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AOSIS presents a draft protocol to the UNFCCC on GHG emissions reductions
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Mr. Chairman, I wish to thank you and members of the Committee for this opportunity to introduce the Draft Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction, which was submitted by Trinidad and Tobago on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States in September 1994 in accordance…
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Islands Call for Big Action on Finance at Bonn
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Islands Call For Finance Action At Bonn Climate Conference At one of the world’s largest United Nations climate summits, the Alliance of Small Island States called on developed countries to step up their climate finance commitments. Bonn, Germany, 4th June, 2024 At Tuesday 3rd’s Opening Plenary of the Bonn Climate Conference (SB60), the Alliance of…
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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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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…
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High-Level Side Event: Road to COP29: A Multilateral Approach to Climate Adaptation
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Statement on behalf of the Chair of AOSIS High-Level Side Event: Road to COP29: A Multilateral Approach to Climate Adaptation 26 September 2024, UN Headquarters Excellencies, distinguished panelists, esteemed colleagues, It is a privilege to address you today on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at this critical juncture on the road…
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AOSIS Climate Change Team July 2024 Newsletter – Chair’s Message
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• AOSIS Climate Change Team Newsletter – July 2024 Message from the Chair of AOSIS H.E. Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Dr Pa’olelei Luteru Talofa reader, Firstly, on behalf of the Chair’s team of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), I extend my heartfelt sympathies to our brethren and sistren in the Caribbean who once again fell…
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AOSIS Statement at COP26 Opening Plenary
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I have the honor to deliver these remarks on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States in alignment with the statement delivered by the Group of 77 and China. Introduction We would first like to thank the Government of the United Kingdom for their outstanding efforts to enable COP-26 during this critical year. This…
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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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SIDS Survival Means Keeping 1.5 Alive
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PRESS RELEASE IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) 2022 Working Group II Report: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability SIDS Survival Means Keeping 1.5 Alive New York – 28 February 2022 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability makes it clear that small islands will not be able to adapt to…
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At Opening Plenary of the Bonn Climate Conference, AOSIS sets stage for COP 27
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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…