Alliance of Small Island States

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  • AOSIS COP28 Press Conference – AOSIS Chair Statement

    AOSIS COP28 Press Conference – AOSIS Chair Statement

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    2023, Climate, COP27, Mitigation, UNFCCC

    Statement by AOSIS Chair, the Honourable Minister Cedric Schuster • Talofa Excellencies, esteemed colleagues, distinguished guests, • I would like to begin by sharing a saying in my country… “O le mafua’aga a le tama a le talu”. • This means “The answer is in the soil”. When we say this, we are expressing the…

  • 39 Countries Call for Inclusion of Critical IPCC Science to the UN Climate Change Negotiations

    39 Countries Call for Inclusion of Critical IPCC Science to the UN Climate Change Negotiations

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    Climate, UNFCCC

    Countries among the worst-affected by climate change warn that a failure to include timely and relevant inputs will thwart essential climate action. New York, 21st February, 2025 The 39-member Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) is calling for a global commitment to ensure vital inputs are provided for imminent reports from the world’s leading scientific…

  • G7 Ministerial Must Be Gamechanger for Climate Ambition

    G7 Ministerial Must Be Gamechanger for Climate Ambition

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    2024, Climate, COP27, Mitigation, UNFCCC

    G7 Must Make Bold Emissions Cuts to Avoid Worst Climate Change Impacts At the G7 Climate Ministerial, the world’s richest countries – responsible for 21% of GHG emissions – must take ambitious action to prevent climate catastrophe. New York, 29th April, 2024 At the G7 Climate Ministerial, which brings together the leaders of the world’s…

  • AOSIS Pushes Progress On Loss and Damage Finance Facility

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    2022, Climate, Loss & Damage

    SIDS climate negotiators chart way forward for climate at AOSIS regional workshops Thursday 11th August, 2022: The operationalisation of a Loss and Damage Finance Facility is an urgent issue for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that grapple with servicing loans to recover from extreme climate disasters and slow-onset impacts, at the cost of sustainable development.…

  • AOSIS: Adaptation and Financing to Address Loss And Damage Take Centre Stage at Bonn Climate Change Conference

    AOSIS: Adaptation and Financing to Address Loss And Damage Take Centre Stage at Bonn Climate Change Conference

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    2022, Climate, SB56, UNFCCC

    Bonn – 7 June 2022 – The Alliance of Small Islands States, AOSIS, is adamant that developed countries heed the call to set up dedicated financing to assist Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that are ravaged by climate change impacts. This will be discussed at the 56th Session of the Subsidiary Bodies, held at the…

  • Small Island States Leaders Affirm Statehood and Sovereignty Are Protected Against Sea Level Rise

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    2024, GA, GA79, Oceans, Sea Level Rise

    The 39 Presidents and Prime Ministers of the Alliance of Small-Island States (AOSIS) will issue a Declaration on Sea Level Rise and Statehood today at the UN High Level Meeting on the Threats of Sea Level Rise. The Declaration clearly articulates that, consistent with international law, countries will retain their statehood, sovereignty, and UN membership,…

  • A virtual reality event to raise awareness about climate security in SIDS

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    2022, Loss & Damage, Sustainable Development

    Excellencies, Colleagues, It is my privilege to provide closing remarks at this unique and innovative event. Small island developing states have and continue to live through constant assaults from climate change that undermine our peace and security. The latest global climate science findings are unambiguous: vulnerable countries will not be able to adapt to warming…

  • Closing Statement at first meeting of the ICCP

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    2000, Sustainable Development

    Closing Statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States Thank you Mr. Chairman. Antigua and Barbuda has the honor to make this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. We are at present 43 Small Island Developing States and territories, 38 of whom are Parties to the Convention on Biological…

  • Decision-making procedures and information sharing for the Biosafety Clearing-House

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    2000, Sustainable Development

    Statement by the delegation of Jamaica on decision-making procedures Thank you Mr. Chairman. The Small Island Developing States have considered this issue in a preliminary manner. We have noted that the experience in other relevant conventions demonstrates the need for capacity building as being vital to their effective implementation. It is clear that for the…

  • AOSIS calls for a special window for SIDS within the Adaptation Fund

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    2006, Climate, Finance, SB24, UNFCCC

    Tuvalu on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) would like to present AOSIS initial view on specific policies, programme priorities and eligibility criteria for the operation of the Adaptation Fund, for consideration by the Subsidiary Body for Implementation at its twenty-fourth session (May 2006). AOSIS welcomes the decision of COP/MOP 1 providing…