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Big Story on Little Islands: ‘Tiny islands drive huge ambition’
December 12, 2015From Washington Post LE BOURGET, France — The Paris climate-change conference was supposed to be about the needs of big countries…
Read More25 Years of Leadership at the United Nations
December 11, 2015In recognition of the 25th anniversary of the Alliance of Small Island States, the group’s chair produced a booklet with words…
Read MoreWords of Wisdom: Robert Van Lierop, first AOSIS Chair, on UNFCCC and History
December 11, 2015This article first appeared on Reuters Trust.org By Robert F. Van Lierop This week, the eyes of the world are on…
Read MoreMaldives talks climate resilience
December 3, 2015Last night, at COP 21 in Paris, the Maldives held a side event focusing on the country’s island resiliency programme. Resiliency has become…
Read MoreMaldives talks climate resilience
December 3, 2015Last night, at COP 21 in Paris, the Maldives held a side event focusing on the country’s island resiliency programme. Resiliency has become…
Read MoreObama: “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 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…
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