Author: MCrocker

Reports: Fiji latest country to relocate climate refugees

As was reported in RTCC and regional news sources, the Fijian village of Vunidogolo has become the first to be relocated under the country’s climate change programme. Rising sea levels forced the community to abandon their traditional compound, according to reports in the Fiji Times. Locals say effect of climate change has resulted in seawater… Continue reading Reports: Fiji latest country to relocate climate refugees

Reaction to ADP Closing at COP19

At the closing of the ADP session of COP19 in Warsaw, Poland, Ambassador Marlene Moses, Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), a group of 44 low-lying and coastal countries that are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, released the following statement: “The Warsaw climate talks opened against the backdrop of the horrific tragedy… Continue reading Reaction to ADP Closing at COP19

Guardian: Warsaw climate talks: the world’s poorest cannot wait for a 2015

By Tony de Brum, Kelly Rigg and Mary Robinson: We are now at a tipping point that threatens to flip the world into a full blown climate emergency. As the poorest and most vulnerable people of the world endure the increasingly damaging impacts of a warming world, tired excuses and calls to delay action are no… Continue reading Guardian: Warsaw climate talks: the world’s poorest cannot wait for a 2015

Small Islands Invoke Walesa at climate talks

Opening Statement of the High Level Segment COP-19 / CMP- 9  delivered by H.E. Baron Waqa, President of Nauru, on behalf of
 the Alliance of Small Island States Thank you Mr. President. Congratulations on your assumption of the Presidency. I would like to take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation for the hospitality you… Continue reading Small Islands Invoke Walesa at climate talks

Thomson Reuters Foundation Story Features AOSIS Plan

Author: Laurie Goering WARSAW (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – To keep climate change to a relatively safe level, scientists say the world’s emissions of climate-changing gases need to peak in 2020, and then begin declining. However, a planned new global climate agreement, which U.N. talks in Warsaw are working towards this week, would only take effect… Continue reading Thomson Reuters Foundation Story Features AOSIS Plan

For immediate release: Japan’s New Target Puts Small Islands In Greater Danger

In response to the announcement made by Japan today that it is drastically reducing its emissions reduction target, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), a group of 44 low-lying island and coastal nations that are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, has released the following statement: “We deeply sympathize with the tragedy Japan suffered as a result of… Continue reading For immediate release: Japan’s New Target Puts Small Islands In Greater Danger