Building Coastal Resilience Through Early Warnings: Local Leadership in Action
Side Event at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference
Time
12:15-13:30 CEST
About
As extreme weather events intensify and sea levels rise, coastal communities remain on the frontlines of the climate crisis. The UN Secretary-General's Early Warnings for All initiative aims to ensure that every person is protected from hazardous weather, water, and climate events by 2027 - but achieving this vision requires stronger local action.
Our side event, co-hosted with UN Office for Partnerships and WMO during the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, will spotlight the critical role of mayors, local governments, and community leaders in building coastal resilience. It will explore how cities and municipalities are driving innovative early warning solutions to protect lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems from climate-related hazards.
Bringing together governments and UN agencies, as well as the private sector and civil society, the session will discuss pathways to strengthen early warning systems through localized leadership, policy innovation, public-private partnerships, and investment in climate adaptation.
Join us to learn how local action is shaping global progress toward the Early Warnings for All target and why empowering coastal communities is key to protecting our shared future.