Domestic and International Efforts Needed to Protect D.R. from Climate Change By Melissa R. Peña Last September, back-to-back record hurricanes made landfall in the Caribbean. Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and Puerto Rico experienced direct hits causing catastrophic damage and killing scores. Fortunately, the Dominican Republic was spared such damaging effects. However, the north coast, a… Continue reading AOSIS Fellows Tackle Climate Change in Essays
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Urgency of Now Declaration of Action
THE URGENCY OF NOW – AOSIS DECLARATION OF ACTION On the occasion of the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 23 Fiji) in Bonn, on 16 November 2017, we the Ministers and high-level representatives of Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), congratulate the… Continue reading Urgency of Now Declaration of Action
Opportunity to tackle climate change may never come again – Thoriq Ibrahim, Maldives Minister of Environment & Energy
From Thomson Reuters Foundation It’s been a landmark year for global leadership in the effort to address climate change. China and the United States – the world’s largest economies and emitters – have submitted plans to reduce the emissions responsible for the crisis. Businesses of all stripes have called for a massive transition to renewable… Continue reading Opportunity to tackle climate change may never come again – Thoriq Ibrahim, Maldives Minister of Environment & Energy
US News & World Report Features AOSIS Commentary
[In the midst of U.N. talks over FFD on the road to Addis Ababa, and on Earth Day, the prestigious American news outfit, US News & World Report has published a commentary by Ahmed Sareer about the challenges climate change creates for island nations sustainable development pathways. Click here for full story.] UNITED NATIONS –… Continue reading US News & World Report Features AOSIS Commentary
We should not surrender to climate change – Dunya Maumoon
From The Guardian By Dunya Maumoon This month a team of scientists reported that melting ice caps and glaciers due to climate change are causing oceans to rise more drastically than previously calculated. The news is particularly troubling for my country, the Maldives — the world’s lowest lying island chain — and for other coastal and island nations… Continue reading We should not surrender to climate change – Dunya Maumoon
Maldives Delivers AOSIS Post-2015 SD Statement
Co-Facilitators, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, a coalition comprising 39 small island states and coastal communities. We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the distinguished Permanent Representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. At the outset, let me… Continue reading Maldives Delivers AOSIS Post-2015 SD Statement
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
AOSIS Plan For Launching Rapid Cimate Action
Amb. Marlene Moses, writing in Reuters AlertNet, describes the AOSIS plan to introduce focused, results-oriented discussions on rapid implementation of proven climate policies and technologies. Click here for full article
Threatened small islands call for “concrete” climate action
A commentary by AOSIS Lead Negotiator, Ngedikes “Olai” Uludong, outlines the group’s expectations for the ADP discussions. Click here to read full article
Small island states need action on loss and damage
Deputy Lead Negotiator Malia Talakai discusses the particular’s of AOSIS’s loss and damage proposal. Click here to read the full article on trust.org