What if rising seas wipe countries off the map? | DW News

Rising seas are already swallowing homes and coastlines from Nigeria to the Pacific. Now, vulnerable nations have secured a new UN declaration aimed at protecting countries threatened by sea-level rise. But as some states face the prospect of losing territory altogether, a fundamental question is emerging: what happens when a country starts to disappear?

Chapter Breakdown:

00:00 UN adopts landmark sea-level rise declaration
00:22 Rising seas swallow homes in coastal Nigeria
01:55 Climate change and the threat of rising seas
02:58 What makes the UN declaration historic? | DW’s Tim Schauenberg
04:35 What rising seas mean for vulnerable nations
06:12 Pacific islands' plan for climate migration
08:05 Is the UN declaration strong enough?
09:19 Can countries survive without territory? | Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh
11:00 What happens to people when states vanish?
12:16 Climate justice and legal gaps
14:04 Why nations backed the declaration

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