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The Glasgow Climate Pact must set a bold, course correcting direction
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Glasgow Cover Decision – Presidency consultations 1/CP.26, 1/CMP.16 and 1/CMA.3 Intervention by Minister Flavien Joubert (Seychelles) 8 November 2021 I speak on behalf of the 39 members of the Alliance of Small Islands Developing States, AOSIS. I thank the COP Presidency for circulating this Non-Paper to focus our discussions. Overall, the paper has put forward…
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AOSIS Leaders Declaration on Sea Level Rise and Statehood
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PREAMBLE 1. Recalling that Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have been sounding the alarm on sea level rise for many decades, collectively beginning with the Malé Declaration on Global Warming and Sea Level Rise adopted in Maldives in November 1989, 2. Recalling also that SIDS as oceanic States, countries and territories place great value on…
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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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Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the joint SBSTA and SBI Closing Plenary (SB58)
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Executive Secretary Stiell Distinguished Chairs of the Subsidiary Bodies Colleagues Samoa delivers this statement on behalf of the 39 members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). [We associate ourselves with the statement made by the Group of 77 and China.] AOSIS wishes to begin by reminding the world that this process is supposed…
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AOSIS technical needs to address water and climate at CSD12
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Mr Chairman, Distinguished delegates, I have the pleasure of take the floor on behalf of the members of the Alliance of Small Island States, but first may I associate the members of AOSIS with the statement of the Group of 77 and China. The need for improved capacity to manage water resources in a sustainable…
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Alliance of Small Island States Open-ended single-setting “Qurultay”
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Thank you Mr. President, Thank you to the Presidency for its efforts in putting together this package of decisions. We appreciate that the contours of the package are now on the table but we believe that we have some way to go before we achieve the balance and ambition that AOSIS needs to see coming…
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AOSIS proposes changes to Post 2015 Development Agenda document
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Co-facilitators, 1. I am delivering comments this evening on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. 2. First, let me thank you Co-facilitators and your team for the very hard work you have…
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AOSIS Submission on decision tools to evaluate alternative adaptation strategies to climate change
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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…
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AOSIS Reaction to COP29 Draft NCQG Text
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22nd November 2024 – Baku, Azerbaijan 6:21pmAZT The Alliance of Small Island Developing States is deeply disappointed in the state of the most recent text, which basically asks Parties “how low can you go?” on climate ambition. This is unacceptable. This text will not be adequate to fully implement the Paris Agreement, to truly drive…
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AOSIS UNFCCC PRECOP 29 OPENING STATEMENT
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Excellencies and colleagues, 1. I would like to thank and congratulate the incoming COP29 Presidency for organising this PreCOP Ministerial Meeting. 2. Samoa speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. It is well known that the countries that I represent have been at the forefront of climate change well before even the…