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AOSIS decries the failure of the AdHoc Energy Working Group
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Mr. Chairmen, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the forty-three Members and Observers of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), thirty-seven of which are members of the United Nations. Energy is one of the fourteen priority issues identified in 1994 in the Barbados Programme of Action for the sustainable development of…
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AOSIS Statement at COP26 Opening Plenary
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I have the honor to deliver these remarks on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States in alignment with the statement delivered by the Group of 77 and China. Introduction We would first like to thank the Government of the United Kingdom for their outstanding efforts to enable COP-26 during this critical year. This…
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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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After Ten Years, SIDS Warn Paris Agreement Goals Hang In The Balance
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2025 marks the 10th Anniversary of the milestone Paris Agreement, the legally binding global treaty on climate change, and small island developing states are calling on countries to pursue greater ambition or submit to worsening climate change. New York, June 5th, 2025 The 39-member Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) is preparing for a pivotal…
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AOSIS calls for a roadmap to protect vulnerable communities at COP13
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Thank you Mr. President, I have the honour and pleasure to speak today on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). It has been said that for the island peoples the oceans do not divide us, in fact they unite us. We are pleased to be here in Bali and to experience the…
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REACTION TO THE GLOBAL STOCKTAKE SYNTHESIS REPORT
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ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLAND STATES REACTION TO THE GLOBAL STOCKTAKE SYNTHESIS REPORT September 8th, 2023 We are small islands facing an enormous crisis. The GST Synthesis Report delivers another devastating blow. The report confirms that the world is woefully behind on climate action to peak emissions and limit our world’s warming to 1.5°C – and…
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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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SIDS Survival Means Keeping 1.5 Alive
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PRESS RELEASE IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) 2022 Working Group II Report: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability SIDS Survival Means Keeping 1.5 Alive New York – 28 February 2022 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability makes it clear that small islands will not be able to adapt to…
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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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G7 Ministerial Must Be Gamechanger for Climate Ambition
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G7 Must Make Bold Emissions Cuts to Avoid Worst Climate Change Impacts At the G7 Climate Ministerial, the world’s richest countries – responsible for 21% of GHG emissions – must take ambitious action to prevent climate catastrophe. New York, 29th April, 2024 At the G7 Climate Ministerial, which brings together the leaders of the world’s…