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Letter to the Integrity Council of the Voluntary Carbon Markets on aligning with best practices
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Dear IC-VCM Board members, On behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group, we encourage the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (IC VCM), following the conclusion of the Paris rulebook at COP-26, to look favorably upon including elements of Article 6 guidance from the rulebook:…
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Global Environment Facility dedicates a Climate Fund for SIDS
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New York – 17 May 2022 – The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has become the first UN climate fund with a dedicated window to the 30 Small Island Developing States SIDS that are not also Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to adapt to the impacts of climate change. This is a significant development for this group…
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The race against time as 2030 looms
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Assalaam Alaikum With each passing year, climate change gets worse and worse and worse — with increasing speed. Even 10 years ago, nobody expected that we would be looking at a 1.5 degree world by 2020. Here in the Maldives — a frontline state in this battle — we can see the damage all around…
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We need transformation and systems transition to manage the climate crisis
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• Thank you for convening this meeting. I am speaking on behalf of AOSIS and, in fact, calling in from Copenhagen. • Noting the time, let me recap several key points. • Colleagues, the resounding message from the IPCC AR6 reports, is that we must deliver nothing short of transformation – to paraphrase, transformation and…
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AOSIS proposes path forward for tourism recovery for SIDS
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I have the honour to deliver this intervention on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) during roundtable three “For Prosperity: Re-invigorating investments in sustainable tourism”. We wish to begin by highlighting the interconnectedness of roundtable two, “For Planet: Accelerating a climate-friendly transformation” and roundtable three. Therefore, it is because we are disproportionately…
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AOSIS commends UNDP for its climate finance achievements
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Excellencies, Colleagues, I have the pleasure to represent AOSIS at this interactive dialogue with the Group of 77 and China and UNDP. The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the true vulnerability of SIDS. Many SIDS economies contracted by 20 percent or more in 2020 and 2021. Because of this massive contraction AOSIS sounded the alarm…
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AOSIS recognizes UNCLOS as the “Constitution of the oceans and seas”
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Mr. President, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)—the small island, large Ocean Member States for whom the Ocean is intrinsic to our cultures, communities and economies. We thank Grenada, Kenya, Denmark, Portugal and Singapore for this initiative to observe the 40th Anniversary of…
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AOSIS Statement at the High Level Meeting on Implementation of New Urban Agenda
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I have the honor to deliver these remarks on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). Let me begin by thanking the President of the General Assembly for organizing this High-Level debate on strengthening the New Urban Agenda. We believe this is a timely dialogue, especially considering the global movement towards carbon neutrality…
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A virtual reality event to raise awareness about climate security in SIDS
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Excellencies, Colleagues, It is my privilege to provide closing remarks at this unique and innovative event. Small island developing states have and continue to live through constant assaults from climate change that undermine our peace and security. The latest global climate science findings are unambiguous: vulnerable countries will not be able to adapt to warming…
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AOSIS outlines pressing needs on financing the recovery from Covid-19
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Heads of States and Governments, President of ECOSOC Secretary General, Excellencies, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), a group of countries that are uniquely vulnerable to external shocks and by all accounts, the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic…