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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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Statement by Belize at the Plenary Session of COP25 in Madrid
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Statement by Belize on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the opening plenary meeting of COP, CMP, CMA, SBSTA and SBI Introduction 2 December 2019 (10:00am-1:00pm) Madrid, Spain Madam President, Distinguished Chairs, Excellencies and Colleagues, 1. I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small…
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The race against time as 2030 looms
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Assalaam Alaikum With each passing year, climate change gets worse and worse and worse — with increasing speed. Even 10 years ago, nobody expected that we would be looking at a 1.5 degree world by 2020. Here in the Maldives — a frontline state in this battle — we can see the damage all around…
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Further cooperation is needed between the UNFCCC, the CBD and the CCD
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Samoa, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Islands States (AOSIS) welcomes this opportunity to submit its initial views on the issue of “Cooperation between the Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention to Combat Desertification”. At present the implementation of the UNFCCC, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)…
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AOSIS: Adaptation and Financing to Address Loss And Damage Take Centre Stage at Bonn Climate Change Conference
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Bonn – 7 June 2022 – The Alliance of Small Islands States, AOSIS, is adamant that developed countries heed the call to set up dedicated financing to assist Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that are ravaged by climate change impacts. This will be discussed at the 56th Session of the Subsidiary Bodies, held at the…
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INNOVATIVE AOSIS – OSF CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO REDUCE ISLAND DEBT
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INNOVATIVE AOSIS – OSF CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO REDUCE ISLAND DEBT The US$ 500,000 Finance for Acting on Climate in the Eastern Caribbean (FACE) project aims to alleviate the Small Islands’ debt crisis escalated by climate change impacts and the COVID-19 pandemic The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) has entered into a first-of-its-kind partnership…
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AOSIS discusses future for Island states with expert leaders
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It is my pleasure to address you this morning on the critical topic of the future that small island states want, and how to realize it. As the Chair of an Alliance that represents the interests of 39 island nations in the United Nations, our combined economies represent just a sliver of the global economy,…
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AOSIS to major economies at pivotal Bonn Climate Change Conference: “Radically Reduce Fossil Fuels Now, Stay Within 1.5°C”
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At SB 58, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) called on major economies to radically reduce fossil fuels, make good on unfulfilled pacts, and implement their plans to reduce the impacts of climate change. The Bonn Climate Change Conference – SB 58 (the 58th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice…
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EU’S DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE FINANCE FOR SIDS AND LDCS
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CHAIR’S STATEMENT EU’S DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE FINANCE FOR SIDS AND LDCS 29th June 2025 Excellencies, colleagues, 1. I would first like to the thank the European Union for their invitation to this dialogue on the crucial issue of climate finance for small island developing States (SIDS) and least developed countries (LDCs) 2. For SIDS, last…
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COP21 is our generation’s last opportunity to meaningfully address climate change
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Mr. President, Congratulations on your assumption of the Presidency. I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, a coalition of 44 small island, low-lying, and coastal nations highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. At the outset, let me extend our deepest sympathies for the…