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Leaders Call On International Community To Support SIDS Recovery Wednesday, August 10, 2022 - PRESS RELEASE Leaders Call On International Community To Support SIDS Recovery 2022-08-10 Download PDF Topic: Sustainable Development L-R: Ms. Rebecca Fabrizi… Read more
Historic Wadadli Action Platform Set To Advance Action For SIDS Resilience Thursday, August 4, 2022 - PRESS RELEASE Historic Wadadli Action Platform Set To Advance Action For SIDS Resilience 2022-08-04 Download PDF Topic: Sustainable Development AOSIS will… Read more
AOSIS Fellowship wins UN Small Island Developing States Partnership Awards Monday, July 11, 2022 - PRESS RELEASE AOSIS Fellowship wins UN Small Island Developing States Partnership Awards 2022-07-11 Download PDF Topic: Fellowship AOSIS Fellowship Wins UN… Read more
World’s Most Vulnerable Call for Application of Article 6 Rules to Voluntary Carbon Market Wednesday, June 8, 2022 - PRESS RELEASE World’s Most Vulnerable Call for Application of Article 6 Rules to Voluntary Carbon Market 2022-06-08 Download PDF Topic: Climate… Read more
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Rich Countries’ ‘Hypocrisy’ Blocks Progress on Climate Disaster Funding, Negotiators Say Friday, June 17, 2022 - “The Glasgow Dialogue appears to be a stand-alone dialogue with no clear destination,” said Antigua and Barbuda climate negotiator Michai Robertson,… Read more
Climate compensation fight looms over Egypt summit Friday, June 17, 2022 - “The climate emergency is fast becoming a catastrophe. Yet within these walls, the process feels out of step with reality and… Read more
Developing countries left ‘disappointed’ at climate talks Friday, June 17, 2022 - "We are disappointed by the lack of substantive progress," said the representative of Antigua and Barbados speaking on behalf of the… Read more
Climate change: Bonn talks end in acrimony over compensation Friday, June 17, 2022 - "The climate emergency is fast becoming a catastrophe," said Conrod Hunte, lead negotiator for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).… Read more
Rich countries are called to help the poorest face climate change Friday, June 17, 2022 - "We were offered a process that does not offer a clear objective or vision," lamented Michai Robertson, representative of the Alliance… Read more
Climate change: Bonn talks end in acrimony over compensation Friday, June 17, 2022 - "The climate emergency is fast becoming a catastrophe," said Conrod Hunte, lead negotiator for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).… Read more
Bonn climate conference: World is “cooked” if we carry on with coal Friday, June 17, 2022 - "Fundamentally, the war and cost of living must not be used as an excuse to let the 1.5C goal slip out… Read more
Island states say fund for climate disaster victims must be created by Cop27 Friday, June 17, 2022 - “The Glasgow Dialogue appears to be a one standalone dialogue with no clear destination,” Michai Robertson, climate negotiator of Antigua and… Read more
Small island states bat for dedicated climate money from developed countries Friday, June 17, 2022 - THE ALLIANCE of Small Island States (AOSIS) is insistent that developed countries should respond positively to the call for dedicated financing… Read more
As The COP26 Smoke Clears, Rhetoric Must Become Real Action Tuesday, December 28, 2021 - At COP26, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), fought for the interests of small islands and climate vulnerable states. As… Read more
Analysis-In 2021, governments blew hot on 1.5C goal, colder on climate action Monday, December 20, 2021 - “(We) did witness a clear shift from other countries to support keeping 1.5C alive,” said U.N. ambassador Aubrey Webson of Antigua… Read more
Who will pay for the damage caused by climate change? Wednesday, December 15, 2021 - "When countries lose their islands because of sea level rise and extreme events, they are losing their culture and traditions. There… Read more
COP 26: Poor countries demand compensation for climate impacts caused by wealthy nations Monday, December 6, 2021 - As the world is struggling to keep global warming at bay, the issue of who pays for the fallout of climate… Read more
‘A heavy load to carry’: A day in the life of a negotiator at COP26 Monday, December 6, 2021 - Xavier Matsutaro, a negotiator from Palau, is focused on how to get the strongest environmental regulations for carbon markets. Read more
Concessional financing must be available to all #SIDS – Al Jazeera Monday, December 6, 2021 - AOSIS Negotiator, Lia Nicholson: Climate disasters do not bypass vulnerable SIDS that are defined as high income. GDP per capita cannot… Read more