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AOSIS urges for swift operationalization of Loss and Damage Fund following historic COP27
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Mr President, Excellencies, I speak on behalf of AOSIS, in line with the statement delivered by Pakistan on behalf of the G77&China. We sincerely appreciate the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt for hosting us, and for pioneering a successful focus on implementation. Today, COP27 took decisive action: Parties established a new loss and…
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AOSIS Chair COP27 Statement: “Failure On Loss And Damage Fund Is A Failure For The World”
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AOSIS Chair COP27 Statement: “Failure On Loss And Damage Fund Is A Failure For The World” Small Island Developing States leaders express fear that many developed countries are backtracking on commitment to make progress on critical loss and damage response finance to assist vulnerable countries recover from climate change impacts COP27, Egypt, 16th November, 2022…
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Sir Molwyn Joseph readies colleagues for collective action at COP27
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Good morning excellencies. I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. Thank you to the presenters for clearly showing the state of the climate crisis. AOSIS has long sounded the alarm, yet we still seem to be heading off the precipice at a speed that will result in…
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AOSIS looks to scale up Antigua and Barbuda’s pilot Debt for Climate Swap Roadmap
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A Roadmap for Implementing Innovative Finance BACKGROUND The current environment provides a unique opportunity for SIDS facing climate related vulnerabilities but with little fiscal capacity amid heavy debt burdens to explore options to address these issues in a systematic manner § Global momentum has been building among stakeholders to incorporate climate resilience and environmental sustainability…
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AOSIS Chair Prime Minister Gaston Browne discusses areas of Innovative Finance at COP27
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Remarks by the Honourable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States at a High Level Round Table at COP27 Innovative Finance for Climate and Development Monday, 7 November 2022 What challenges do you face in securing and accessing funding for mitigation, adaptation and just transition…
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AOSIS delivers broad and in-depth statement at the beginning of joint plenary at COP27
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Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the Joint Plenary of COP27, CMP17, CMA4, SBSTA57 and SBI57 6 November 2022 I have the honor to deliver these remarks on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States in line with the statement delivered by the Group of 77 and China.…
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AOSIS Sixth Committee Statement on Transboundary Harm
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Mr. Chair, It is my honor to present this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, the 39 small island developing states that are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and other transboundary environmental harms with anthropogenic causes. It has been many years now since the ILC completed its work…
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Media briefing note on the Loss and Damage Response Fund
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LOSS AND DAMAGE RESPONSE FUND • GAPS IN EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS: There are clear gaps in existing funding arrangements to adequately assist developing countries in meeting the cost of their ex-post responses that aim to address non-economic and economic loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including extreme weather events and slow…
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Island Nations demand action on Debt and Concessional Financing
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Island Nations demand action on Debt and Concessional financing during IMF-World Bank Meetings WASHINGTON DC 14TH October, 2022 – The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and the OECD-DAC convened their first ever joint Ministerial Level Meeting during the annual IMF-World Bank Fall Meetings in Washington on Friday 14th October to discuss solutions to the…
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Joining hands on a global approach to plastic pollution
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Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen. I would like to welcome you to this High-Level Roundtable on policy solutions to tackle plastic pollution. In a week of many plastic pollution events, we are hopeful that this event will move the discussion forward by talking about concrete solutions to this problem. As was noted at the launch…