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Island Nations’ Losses and Damages Worsen Without Faster Emissions Cuts This Decade
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PRESS RELEASE IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) 2022 Working Group III Report: Mitigation of Climate Change Island Nations’ Loss and Damages Worsens Without Faster Emission Cuts This Decade Embargoed until April 4, 15:00 hrs GMT New York – 04 April 2022 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report on the Mitigation of…
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AOSIS takes stock of progress at COP12
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Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Members States of the Alliance of Small Island States, all of whom are Parties to this Convention. We are most gratified by the warm welcome extended to our delegations. Mr. President, at this session, AOSIS has sought progress on…
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Overview of the Environment and Sustainable Development Agendas
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Mr. Chairman, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, and to congratulate you and your bureau on your election. The AOSIS countries fully subscribe to the views put forward by the Chairman of the Group of 77 and China earlier in our meetings. My statement will elaborate…
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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…
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AOSIS and IRENA Sign MOU Aiming To Strengthen Small Islands
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AOSIS and IRENA Sign MOU Aiming To Strengthen Small Islands 6th June, 2023 At the opening of the Bonn Climate Change Conference on Monday 5th June, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) met to sign a seminal Memorandum of Understanding. This significant move deepens a partnership between…
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Small Islands: COP29 Presidency Must Commit To Urgent Delivery of Climate Commitments
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Small Islands: COP29 Presidency Must Commit To Urgent Delivery of Climate Commitments Countries which are hardest hit by the climate crisis are calling for the pivotal Copenhagen Ministerial to transform climate pledges into active implementation. New York, 20th March 2024 The most significant political global gathering on climate change since COP28 is just a day…
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AOSIS Sept 23rd Press Conference – NCQG
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AOSIS & LDC CHAIRS PRESS CONFERENCE UNGA 79 Monday 23rd September, 2024 10:30am EST Delivered by: AOSIS Chair, His Excellency, Fatumanava III Dr. Paolelei Luteru • Good Morning esteemed guests, all protocols observed. • At the core of addressing climate change, is the absolutely imperative issue of climate finance. Actions on adaptation, mitigation, and loss…
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AOSIS Chair Prime Minister Gaston Browne discusses areas of Innovative Finance at COP27
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Remarks by the Honourable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States at a High Level Round Table at COP27 Innovative Finance for Climate and Development Monday, 7 November 2022 What challenges do you face in securing and accessing funding for mitigation, adaptation and just transition…
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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 calls for workshops on insurance and climate risk assessment
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Samoa, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) welcomes this opportunity to submit its views on the additional terms of reference for the insurance related workshops under Decision 5/CP.7, paragraphs 34 and 35. This submission should be seen in conjunction with earlier submissions by AOSIS on adaptation. AOSIS reserves the right to…