A/RES/74/19 Oceans and the law of the sea that may cause substantial pollution of or significant and harmful changes to the marine environment, and also encourages the communication of the reports of the results of such assessments to the competent international organizations in accordance with the Convention; 200. Notes with concern the impacts of climate change on the oceans and the cryosphere, to which low-lying islands, in particular small island developing States, coasts and coastal communities are particularly exposed; 201. Also notes with concern the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its special report entitled The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, as well as the summary for policymakers, which was accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel at its fifty-first session on 23 September 2019; 202. Recognizes the importance of improving understanding of the impact of climate change on oceans and seas, and recalls that, in “The future we want”, States noted that sea level rise and coastal erosion are serious threats for many coastal regions and islands, particularly in developing countries, and in this regard called upon the international community to enhance its efforts to address these challenges; 203. Takes note of the findings of reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, including its Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, that increasing warming amplifies the exposure of small islands, low-lying coastal areas and deltas to the risks associated with sea level rise; 204. Also takes note of the decision by the International Law Commission at its seventy-first session to include the topic “Sea-level rise in relation to international law” in its programme of work; 88 205. Notes the eighteenth meeting of the Informal Consultative Process in 2017, which focused on the theme “The effects of climate change on oceans”, during which delegations discussed, inter alia, the environmental, social a nd economic impacts on all States, in particular developing States, of the effects of climate change on the oceans, as well as the urgent need to address such effects and impacts, the need for international cooperation and coordination, including concerted and immediate action to combat the effects of climate change on the oceans, as well as the need for continued coordinated international focus in recognition that, owing to the interconnected nature of the oceans, ensuing impacts cannot be overcome by any single State and, in particular, in view of the grave implications for countries with low-lying coasts, some of whose very existence is under threat; 89 206. Welcomes the Paris Agreement 90 and its early entry into force on 4 November 2016, encourages all its parties to fully implement the Agreement and parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 91 that have not yet done so to deposit their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, as appropriate, as soon as possible, and recognizes the importance of raising awareness of the adverse impact of climate change on the marine environment, marine biodiversity and sea level; 207. Also welcomes, in this regard, the convening of the twenty-fifth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the second session of the Conference __________________ 88 89 90 91 34/57 Ibid., Seventy-fourth Session, Supplement No. 10 (A/74/10). See A/72/95. See FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1, decision 1/CP.21, annex. United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1771, No. 30822. 19-21313