: Künstlich angehobene Inseln und nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung.
• Miami, USA: Milliardeninvestitionen in Pumpensysteme und erhobene Straßen.
• Kapstadt, Südafrika: Engagement für die Renaturierung von Dünen.
• Sydney, Australien: Förderung schwimmender Stadtteile und Seegraswiesen.
• Barcelona, Spanien: „Grüne Korridore“ entlang der Küste.
• Jakarta, Indonesien: Bau riesiger Deichsysteme geplant.
• Cancún, Mexiko: Investitionen in Korallenriff-Wiederherstellung.
• Reykjavík, Island: Nutzung von Geothermie zum Schutz von Küstenökosystemen.

Ahead of the second summit of the UN Ocean Conference, which begins in Nice and brings together representatives of 130 states, a declaration on the protection of the oceans and a list of voluntary commitments by the states are being prepared The press reported. These declared measures and the cooperation of coastal communities are essential to meet the challenges of climate change and to ensure a safe living environment along the coasts for future generations.