Sentences with phrase «as small islands developing states»

Since 1992, the UN recognizes a distinct group of fifty developing, low - lying coastal countries known as Small Islands Developing States (SIDS).

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In this sense, the voice of the peoples of the Least Developed Countries - LDCs, Least Industrialized Countries - LICs, Small Island States - SISs, Land Locked States - LLSs must be heard as a priority for the goals to be properly created.

In Bali I was on the Delegations of Jamaica (my home island and a member state of the UN), and of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center (an Intergovernmental Organization representing almost all Caribbean states), while also representing the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development Partnership in New Technologies for Small Island Developing States (as Coordinator of the Partnership), the Global Coral Reef Alliance (an international NGO), and Yayasan Karang Lestari (Protected Coral Foundation, an Indonesian NGO that runs the world's largest coral reef restoration proisland and a member state of the UN), and of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center (an Intergovernmental Organization representing almost all Caribbean states), while also representing the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development Partnership in New Technologies for Small Island Developing States (as Coordinator of the Partnership), the Global Coral Reef Alliance (an international NGO), and Yayasan Karang Lestari (Protected Coral Foundation, an Indonesian NGO that runs the world's largest coral reef restoration prostates), while also representing the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development Partnership in New Technologies for Small Island Developing States (as Coordinator of the Partnership), the Global Coral Reef Alliance (an international NGO), and Yayasan Karang Lestari (Protected Coral Foundation, an Indonesian NGO that runs the world's largest coral reef restoration proIsland Developing States (as Coordinator of the Partnership), the Global Coral Reef Alliance (an international NGO), and Yayasan Karang Lestari (Protected Coral Foundation, an Indonesian NGO that runs the world's largest coral reef restoration proStates (as Coordinator of the Partnership), the Global Coral Reef Alliance (an international NGO), and Yayasan Karang Lestari (Protected Coral Foundation, an Indonesian NGO that runs the world's largest coral reef restoration project).

This activity report provides an overview of measures taken to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaption, as climate change is affecting the world's poorest and most vulnerable countries, including Small Island Developing States, landlocked countries, arid - and semi-arid areas and countries where people are dependent on natural resources.

This activity report explores ways to adapt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to the unique circumstances, capacities and levels of development of the Asia - Pacific least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States, collectively referred to as countries with special needs (CSN).

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.

She currently serves as the adviser to the team representing Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the GCF Board.

Another example are the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) who are simultaneously facing extreme events such as typhoons, extreme storms and sea level rise that threatens to literally sink their islands, ocean acidification and warming which threaten their marine life and fisheries, and salt water intrusion into their fresh water sources and agricultural land.

They provide scientific evidence to support the call by vulnerable countries, such as the Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States, that a 1.5 C warming limit would substantially reduce the impacts of climate change.»

In addition, Article 9 states that the provision of scaled - up financial resources should aim to achieve a balance between adaptation and mitigation, taking into account country - driven strategies, and the priorities and needs of developing country Parties, especially those that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change and have significant capacity constraints, such as the least developed countries and small island developing States, considering the need for public and grant - based resources for adaptstates that the provision of scaled - up financial resources should aim to achieve a balance between adaptation and mitigation, taking into account country - driven strategies, and the priorities and needs of developing country Parties, especially those that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change and have significant capacity constraints, such as the least developed countries and small island developing States, considering the need for public and grant - based resources for adaptStates, considering the need for public and grant - based resources for adaptation.

In small exposed countries, particularly small island developing states, losses expressed as a percentage of GDP have been particularly high, exceeding 1 % in many cases and 8 % in the most extreme cases, averaged over both disaster and non-disaster years for the period from 1970 to 2010.

As an environmental activist, born and living in a Small Island Developing State (SIDS), and having experienced the destructive impact of climate change on people living in small island communities, I went to the Conference with the following expectatSmall Island Developing State (SIDS), and having experienced the destructive impact of climate change on people living in small island communities, I went to the Conference with the following expectaIsland Developing State (SIDS), and having experienced the destructive impact of climate change on people living in small island communities, I went to the Conference with the following expectatsmall island communities, I went to the Conference with the following expectaisland communities, I went to the Conference with the following expectations:

The Least Developed Countries (LDC), the African Group, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), and the G77 (All of the developing world) as a whole rejected the text very strongly.