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Antigua and Barbuda collaborates with AOSIS on Roadmap for Debt for Climate Swap
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Antigua and Barbuda is a small island state located in the Eastern Caribbean facing significant and unprecedented economic, financial and climate adaptation risks. These risks have been intensifying over the past decade, and if left unaddressed will severely threaten the future growth prospects and social well-being of the Island State in the years…
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Report of the AOSIS Meeting of Experts on Waste Management
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1. INTRODUCTION The Meeting of Experts on Waste Management for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was held at Hotel Nacional, Havana (Cuba). It brought together experts from all SIDS regions and from a variety of backgrounds, such as government trade officials and representatives from educational institutions, waste management, private business and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). A…
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Time to set the Kyoto Protocol in place to deal with climate change
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Mr. President, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). We endorse fully the statement just made on behalf of the developing countries. The statement is a clear declaration of commitment to the Kyoto Protocol and firm resolve to bring it into force. We thank the distinguished…
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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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AOSIS makes fresh appeal to address post-pandemic high debt levels in SIDS
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Mr. President Co-Chairs Excellencies Colleagues I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). We align our statement with the statement delivered by Pakistan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and wishes to recognize the co-chairing efforts of the Governments of Indonesia and…
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Blueprint for Ocean and Coastal Sustainability
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The Blueprint for Ocean and Coastal Sustainability, otherwise known as the Blue Paper, launched here today in Paris, and produced as a result of a collaboration between our hosts, UNESCO, as well as other instrumental agencies including the UNDP, FAO, IOC and IMO provides an excellent guide for approaching discussions on oceans management within the…
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AOSIS addresses the 1st meeting of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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Mr. Chairman, the delegation of Antigua and Barbuda is acting as Chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States at this 1st meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol. We will be having daily meetings, and we have designated spokespersons for each of the working groups – Jamaica in Working Group 1 and…
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AOSIS outlines capacity building needs to protect biodiversity
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Mr. Chairman, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the 43 Members and Observers of the Alliance of Small Island States – AOSIS. Our delegations will be speaking as a group at this first meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol, as well as at the future sessions. Our group held…
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Historic Loss and Damage Fund established at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh
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AOSIS Chair COP27 Statement: “A mission 30 years in the making, accomplished” Historic loss and damage response fund to assist and support developing countries is finally established at UN climate summit Closing of COP27, Sharm El Sheikh, November, 2022 STATEMENT FROM AOSIS CHAIR, THE HONOURABLE MINISTER MOLWYN JOSEPH, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AOSIS promised the world…
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Unprecedented Caribbean Hurricane Highlights Urgent Need For Climate Finance
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The earliest ever recorded category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic has devastated vulnerable islands with scarce resources to rebuild and recover. New York, 2nd July, 2024 STATEMENT FROM AOSIS CHAIR, AMBASSADOR FATUMANAVA DR. PA’OLELEI LUTERU It is with heavy hearts that we citizens of small island developing states (SIDS) witnessed the utter destruction wrought by…