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El Niño Builds in Pacific Ocean
May 28, 2015As delegations converge on Bonn, Germany ahead of the latest round of UNFCCC climate talks, another strong El Niño has been…
Read MoreDeadly heat wave in India wave adds urgency to UN climate talks
May 27, 2015The record heat wave in India this week, which sent temperatures soaring to an astonishing 50 degrees Celsius and killed more…
Read MoreClimateWire… Maldives: Paris deal must give islands a ‘sense of security’
May 26, 2015By Lisa Friedman, E&E reporter Published: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 More than 25 years ago, the Indian Ocean archipelago nation of…
Read MoreUS News & World Report Features AOSIS Commentary
April 22, 2015[In the midst of U.N. talks over FFD on the road to Addis Ababa, and on Earth Day, the prestigious American…
Read MoreClimate finance is not Overseas Development Assistance
April 21, 2015STATEMENT Climate finance is not Overseas Development Assistance 2015-04-21 AOSIS Download PDF Topic: Sustainable Development 1. I have the honour to…
Read MoreBig Emitters Starting to Move on iNDCs
March 31, 2015The United States, the world’s second largest emitter and first largest historic emitter, submitted its iNDC to the U.N. Framework Convention…
Read MoreAOSIS Ambassadors Hold Special Meeting on Vanuatu Cyclone Recovery
March 25, 2015UNITED NATIONS—Ambassadors from the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) met here today to discuss Vanuatu’s recovery efforts after Cyclone Pam…
Read MoreMaldives Environment Minister Addresses Sendai in Wake of Cyclone Pam
March 17, 2015Against the backdrop of the death and destruction Cyclone Pam caused in AOSIS member state, Vanuatu, the Maldives Environment Minister, Thoriq…
Read MoreHeavy storm damage to small island nation will affect Paris talks, diplomats say
March 17, 2015FROM CLIMATEWIRE Lisa Friedman, E&E reporter Published: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 The mounting death toll and devastation in Vanuatu since Cyclone Pam…
Read MoreVanuatu Devastated By Cyclone Pam
March 16, 2015The unprecedented power of Cyclone Pam, which left at least 6 dead and tore a swath of destruction across the Pacific…
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