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AOSIS Addresses Collective Development Goals at SIDS Interregional Conference
September 1, 2023PRESS RELEASE AOSIS Addresses Collective Development Goals at SIDS Interregional Conference September 01, 2023 Download PDF Topic: Sustainable Development AOSIS Addresses…
Read MoreAOSIS Calls For SIDS-Led Solutions At Pacific Islands Conference
August 18, 2023PRESS RELEASE AOSIS Calls For SIDS-Led Solutions At Pacific Islands Conference August 18, 2023 Download PDF Topic: Sustainable Development AOSIS Calls…
Read MoreSpotlight on Sustainable Development: THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL VULNERABILITY INDEX (MVI)
August 17, 2023NEWS Spotlight on Sustainable Development: THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL VULNERABILITY INDEX (MVI) August 17, 2023 Download PDF Topic: Sustainable Development Watch Now! THE…
Read MoreOnward from SB58 – AOSIS CLIMATE MEETINGS & ACTIVITIES
August 17, 2023NEWS Onward from SB58 – AOSIS CLIMATE MEETINGS & ACTIVITIES August 17, 2023 Download PDF Topic: Climate • UAE BRIEFING WITH…
Read MoreClimate Newsletter – SB58
August 17, 2023NEWS Climate Newsletter – SB58 August 17, 2023 Download PDF Topic: Climate • SB58 The Bonn Climate Change Conference – SB…
Read MoreAOSIS Climate Newsletter – AOSIS Chair Message, August 2023
August 17, 2023STATEMENT AOSIS Climate Newsletter – AOSIS Chair Message, August 2023 August 17, 2023 H.E. Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Dr Pa’olelei Luteru, AOSIS Chair…
Read MorePacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Fourth International SIDS Conference: Statement by Chair of AOSIS, Peseta Noumea Simi
August 15, 2023STATEMENT Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Fourth International SIDS Conference: Statement by Chair of AOSIS, Peseta Noumea Simi August 15,…
Read MorePreparatory Meeting for the Caribbean region, for the 4th International Conference on SIDS
August 8, 2023STATEMENT Regional AOSIS Statement: Preparatory Meeting for the Caribbean region August 08, 2023 AOSIS Chair H.E. Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Dr Pa’olelei Luteru…
Read MoreClimate change: Which countries will foot the bill?
August 3, 2023“All countries that are able, must contribute to global climate finance,” said Ambassador Pa’olelei Luteru, who chairs the Alliance of Small Island States.
The bigger issue, Luteru said, is which of the poor and most vulnerable countries will be in line to receive it.
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August 3, 2023Dr Pa’olelei Luteru, the chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, which includes countries suffering some of the worst effects of global heating including Antigua and Barbuda, Fiji and the Maldives, said countries must heed the best available science that points to the need to reduce emissions by 45% by 2030, and reach net zero by 2050.
“We are seeing unprecedented climate events, with July breaking global temperature records. Our world is rapidly approaching the 1.5C warming threshold, which will result in catastrophic consequences for small island developing states.
“As we grapple with a climate crisis we did not cause, our developing islands are depending on the stewardship of the bigger countries to steer our world away from the worst impacts of climate change.”
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