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Words of Wisdom: Robert Van Lierop, first AOSIS Chair, on UNFCCC and History
December 11, 2015This article first appeared on Reuters Trust.org By Robert F. Van Lierop This week, the eyes of the world are on…
Read MorePress Release: AOSIS Ministers Lay Out Priorities Ahead of Week Two
December 7, 2015Paris—After meeting ahead of the second week of United Nations climate change negotiations, the Ministers and heads of delegation here representing the…
Read MoreMaldives talks climate resilience
December 3, 2015Last night, at COP 21 in Paris, the Maldives held a side event focusing on the country’s island resiliency programme. Resiliency has become…
Read MoreMaldives talks climate resilience
December 3, 2015Last night, at COP 21 in Paris, the Maldives held a side event focusing on the country’s island resiliency programme. Resiliency has become…
Read MorePress Conference: TUVALU Perspectives on Climate Talks
December 3, 2015‘TUVALU Perspectives on the Climate Talks in Paris’ Tuvalu is one of the most vulnerable islands to the impact of Climate…
Read MoreObama: “I’m an island boy”
December 2, 2015In a nod to the particular vulnerabilities faced by Small Island States, US President Barack Obama declared, “I am an island…
Read MoreAOSIS: A history of leadership at the UNFCCC
December 1, 2015By Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, President of the Republic of Maldives This week, world leaders are gathered in Paris for what…
Read MoreADP Statement Paris
November 30, 2015Distinguished Co-Chairs, Excellencies, Colleagues, The Maldives has the honour to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, a…
Read MoreCOP21 is our generation’s last opportunity to meaningfully address climate change
November 30, 2015STATEMENT COP21 is our generation’s last opportunity to meaningfully address climate change 2015-11-30 AOSIS Download PDF Topic: Climate Mr. President, Congratulations…
Read MoreParis Must Show Global Solidarity to Tackle Climate Change
November 29, 2015Paris—Ahead of the highly-anticipated United Nations climate change conference that begins here this week, perhaps the generation’s last chance to forge…
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