Media Advisory: “The Urgency of Now: Hurricanes Irma and Maria, The Need to Support Small Island Resilience in a Warming World”

***MEDIA ADVISORY***  Thursday, 16 November 2017, 1600 hours CET Contact: Michael Crocker +1 978 968 9499 michael.crocker@aosis.org “The Urgency of Now: Hurricanes Irma and Maria, The Need to Support Small Island Resilience in a Warming World”  Bonn, Germany—Hurricanes Irma and Maria showed the world the catastrophic power of climate change. It is urgent that the… Continue reading Media Advisory: “The Urgency of Now: Hurricanes Irma and Maria, The Need to Support Small Island Resilience in a Warming World”

Press release: Deadly Hurricanes Raise Stakes at First ‘Island COP’

Bonn, Germany—On the eve of the latest round of UN climate talks, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) released the following statement:  COP 23, the first “Island COP,” presided over by the government of Fiji, opens in the wake of one of the worst hurricane seasons on record, which devastated several AOSIS members, including… Continue reading Press release: Deadly Hurricanes Raise Stakes at First ‘Island COP’

Press release–Maldives Hosts Groundbreaking Renewable Energy Ministerial Meeting

Malé—The Government of the Maldives, in its capacity as Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and in partnership with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), will be hosting the inaugural high-level meeting of the Initiative for Renewable Island Energy (IRIE) on October 10-11. The meeting will be attended by 17 energy and… Continue reading Press release–Maldives Hosts Groundbreaking Renewable Energy Ministerial Meeting

President of Maldives Reacts to US Paris Withdrawal

Statement by H.E Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, President of Maldives on the United States Withdrawal from Paris Agreement 02 June 2017 “The Maldives, Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), regrets the decision of the United States to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Not only does it represent a blow to the global… Continue reading President of Maldives Reacts to US Paris Withdrawal

Small Islands Highlight Urgency and Benefits of Climate Action in Bonn

For Immediate Release: 5 May 2017 At the opening of the latest round of United Nations climate change negotiations in Bonn, Germany, the first talks since COP 22 in Morocco, Thoriq Ibrahim, Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, a coalition of island and coastal nations that are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts,… Continue reading Small Islands Highlight Urgency and Benefits of Climate Action in Bonn

PRESS RELEASE: Small Islands Call on Marrakech to Live Up To Action COP Billing

At the opening of COP 22 in Marrakech, Morocco, which beyond all expectations will now serve as the first meeting of parties to the Paris Agreement after the first treaty committing nearly all nations to lowering greenhouse gas emissions became international law last week, Thoriq Ibrahim, Environment Minister for the Maldives and Chair of the… Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: Small Islands Call on Marrakech to Live Up To Action COP Billing

AOSIS reacts to EU ratification of Paris Agreement

“The move by the EU demonstrates their continued role as an international climate change leader and brings us yet another step closer to having the Paris Agreement enter into force this year and increases the likelihood that COP22 will be the first meeting under the agreement. AOSIS is ready to rapidly transition from political negotiations… Continue reading AOSIS reacts to EU ratification of Paris Agreement

UPDATE: 30 Countries Complete Paris Agreement Ratification, 60 in total

UNITED NATIONS–An additional 30 countries from around the world completed the ratification process for the Paris Agreement today, including AOSIS members, Antigua and Barbuda, Kiribati, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Dominica, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Singapore. That brings the count to 60 countries comprising about 48 percent of total global emissions. 24 AOSIS members have now… Continue reading UPDATE: 30 Countries Complete Paris Agreement Ratification, 60 in total

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

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