Alliance of Small Island States

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  • Blueprint for Ocean and Coastal Sustainability

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    2011, Blue Economy, Oceans

    The Blueprint for Ocean and Coastal Sustainability, otherwise known as the Blue Paper, launched here today in Paris, and produced as a result of a collaboration between our hosts, UNESCO, as well as other instrumental agencies including the UNDP, FAO, IOC and IMO provides an excellent guide for approaching discussions on oceans management within the…

  • Modalities for Including Afforestation and Reforestation Project Activities under the CDM

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    2003, Climate, Markets and Non-Market Approaches, UNFCCC

    Samoa, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) welcomes the opportunity to submit its views on issues related to modalities for including afforestation and reforestation project activities under the Clean Development Mechanism in the first commitment period taking account the inputs identified in paragraph 2 of the Annex to FCCC/SBSTA/2002/L.8. At the…

  • AOSIS shares views to be discussed at the Expert Workshop on funding, insurance and technology transfer

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    1999, Climate, SB10, UNFCCC

    Introduction The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) welcomes this opportunity to further elaborate on the issues relating to articles 4.8 and 4.9. These articles are of fundamental importance to developing countries, in particular AOSIS, but unfortunately they have not received the necessary attention up until now. AOSIS sees this as an important opportunity to…

  • AOSIS prepares for the COP13/CMP3 of the UNFCCC

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    2007, Climate, COP13, UNFCCC

    The AOSIS Preparatory Meeting for the UNFCCC Thirteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13) and the Third Session of the Conference of the Parties as the Meeting of the Parties of the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 3) was held in St. Kitts-Nevis on 7 to 10 November 2007. OPENING CEREMONY The opening ceremony…

  • UNGA79 Leaders Must Step Up On Climate Finance

    UNGA79 Leaders Must Step Up On Climate Finance

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    2024, Climate, COP27, Finance, UNFCCC

    At UNGA79, Countries Must Commit to Ambitious New Finance Goal, or Face Intensified Climate Crisis With COP29 less than two months away, small island developing states are deeply concerned by the lack of progress on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance. 17th September, 2024 – New York City Ahead of the High-Level…

  • AOSIS presents a Draft Protocol to the UNFCCC

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    1995, Climate, COP1, Mitigation, UNFCCC

    This briefing has been prepared as a guide to the text of a Draft Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction (Draft Protocol), submitted by the government of Trinidad and Tobago on behalf the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) for consideration by the Parties to the…

  • At Opening Plenary of the Bonn Climate Conference, AOSIS sets stage for COP 27

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    2022, Climate, SB56, UNFCCC

    Madam Executive Secretary Chairs of the Subsidiary Bodies Excellencies Colleagues I speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, in line with the intervention by the Group of 77 and China. This year, as Parties, we have two critical challenges ahead: the first is to build accountability and follow-through to convert the Glasgow…

  • GSCC Panel: Why Adaptation Finance is Critical to a COP27 Deal

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    2022, Adaptation, Climate, SB56

    Distinguished colleagues, and guests, Good Morning to you all. I am very pleased to be here with you all on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, AOSIS, to share insights on this pivotal issue. Faced year after year with severe storms and continuous sea level rise, sea warming that affects fisheries, and coastal…

  • AOSIS Press Statement on the upcoming ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change

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    Climate, Loss & Damage

    For the world’s most vulnerable, the upcoming Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice on Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change is a milestone after decades of our calls for international accountability. On Wednesday 23rd July, all eyes will be on the Hague as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its…

  • AOSIS elaborates its position on land use, land use change and forestry

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    2000, Climate, Markets and Non-Market Approaches, SB13, UNFCCC

    Samoa, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, is pleased to have this opportunity to further elaborate on the AOSIS position on land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF). This submission builds on previous submissions and statements by AOSIS and its spokespersons. It is necessary to also bear in mind that AOSIS…