Alliance of Small Island States

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  • 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 proposes elements on the 2013-2015 Review for SBSTA/SBI Draft Conclusions

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    2015, Climate, UNFCCC

    The SBSTA and SBI considered the final factual report of the structured expert dialogue (SED) of the 2013-2015 Review as well as submissions by Parties. The SBSTA and SBI, based on consideration of the final factual report and submissions by Parties, noted with grave concern that, according to the best available scientific knowledge, “significant climate…

  • Letter to the Integrity Council of the Voluntary Carbon Markets on aligning with best practices

    Letter to the Integrity Council of the Voluntary Carbon Markets on aligning with best practices

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    2022, Climate, Markets and Non-Market Approaches

    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:…

  • Pre-COP Plenary Roundtable: Pathways to 2030

    Pre-COP Plenary Roundtable: Pathways to 2030

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    2023, Adaptation, Climate, COP27, UNFCCC

    Date: Monday, 30 October 2023 Session 1: Plenary Roundtable: Pathways to 2030 Guiding Questions 1. How can we ensure that the COP28 outcomes set the path for increasing ambition and enable all countries to overcome the implementation challenges they face at a national level to deliver a collective course correction by 2030 through pathways based…

  • Climate change must be treated in the Sustainable Development Goals as a cross cutting issue

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    2014, GA, SDGs, Sustainable Development

    Co-Chairs, Nauru has the honor to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), a group of 44 countries extremely vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Climate change is an urgent threat to humanity. While SIDS, are among those that contribute least to global climate change, we are among those…

  • Creating Connections for SIDS: High-level Meeting on Sustainable Transport

    Creating Connections for SIDS: High-level Meeting on Sustainable Transport

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    2024, Sustainable Development

    STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLAND STATES (AOSIS) High-level Meeting on Sustainable Transport 17 April 2024 General Assembly Hall 10:00 am Mr. President, I have the honor to deliver the following remarks on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). Due to our small size and remoteness, connectivity and transportation…

  • Media briefing note on the Loss and Damage Response Fund

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    2022, Climate, COP27, Finance, UNFCCC

    LOSS AND DAMAGE RESPONSE FUND • GAPS IN EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS: There are clear gaps in existing funding arrangements to adequately assist developing countries in meeting the cost of their ex-post responses that aim to address non-economic and economic loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including extreme weather events and slow…

  • World’s Most Vulnerable Call for Application of Article 6 Rules to Voluntary Carbon Market

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    2022, Climate, Markets and Non-Market Approaches

    World’s Most Vulnerable Call for Application of Article 6 Rules to Voluntary Carbon Market Bonn – 8 June 2022 Two UN negotiating groups representing 85 countries exceptionally vulnerable to climate change, this week signed a joint letter to the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (IC-VCM), urging it to apply several key principles from…

  • As The COP26 Smoke Clears, Rhetoric Must Become Real Action

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    AOSIS in the News

    At COP26, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), fought for the interests of small islands and climate vulnerable states. As Chair, I can say that our membership was forced to make compromises to ensure that the world received a climate pact that keeps us on the essential pathway of 1.5°C. It seems we small…

  • Analysis-In 2021, governments blew hot on 1.5C goal, colder on climate action

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    AOSIS in the News

    “(We) did witness a clear shift from other countries to support keeping 1.5C alive,” said U.N. ambassador Aubrey Webson of Antigua and Barbuda, who chairs the Alliance of Small Island States, uniting 39 nations from the Pacific to the Caribbean. Webson said the new high-level momentum behind 1.5C – as seen among leaders this year,…