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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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UN CLIMATE AMBITION SUMMIT
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UN CLIMATE AMBITION SUMMIT Wednesday 20th September, 2023 Your Excellency Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations Excellencies Colleagues • I am honoured to bring you greetings from the Independent State of Samoa, and I am pleased to deliver my remarks as Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). • On behalf…
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Sir Molwyn Joseph readies colleagues for collective action at COP27
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Good morning excellencies. I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. Thank you to the presenters for clearly showing the state of the climate crisis. AOSIS has long sounded the alarm, yet we still seem to be heading off the precipice at a speed that will result in…
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Media briefing note on the Loss and Damage Response Fund
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LOSS AND DAMAGE RESPONSE FUND • GAPS IN EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS: There are clear gaps in existing funding arrangements to adequately assist developing countries in meeting the cost of their ex-post responses that aim to address non-economic and economic loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including extreme weather events and slow…
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Letter to the Integrity Council of the Voluntary Carbon Markets on aligning with best practices
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Dear IC-VCM Board members, On behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group, we encourage the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (IC VCM), following the conclusion of the Paris rulebook at COP-26, to look favorably upon including elements of Article 6 guidance from the rulebook:…