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Press Release: Small Islands Call on All Countries to Ratify Paris Agreement as Entry Into Force Threshold Nears

UNITED NATIONS—Even as world leaders contemplate a proliferation of global challenges they face at the 71st United Nations General Assembly, the international community stands on the cusp of an remarkable achievement: The Paris Agreement on climate change is on the verge of entering into force within a year of it’s creation. The Minister of Foreign… Continue reading Press Release: Small Islands Call on All Countries to Ratify Paris Agreement as Entry Into Force Threshold Nears

Paris Agreement Ratification Moves to Global Stage

The high level segment of the 71st United Nations General Assembly opens today against the backdrop of compelling international challenges: Escalating conflicts, refugees, resource and territorial disputes, and an unfolding story about a potential terrorist attack in the host city will dominate the headlines. These are obviously all important issues that deserve attention of world… Continue reading Paris Agreement Ratification Moves to Global Stage

Brazil Brings World Another Step Closer to Ratification

There was positive climate change news this week, well, for a change. By completing the Paris Agreement ratification process on Monday, Brazil became the third large country after the United States and China to do so, bringing the world another step closer to the agreement’s entry into force (EIF) threshold. The historic climate change treaty,… Continue reading Brazil Brings World Another Step Closer to Ratification

New Analysis Backs Up Current Climate Impacts with Data

Remarkable advances in computing power have revealed how climate change is already impacting social life around the world. While it may seem elementary to connect the observable uptick in extreme weather events in recent years with the changes we’re now seeing in the economy, agriculture, trade, energy, migration, and other areas, it has only been… Continue reading New Analysis Backs Up Current Climate Impacts with Data

Climate change hits small island fisheries hard

Few places are more closely identified with marine resources than small island states. From traditional fisheries to larger operations to the hundreds of millions of dollars ocean tourism reels in around the world, islands depend on healthy fish habitat and healthy fish stocks. The topic has been the subject of a series of recent international… Continue reading Climate change hits small island fisheries hard

History Shows World Must Seize Opportunity Presented by US and China Ratification

News out of the G20 on Saturday that China and the United States ratified the Paris Agreement, presenting their official documents to the United Nations Secretary General in person, marked an important milestone in the global effort to build a universal climate change regime and is also an opportunity to reflect a bit on the… Continue reading History Shows World Must Seize Opportunity Presented by US and China Ratification

RELEASE: Small Islands React to US and China Ratifying Paris Agreement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 3, 2016 In response to the world’s two biggest emitters ratifying the Paris Agreement, the Chair of AOSIS, released the following statement: “The US’s and China’s ratification brings us a step closer to the Paris Agreement entering into force this year and represents a key turning point in the global transition… Continue reading RELEASE: Small Islands React to US and China Ratifying Paris Agreement

Paris Was Just The Beginning of Climate Change Struggle

(Pic: Nattu/Flickr) First Published in Climate Home Thoriq Ibrahim For all the progress made in the Paris Agreement, there was always a risk that the treaty would be seen as an end point in the international effort to tackle climate change and not the beginning of a generational challenge. As with other environmental and humanitarian… Continue reading Paris Was Just The Beginning of Climate Change Struggle

Media Advisory: Scoping Meeting for the IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C

**Media Advisory** Scoping Meeting for the IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C UNITED NATIONS–Understanding the consequences of warming above 1.5 degrees, and options to avoid it, is of particular importance to the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), whose members are vulnerable to sea level rise and other extreme… Continue reading Media Advisory: Scoping Meeting for the IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C