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Obama: “I’m an island boy”
December 2, 2015In a nod to the particular vulnerabilities faced by Small Island States, US President Barack Obama declared, “I am an island…
Read MoreAOSIS: A history of leadership at the UNFCCC
December 1, 2015By Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, President of the Republic of Maldives This week, world leaders are gathered in Paris for what…
Read MoreADP Statement Paris
November 30, 2015Distinguished Co-Chairs, Excellencies, Colleagues, The Maldives has the honour to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, a…
Read MoreCOP21 is our generation’s last opportunity to meaningfully address climate change
November 30, 2015STATEMENT COP21 is our generation’s last opportunity to meaningfully address climate change 2015-11-30 AOSIS Download PDF Topic: Climate Mr. President, Congratulations…
Read MoreParis Must Show Global Solidarity to Tackle Climate Change
November 29, 2015Paris—Ahead of the highly-anticipated United Nations climate change conference that begins here this week, perhaps the generation’s last chance to forge…
Read MoreMaldives’ Veteran Climate Negotiator
November 19, 2015FROM REUTERS Abdullahi Majeed was a young delegate for the Maldives when low-lying island states warned for the first time in…
Read MoreClimate change doesn’t get any realer than this
November 16, 2015Photo: King Tides lapping at the doorstep in Funafuti Island, Tuvalu By Sima Enele Here we go: it’s the final stretch…
Read MoreThis is no time for complacency
November 12, 2015By Ismail Raushan Zahir Ahead of the highly-anticipated United Nations climate change conference in Paris next month commentators have been touting…
Read MoreNew: Negotiators’ Guide for COP 21
November 9, 2015This first-of-its-kind UNDP negotiators’ guide offers pertinent information about the UNFCCC for old delegates and new alike, just in time for…
Read MorePutting the Trust Back in Transparency
October 22, 2015By Rennier Gadabu The Dalai Lama wasn’t talking about the United Nation’s climate change negotiations when he said, ”a lack of transparency…
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