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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 Chair Statement on SIDS Priorities at COP28
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Achieving a robust Global Stocktake, keeping 1.5C goal are imperative to SIDS’ survival. Dubai, 27th November, 2023 Small island developing states (SIDS) from the Pacific, Caribbean, African, Indian Ocean and South China Seas have converged in Dubai ahead of the pivotal United Nations climate summit, COP28, to solidify priorities that must be achieved to give…
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AOSIS’ Strategy for the Further Implementation of the BPOA
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AOSIS Strategy for the Further Implementation of the BPOA 1. The Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA) provides a blueprint for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the international community to address national sustainable development in SIDS that takes into account the economic, social and environmental aspects that are the pillars of the holistic and integrated…
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Inter-regional Preparatory Meeting for the World Summit on Sustainable Development
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The meeting was held at the M Hotel, Singapore from 7 to 11 January 2002. It was organized by the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and the Small Island Developing States Unit (SIDS Unit) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). A significant financial contribution was made by the Singapore…
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Criteria for Joint Implementation under the Negotiating Committee for the Climate Change Convention
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The Alliance of Small Island States wish to thank the Secretariat for its paper, A/AC.237/35. This provided a helpful starting point for discussions about joint implementation under the Framework Convention on Climate Change at INC8. These initial discussions, and the subsequent comments submitted by countries contained in document A/AC,237/Misc.33, provide a range of views about…
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The Mauritius Strategy of Implementation is crucial for SIDS sustainable development
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Mr. Chairman, I would like to associate my delegation with… I would also like to refer to the statement I made in the general debate in this committee, and to first of all specifically highlight the issues pertaining to the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy. Mr. Chairman, the three AOSIS regions have now completed their…
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AOSIS Pushes Progress On Loss and Damage Finance Facility
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SIDS climate negotiators chart way forward for climate at AOSIS regional workshops Thursday 11th August, 2022: The operationalisation of a Loss and Damage Finance Facility is an urgent issue for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that grapple with servicing loans to recover from extreme climate disasters and slow-onset impacts, at the cost of sustainable development.…
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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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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…