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IRENA and Alliance of Small Island States sign energy transition agreement
December 6, 2021The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) have signed an agreement at COP26, known as ‘Adaptation Day’, that will see the two organisations work closely to mobilise climate finance and to advance the deployment of renewable energy across Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Read MoreHalfway through, COP26 divided between praise and disillusion
December 6, 2021“Let’s stop talking in the air on access to finance”, denounced Lia Nicholson, negotiator for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), deploring that the populations on the front line of climate change “are being held hostage by ‘random charity’.
Read MoreFlooding paradise: Island nations’ climate threat
December 6, 2021“Our country is paradise, there’s no doubt about it,” Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne tells Axios. “But they are, unfortunately, destroying our pristine environment.”
Read MoreAt COP 26, Island Nations Demand Action on Funding and Emissions
December 6, 2021Islands have contributed little to global emissions yet stand to suffer disproportionately from climate change. Now, they are demanding more funding to protect themselves.
Read MorePoor countries at Cop26 concerned by G20’s limited climate progress
December 6, 2021Gaston Browne, the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda and chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, which represents 39 countries, said: “From what I’ve seen it appears we are going to overshoot 1.5C. We are very concerned about that. This is a matter of survival for us.”
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2022 AOSIS Fellowship Applications – UPDATED Due 14 Jan 2022
November 22, 20212022 AOSIS Fellowship Applications – UPDATED Due 14 Jan 2022 Download Application Form Contact: fellowship@aosis-website.azurewebsites.net [tagsList] Designed to meet the specific…
Read MoreThe Glasgow Dialogue Must Lead To A Clear Destination – Adoption of 1/CMA.3
November 13, 2021STATEMENT The Glasgow Dialogue Must Lead To A Clear Destination – Adoption of 1/CMA.3 2021-11-13 Lia Nicholson, AOSIS Lead Climate Negotiator…
Read MoreAs COP26 Closes the Paris Agreement Work Programme, We Must Race To Resilience
November 13, 2021STATEMENT As COP26 Closes the Paris Agreement Work Programme, We Must Race To Resilience 2021-11-13 Lia Nicholson, AOSIS Lead Climate Negotiator…
Read MoreSIDS’ Futures Can’t Be Compromised
November 12, 2021STATEMENT SIDS’ Futures Can’t Be Compromised 2021-11-12 Lia Nicholson, AOSIS Lead Climate Negotiator Download PDF Topic: Climate Statement on behalf of…
Read MoreAOSIS Statement at the High-Level Event on Global Climate Action
November 11, 2021AOSIS Statement at the High-Level Event on Global Climate Action Download PDF [tagsList] Excellencies and Colleagues, I am delivering this statement…
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