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Climate-vulnerable nations demand more financial support in COP26 draft deal
December 6, 2021Aubrey Webson, U.N. ambassador for Antigua and Barbuda and chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, said the deal needed to be strengthened to help the most vulnerable, particularly with finance to adopt clean energy and cope with climate change impacts.
Read MoreCOP26: Rich countries ‘pushing back’ on paying for climate loss
December 6, 2021Le-Anne Roper, lead negotiator on loss and damage for the Alliance of Small Island States, wants a new finance goal just for loss and damage.
This would be separate from the $100bn (£74bn) already pledged – a target the world has already missed for 2020 which is now set for 2023.
IRENA and Alliance of Small Island States sign energy transition agreement
December 6, 2021The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) have signed an agreement at COP26, known as ‘Adaptation Day’, that will see the two organisations work closely to mobilise climate finance and to advance the deployment of renewable energy across Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Read MoreHalfway through, COP26 divided between praise and disillusion
December 6, 2021“Let’s stop talking in the air on access to finance”, denounced Lia Nicholson, negotiator for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), deploring that the populations on the front line of climate change “are being held hostage by ‘random charity’.
Read MoreFlooding paradise: Island nations’ climate threat
December 6, 2021“Our country is paradise, there’s no doubt about it,” Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne tells Axios. “But they are, unfortunately, destroying our pristine environment.”
Read MoreAt COP 26, Island Nations Demand Action on Funding and Emissions
December 6, 2021Islands have contributed little to global emissions yet stand to suffer disproportionately from climate change. Now, they are demanding more funding to protect themselves.
Read MorePoor countries at Cop26 concerned by G20’s limited climate progress
December 6, 2021Gaston Browne, the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda and chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, which represents 39 countries, said: “From what I’ve seen it appears we are going to overshoot 1.5C. We are very concerned about that. This is a matter of survival for us.”
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2022 AOSIS Fellowship Applications – UPDATED Due 14 Jan 2022
November 22, 20212022 AOSIS Fellowship Applications – UPDATED Due 14 Jan 2022 Download Application Form Contact: fellowship@aosis.org Designed to meet the specific needs…
Read MoreThe Glasgow Dialogue Must Lead To A Clear Destination – Adoption of 1/CMA.3
November 13, 2021STATEMENT The Glasgow Dialogue Must Lead To A Clear Destination – Adoption of 1/CMA.3 2021-11-13 Lia Nicholson, AOSIS Lead Climate Negotiator…
Read MoreAs COP26 Closes the Paris Agreement Work Programme, We Must Race To Resilience
November 13, 2021STATEMENT As COP26 Closes the Paris Agreement Work Programme, We Must Race To Resilience 2021-11-13 Lia Nicholson, AOSIS Lead Climate Negotiator…
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