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At COP30, AOSIS Takes Action With New Agenda Item to Close the Ambition Gap Thursday, November 6, 2025 – “Our world’s 1.5°C turning point is here”: AOSIS proposes new agenda item: “Responding to the NDC Synthesis Report and Addressing the 1.5°C Ambition and Implementation Gap” Belem, Brazil: Friday 7th November, 2025 As countries converge in Brazil for the landmark United Nations climate change conference, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) is taking bold… Read more
Ahead of COP30, New NDC Synthesis Report Reveals Dangerous Delay on Global Climate Action Monday, October 27, 2025 – Statement from the Alliance of Small Islands Developing States (AOSIS) Ahead of COP30, New NDC Synthesis Report Reveals Dangerous Delay on Global Climate Action No cause for celebration: The UNFCCC Synthesis Report on new Nationally Determined Contributions shows only 64 countries (30% of global emissions) have submitted, with collective targets falling below what is needed… Read more
PreCOP Ministerial Opening Tuesday, October 14, 2025 – Ministerial Roundtable Monday 13 October – 10:00-11:45; Mutirao Plenary Room (5th Floor) [COP30 President-Designate, André Corrêa do Lago] [COP29 President, Mukhtar Babayev] [UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell] [Acting President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Geraldo Alckmin] Distinguished Ministers, Excellencies, Friends, Palau has the honour to engage at this Pre-COP on behalf of the Alliance… Read more
2026 Italy-AOSIS Fellowship Application – Deadline 5 Dec 2025 Tuesday, October 14, 2025 – 2026 Italy-AOSIS Fellowship Applications – Deadline 5 Dec 2025 Contact: fellowship@aosis.org Designed to meet the specific needs of SIDS, the AOSIS Fellowship Programme is a unique opportunity for young professionals from Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) countries to get hands-on training and experience on issues of law, policy, and science, and to build enduring… Read moreAOSIS Intervention UNSG Climate Summit 2025 Tuesday, September 23, 2025 – Secretary General, Excellencies, Colleagues, It is my distinct honour, to speak to you on behalf of the 39 members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS); whose people are the most vulnerable, living daily with the stark reality of climate change. Rising seas, stronger storms, and changing ecosystems are not projections for us. They… Read more
AOSIS In the News
Climate change: Which countries will foot the bill? Wednesday, August 2, 2023 – “All countries that are able, must contribute to global climate finance,” said Ambassador Pa’olelei Luteru, who chairs the Alliance of Small Island States. The bigger issue, Luteru said, is which of the poor and most vulnerable countries will be in line to receive it. Read more
Billionaire investor threatens to pull out of UK amid global outcry at new oil rush Wednesday, August 2, 2023 – Dr Pa’olelei Luteru, the chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, which includes countries suffering some of the worst effects of global heating including Antigua and Barbuda, Fiji and the Maldives, said countries must heed the best available science that points to the need to reduce emissions by 45% by 2030, and reach net… Read more
A Landmark UN Treaty Is Poised to Curb Exploitation of the Ocean Tuesday, March 7, 2023 – “Activities on the high seas have a very strong impact on us, our territorial waters,” said negotiator Ismail Zahir, a representative for Samoa and a principal adviser to the Alliance of Small Island States. “The way that we see it, there’s no point in having this treaty unless we acknowledge the fact that the benefits… Read more
HELP WANTED: Self-starter to run U.N. climate program Wednesday, August 17, 2022 – “I would want to see a person who is on urgency, urgency, urgency because that is critical for us,” said Conrod Hunte, lead negotiator for the Alliance of Small Island States. That means someone who is focused on the agenda and able to concentrate on areas that can bring parties together, he added. Read more
Make polluters pay for climate adaptation, voluntary carbon market body proposes Wednesday, August 17, 2022 – The move was backed by the Alliance of Small Island States. “The voluntary carbon market is a significant and growing source of climate finance,” said Conrod Hunte, of Antigua and Barbuda, chair of the Alliance of Small Island Developing States. Read more