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Global Environment Facility dedicates a Climate Fund for SIDS
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New York – 17 May 2022 – The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has become the first UN climate fund with a dedicated window to the 30 Small Island Developing States SIDS that are not also Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to adapt to the impacts of climate change. This is a significant development for this group…
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Gender Responsive Climate Actions in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
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Introduction: Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have supported and continue to support climate actions that promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and vulnerable groups. Governments and civil society actors with support from international organizations have strengthened their national policies and institutional mechanisms, planned gender responsive climate change actions, and enhanced national-level capacities to…
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AOSIS delivers broad and in-depth statement at the beginning of joint plenary at COP27
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Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the Joint Plenary of COP27, CMP17, CMA4, SBSTA57 and SBI57 6 November 2022 I have the honor to deliver these remarks on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States in line with the statement delivered by the Group of 77 and China.…
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AOSIS Chair reviews progress and shortcomings at COP9 of the UNFCCC
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1. Introduction 1.1 The Ninth Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the nineteenth sessions of the COP’s Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) were held at the Fierra Milano in Milan, Italy, from 1 to 12 December…
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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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IPCC sidesteps question of what constitutes dangerous climate change in AR3
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Samoa, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) welcomes the opportunity to submit some views on priority areas of research and questions for the scientific community arising from the Third Assessment Report (TAR) of the IPCC. AOSIS has already commented on the TAR at the 7th Conference of the Parties, and those…
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A New Finance Goal for The Vulnerable: Islands Demand Equity
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A New Finance Goal for The Vulnerable: Islands Demand Equity At the Bonn Climate Conference, Island Nations Call for Trillions in Climate Finance and Bold Reform of International Financial System to Accelerate Transition Away from Fossils, Build Resilience, and Address Loss and Damage 07/06/2024, Bonn Climate Conference (SB60), Germany: As negotiations progress at the Bonn…
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Third workshop of AOSIS on climate change negotiations, energy, and sustainable development
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The second workshop of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) on climate change negotiations, management and strategy was held in Apia, Samoa, from 26 July to 4 August, 2000, under the auspices of the Government of Samoa. It was organized by the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) in cooperation with the Division for…
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An Insurance mechanism for the consequences of sea level rise
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The Parties recognize that: (1) There should be established, as an integral part of the Framework Convention on Climate Change, an International climate Fund to finance measures to counter the adverse consequences of climate change, and a separate International Insurance Pool to provide Einancial insurance against the consequences of sea level rise; (2) Revenue for…
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AOSIS discusses colonialism and the struggle for climate justice
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Distinguished Panelists and members of the audience, thank you for inviting me to this panel discussion. I appreciate today’s topic, investigating the impacts of colonialism and island vulnerability. Climate change has its roots in colonial exploitation, because colonialism extracted vast amounts of wealth from small islands. To illustrate just how much wealth, let me share…