Ambassador Lois Young, Belize’s permanent representative at the United Nations and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island Developing States (AOSIS), will be a speaker at this year’s staging of the World Ocean Summit. “The new ocean agenda” themed event will be held March 9 to 10 at Hotel Okura Tokyo in Japan. The Summit […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently launched the Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC) to accelerate progress on SDG 14: Life Below Water. The OIC is seeking innovations that are transferable, replicable and scalable. Grants range from $50,000 to $250,000. The first of several planned OICs focuses on SDG 14.1:Reduce Marine Pollution See UNDP Press Release. […]
Madrid, Spain; Sunday, December 12, 2015 Madam President, I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States. We are especially appreciative of the COP President’s extraordinary work in convening and executing COP 25, in partnership with the Kingdom of Spain, our host country. AOSIS is also thankful for the leadership […]
Carlos Fuller, the Alliance’s lead negotiator, chaired an unprecedented AOSIS Ministerial Press Conference this afternoon at COP 25. Mr. Fuller said, AOSIS “hastily convened this press conference because COP 25 is demonstrating very little ambition. COP 25 is a defining moment for us. It must trigger a decade of ambition. We are appalled at the […]
Negotiations at the COP25 are rapidly winding down with little indication of substantial ambition. Ministers from Caribbean and Pacific Island nations will hold a press conference today to highlight what and who stands in the way of progress. The Ministerial Presser will be held at 3pm at CHILOE in Hall 10. Representatives of Small Island […]
Madrid, Spain; December 08, 2019 – COP 25 risks undermining its headline claim of ambition. A few very influential parties have stymied efforts in week one to respond to the climate emergency through procedural blockages, quibbles over text and threats of breaking consensus simply to preserve regressive positions. AOSIS is concerned that if this persists […]
AOSIS has been championing bold ideas for over 30 years. These are our Four Big Climate Ideas to trigger “Our Decade of Ambition” throughout the 2020s!
AOSIS & Youth Leaders Unite at COP25 in a Common Fight for Survival Let’s make the 2020s “Our Decade of Ambition Campaign” Card Video of the AOSIS Island Youth Press Conference here. Madrid, Spain; December 06, 2019 – The Alliance of Small Island States and youth climate strike leaders from across the Caribbean and Pacific […]
AOSIS Statement at the opening plenary meeting of COP, CMP, CMA, SBSTA and SBI 2 December 2019 (10:00am-1:00pm) Madrid, Spain Speaker: Ambassador Lois Young Permanent Representative of Belize to the United Nations in New York and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island Developing States Madam President, Distinguished Chairs, Excellencies and Colleagues, I have the […]
Our Last Opportunity! COP 25 MUST trigger “Our Decade of Ambition!” Madrid, Spain; November 30, 2019 – On the eve of COP 25, the United Nations Environmental Programme Emissions Gap Report confirms an ecocidal degree of global inaction and dithering. Current unconditional national commitments under the Paris Agreement puts us on course to a world that […]
