United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has arrived in Cabo Verde for the Ocean Race Summit.

Guterres highlighted the risk that the SIDS-country is facing due to climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss - in particular droughts and loss of livelihoods.

He added that he was "profoundly frustrated by the fact that world leaders are not taking the necessary action and making the investments needed to face this life and death emergency."

Cabo Verde is one of the SIDS working under ISLANDS to manage waste and fight chemicals pollution. The activities of the ISLANDS Atlantic Ocean project will start soon and regular updates will be provided on this community.