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Island Nations demand action on Debt and Concessional Financing
October 14, 2022PRESS RELEASE Island Nations demand action on Debt and Concessional Financing 2022-10-14 AOSIS Download PDF Topic: Sustainable Development Island Nations demand…
Read MoreJoining hands on a global approach to plastic pollution
September 23, 2022STATEMENT Joining hands on a global approach to plastic pollution September 23, 2022 Sir Molwyn Joseph, Environment Minister – Antigua and…
Read MoreUN Secretary General at AOSIS Leaders Conference: “Polluters Must Pay”
September 22, 2022PRESS RELEASE UN Secretary General at AOSIS Leaders Conference: “Polluters Must Pay” 2022-09-22 Download PDF Topic: Climate Pictured: Seychelles President, H.E….
Read MoreAOSIS: UNGA77 Must Be A Milestone For Loss and Damage Response Finance
September 14, 2022AOSIS: UNGA77 Must Be A Milestone For Loss and Damage Response Finance The Alliance of Small Island States says its inhabitants…
Read MoreClimate deal is a ‘baby step,’ but world needs bigger action, diplomats say
August 18, 2022“Progress on a U.S. climate package is welcome news,” Conrod Hunte, a diplomat from Antigua & Barbuda and a lead negotiator for a group of small island states that work together on international climate policy, said in an email. He added that the group hopes to see the United States and “other major emitters demonstrate their leadership with urgent action in the climate space to reduce CO2 or decarbonize.”
Read MoreHELP WANTED: Self-starter to run U.N. climate program
August 18, 2022“I would want to see a person who is on urgency, urgency, urgency because that is critical for us,” said Conrod Hunte, lead negotiator for the Alliance of Small Island States.
That means someone who is focused on the agenda and able to concentrate on areas that can bring parties together, he added.
Make polluters pay for climate adaptation, voluntary carbon market body proposes
August 18, 2022The move was backed by the Alliance of Small Island States. “The voluntary carbon market is a significant and growing source of climate finance,” said Conrod Hunte, of Antigua and Barbuda, chair of the Alliance of Small Island Developing States.
Read MoreUN leaders call on international community to support SIDS recovery
August 18, 2022Shahid opened the Wadadli Action Platform, which took place on August 8 and 9, 2022 at St John’s, Antigua, hosted by Antigua and Barbuda in its capacity as chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) in partnership with the governments of Denmark and the United Kingdom.
Read MoreHow the Ukraine crisis raises the costs of climate change for poor nations
August 18, 2022“[These] governments have largely been bankrolling or paying for their adaptation,” Janine Felson, Belize ambassador and co-lead Climate Finance Negotiator at the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), told TRT World.
“They will have to take a bit of a pain killer to swallow the cost,” Felson says, “which means that national budgets will have to be used to either reduce taxes on imports for fuels or to manage social support systems,” she adds.
Read MoreAOSIS Pushes Progress On Loss and Damage Finance Facility
August 11, 2022PRESS RELEASE AOSIS Pushes Progress On Loss and Damage Finance Facility 2022-08-11 Download PDF Topic: Climate SIDS climate negotiators chart way…
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