Mitsotakis at the UN Summit: The rise in sea level threatens coastal economies and societies

“We cannot afford to ignore this threat,” the Prime Minister pointed out, from the step of his Session on the rise of the Marine Station. In his speech to the plenary of the UN Summit on the rise of the Marine Station, Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed: “The rising sea level threatens coastal economies and societies. 37% of the world’s population live within 100 km of the coast. We cannot afford to ignore this threat. For example, let us consider that the coast is where half, I repeat half of world tourism takes place.” “Many states will see their own extent flooded, while people’s lives will be put at risk,” the Greek Prime Minister pointed out, warning that “the abandonment of certain areas will become inevitable and if we take action”.