Sea’Ties: At the Frontline of Coastal Adaptation

Sea-level rise projections conceal many uncertainties, including time scales or regional variations. Yet, up to a billion people could be living in coastal cities at risk from sea-level rise and its impacts (e.g., salinization, flooding, erosion) by 2050. This side event will address the pillars of sustainable coastal adaptation for cities: knowledge, solutions, equity, and finance. Experts will share good practices from regional perspectives, as well as challenges and ways forward.

• Théophile Bongarts-Lebbe, Head of the Sea’Ties Project, OCP
• Loreley Picourt, Executive Director, OCP
• Bruno Nabagne Kone, Minister of Housing, Building, and Urban Development, Côte d’Ivoire
• Célestine Ketcha Courtès, Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Cameroon
• Joanna Post, Director of GOOS, IOC-UNESCO
• Karim Selouane, CEO, Resalliance
• Mona Ainuu, Minister of Natural Resources, Niue
• Joao Paulo Kleinubing, President-Director, Banco Regional de Desenvolvimento do Extremo Sul