Alliance of Small Island States

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  • AOSIS Submission on decision tools to evaluate alternative adaptation strategies to climate change

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    1999, Adaptation, Climate, UNFCCC

    The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) welcomed the informal report provided by the Secretariat at the last meeting of SBSTA in Bonn this year. AOSIS is very interested in furthering the work on adaptation, especially for coastal areas. AOSIS Member States have been grappling with the need to find cost-effective and technically feasible options…

  • AOSIS Submission on decision tools to evaluate alternative adaptation strategies to climate change

    Published on

    1999, Adaptation, Climate, SB11, UNFCCC

    The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) welcomed the informal report provided by the Secretariat at the last meeting of SBSTA in Bonn this year. AOSIS is very interested in furthering the work on adaptation, especially for coastal areas. AOSIS Member States have been grappling with the need to find cost-effective and technically feasible options…

  • AOSIS comments on decision tools for evaluating alternative adaptation strategies

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    1999, Climate, COP5, UNFCCC

    The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) welcomed the informal report provided by the Secretariat at the last meeting of SBSTA in Bonn this year. AOSIS is very interested in furthering the work on adaptation, especially for coastal areas. AOSIS Member States have been grappling with the need to find cost-effective and technically feasible options…

  • Annex 1 Parties to the UNFCCC are not doing enough to reduce emissions

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    1999, Climate, COP5, UNFCCC

    Mr. President, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the 43 Members of the Alliance of Small Island States. We are deeply disappointed by the decision that has now been taken. However, we fully understand your difficulties and the situation that you were faced with. If I may reference the statement made by…

  • AOSIS Heads of State and Government reaffirm priorities on sustainable development, climate change and oceans

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    1999, Sustainable Development

    1. The Heads of State and Government of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) met 25 September 1999 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The meeting was chaired by H.E. the Honorable Tuila’epa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance of the Independent State of Samoa, and was…

  • The Majuro Statement on Climate Change reflecting AOSIS’ views on the CDM of the Kyoto Protocol

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    1999, Climate, GA22, Markets and Non-Market Approaches, UNFCCC

    The participants in the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Workshop on the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Having met in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands, from 14 to 16 July 1999: Expressed their gratitude to His Excellency the President, the Government and…

  • AOSIS shares views to be discussed at the Expert Workshop on funding, insurance and technology transfer

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    1999, Climate, SB10, UNFCCC

    Introduction The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) welcomes this opportunity to further elaborate on the issues relating to articles 4.8 and 4.9. These articles are of fundamental importance to developing countries, in particular AOSIS, but unfortunately they have not received the necessary attention up until now. AOSIS sees this as an important opportunity to…

  • AOSIS shares views on national communications from non-Annex I Parties

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    1999, Climate, SB10, Transparency, UNFCCC

    The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) is grateful for the opportunity to comment on the issue of the consideration of communications from non-Annex I Parties. As all AOSIS Members are non-Annex I Parties, and the majority are in the process of completing their national communications, this issue is relevant and timely. I. General concerns…

  • National Communications are valuable for conveying the adverse effects of climate change

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    1999, Climate, SB10, UNFCCC

    Introduction The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) welcomes this opportunity to further elaborate on the issues relating to articles 4.8 and 4.9. These articles are of fundamental importance to developing countries, in particular AOSIS, but unfortunately they have not received the necessary attention up until now. AOSIS sees this as an important opportunity to…

  • AOSIS share initial views on Technology and Technology Transfer

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    1998, Climate, COP4, UNFCCC

    Introduction AOSIS welcomes this opportunity to present further views on the development and transfer of technologies, especially as this relates to technology and technology information needs of developing countries. Several member States of AOSIS have in the past responded to the survey prepared by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, and this…