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Samoa, as AOSIS Chair, calls for solidarity in plastics treaty … – EIN News
May 29, 2023Samoa, as AOSIS Chair, calls for solidarity in plastics treaty … – EIN News
Read MoreG7 calls on all countries to reach net zero by 2050 – Climate Home News
May 23, 2023G7 calls on all countries to reach net zero by 2050 – Climate Home News
Read MoreGlobal Citizen Announces ‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’ – The … – The Rockefeller Foundation
May 23, 2023Global Citizen Announces ‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’ – The … – The Rockefeller Foundation
Read More‘Generally frustrating’: Climate experts’ verdict on what has – and … – Euronews
May 22, 2023‘Generally frustrating’: Climate experts’ verdict on what has – and … – Euronews
Read More‘Generally frustrating’: Climate experts’ verdict on what has – and … – Euronews
May 12, 2023‘Generally frustrating’: Climate experts’ verdict on what has – and … – Euronews
Read MoreThe Carbon Brief Interview: ‘Loss-and-damage’ finance pioneer … – Carbon Brief
March 31, 2023The Carbon Brief Interview: ‘Loss-and-damage’ finance pioneer … – Carbon Brief
Read MoreNations fight to be called climate vulnerable in IPCC report – Climate Home News
March 31, 2023Nations fight to be called climate vulnerable in IPCC report – Climate Home News
Read MoreCarbon Brief: What does the ‘High Seas Treaty’ mean for climate change and biodiversity?
March 8, 2023There is “a very direct link” between climate change and biodiversity loss that the new treaty can help address, says Ismail Zahir, Samoa’s principal adviser for oceans and sustainable development. Samoa is currently the chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). He tells Carbon Brief:
“This was something that all of the G77 [group of developing nations] really fought hard for – to establish this strong link, especially including the role that the ocean has in the carbon cycle and climate mitigation.”
Zahir also notes that the improved scientific and technical capacity generated from the treaty will help small-island developing states better understand the climate change impacts they are already facing.
Read MoreBloomberg: A Landmark UN Treaty Is Poised to Curb Exploitation of the Ocean
March 8, 2023“Activities on the high seas have a very strong impact on us, our territorial waters,” said negotiator Ismail Zahir, a representative for Samoa and a principal adviser to the Alliance of Small Island States. “The way that we see it, there’s no point in having this treaty unless we acknowledge the fact that the benefits should apply and be shared equitably amongst everyone.”
Read MoreDiscussions held on further strengthening Seychelles-Maldives … – Raajjemv
March 7, 2023Discussions held on further strengthening Seychelles-Maldives … – Raajjemv
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