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  • AOSIS: UNGA77 Must Be A Milestone For Loss and Damage Response Finance

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    2022, Climate, COP26, UNFCCC

    AOSIS: UNGA77 Must Be A Milestone For Loss and Damage Response Finance The Alliance of Small Island States says its inhabitants are nearing their limit, and it is urgent that the world unite in support of Loss and damage response finance for the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, ahead of COP27 Wednesday 14th September, 2022: During…

  • Statement by the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) on the Urgent Need for Global Climate Action at the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

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    2023, Adaptation, Climate, COP27, UNFCCC

    Announcement of the AOSIS Leaders Meeting on September 22nd New York, September 14, 2023 The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) urges world leaders convening at the upcoming 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to usher in a transformative new era of climate action. As the world grapples with the ever-increasing threat of climate change,…

  • AOSIS Climate Newsletter – AOSIS Chair Message, August 2023

    AOSIS Climate Newsletter – AOSIS Chair Message, August 2023

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    2023, Climate, COP27, UNFCCC

    Talofa reader, I am pleased to introduce the first newsletter from the climate team of the Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States. We look forward to keeping our members and partners updated on our work as we strive to amplify the priorities of our small island developing states (SIDS) and empower our people.…

  • Island Nations: COP26 might be the “last stand” to keep 1.5C alive

    Island Nations: COP26 might be the “last stand” to keep 1.5C alive

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    2021, Adaptation, Climate, COP26, UNFCCC

    Glasgow – 1 November 2021 – Small island states have laid down the gauntlet ahead of critical showdown climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland. Citing the “terrifying” implications of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change’s latest scientific report, lead negotiator for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Lia Nicholson did not mince words in her…

  • AOSIS Reaction to COP29 Draft NCQG Text

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    2024, Climate, COP27, Finance, UNFCCC

    22nd November 2024 – Baku, Azerbaijan 6:21pmAZT The Alliance of Small Island Developing States is deeply disappointed in the state of the most recent text, which basically asks Parties “how low can you go?” on climate ambition. This is unacceptable. This text will not be adequate to fully implement the Paris Agreement, to truly drive…

  • AOSIS calls for a roadmap to protect vulnerable communities at COP13

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    2007, Climate, COP13, UNFCCC

    Thank you Mr. President, I have the honour and pleasure to speak today on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). It has been said that for the island peoples the oceans do not divide us, in fact they unite us. We are pleased to be here in Bali and to experience the…

  • Time to set the Kyoto Protocol in place to deal with climate change

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    2001, Climate, COP6, UNFCCC

    Mr. President, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). We endorse fully the statement just made on behalf of the developing countries. The statement is a clear declaration of commitment to the Kyoto Protocol and firm resolve to bring it into force. We thank the distinguished…

  • AOSIS Ministerial Declaration on Climate Change in Buenos Aires

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    2004, Climate, Cross-cutting, UNFCCC

    We, the Ministers and other heads of delegation of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) present at the tenth session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Buenos Aires, Noting with alarm the devastating effect that hurricanes in the Caribbean and cyclones in the Pacific wreaked…

  • AOSIS calls for workshops on insurance and climate risk assessment

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    2002, Climate, SB17, UNFCCC

    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…

  • AOSIS Statement at the High-Level Event on Global Climate Action

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    2021, Climate, COP26, Mitigation, UNFCCC

    Excellencies and Colleagues, I am delivering this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). I know that we often open with that line, but I want for a moment to explain why the High-Level Champions and the Marrakesh Partnership is critical to my group of countries. While we know that the…