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AOSIS STATEMENT ON ELECTION OF SIDS REPRESENTATIVES TO IPCC CHAIRMANSHIP
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Small island developing states (SIDS) hope for focus on topics critical to vulnerable countries, particularly pathways to keep global commitment to 1.5°C warming limit. 28th July, 2023 Small island developing states (SIDS) will be strongly represented in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) Bureau, with the newly elected Working Group…
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AOSIS Chair COP27 Statement: “Failure On Loss And Damage Fund Is A Failure For The World”
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AOSIS Chair COP27 Statement: “Failure On Loss And Damage Fund Is A Failure For The World” Small Island Developing States leaders express fear that many developed countries are backtracking on commitment to make progress on critical loss and damage response finance to assist vulnerable countries recover from climate change impacts COP27, Egypt, 16th November, 2022…
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A New Vision: Samoa Assumes Leadership of AOSIS
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ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLANDS STATES – SAMOA’S VISION FOR THE PERIOD 2023 AND 2024 Prime Minister Browne Excellencies and distinguished colleagues, Let me begin by offering Samoa’s best wishes to each and everyone present here today for a highly successful and rewarding 2023. It will be a full and demanding year for all of us.…
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AOSIS outlines important SIDS issues to reflect in the UN Secretary General’s priorities for 2022
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Secretary-General Excellencies and Colleagues, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). While we are seated here Mr. Secretary-General, our sister island of Tonga is reeling from the devastation of a volcanic eruption and tsunami. The latest reports are simply disturbing, entire communities were destroyed,…
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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 calls for a special window for SIDS within the Adaptation Fund
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Tuvalu on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) would like to present AOSIS initial view on specific policies, programme priorities and eligibility criteria for the operation of the Adaptation Fund, for consideration by the Subsidiary Body for Implementation at its twenty-fourth session (May 2006). AOSIS welcomes the decision of COP/MOP 1 providing…
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Statement at opening of the 2nd Inter-sessional of UN Conference on Sustainable Development
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Mr. Chairman, Grenada has the honour address you and the Co-Chair H.E Mr. John Ashe and to congratulate and thank you, your distinguished staff and the Secretariat for your leadership. Co-Chairs, Grenada has the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 43 members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). AOSIS aligns…
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Progress is inadequate – SBSTA and SBI Closing Plenary (SB56) Statement
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Distinguished Chairs of the Subsidiary Bodies Colleagues Antigua and Barbuda is honoured to deliver 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. Progress is inadequate Chairs, there are some incremental steps that our…
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AOSIS comments on decision tools for evaluating alternative adaptation strategies
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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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Climate Finance Pledges Must Be High In Quality, Not Just Quantity
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Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) COP Presidency Stocktaking 8 November 2021 I have the honour to speak on behalf of AOSIS, in line with the statement delivered by the Republic of Guinea for the Group of 77 and China. A flurry of pledges and announcements were made last week…