Sentences with phrase «of small island states»

In some cases the survival of small island states depends on that help.

In my briefings to the Association of Small Island States in Bali, the 41 Island Nations of the Caribbean, Pacific, and Indian Ocean (and later circulated to all member states), I pointed out that IPCC had seriously and systematically UNDERESTIMATED the extent of climate change, showing that the sensitivity of temperature and sea level to CO2 clearly shown by the past climate record in coral reefs, ice cores, and deep sea sediments is orders of magnitude higher than IPCC's models.

He pointed out that in 2013 «a group of small island states threatened by rising sea levels, led by Palau, came close to asking the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion, and the main reason they did not press ahead then was that the scientific case is strengthening by the month».

If the scientists of the IPCC are right, the inhabitants of large parts of Bangladesh face the loss of their homes and livelihoods, and the inhabitants of small island states face the loss of their countries.

«Our concern is urgency» in tackling climate change, said Marlene Moses of Nauru, chair of the Alliance of Small Island States whose members fear they will be swamped by rising sea levels.

It is commendable that China is taking such an active role in trying to secure adequate financing to assist small island states in adapting to the consequences of climate change, outspokenly foregoing their piece of the pie in favor of small island states.

It was heartening to witness progress made on issues which need attention right now, such as the needs of small island states.

For example, if parts of small island states become uninhabitable, a payout might provide important financial support for the former residents, but it will not answer more challenging questions about where people should live or how to address their lost livelihoods.

In addition to academia, Mona has worked as a researcher for the case Sarayaku vs. Ecuador in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, a policy analyst for an NGO that lobbied the United Nations on behalf of small island states who face sea level rise, and an assistant contributor to a World Bank Report on Climate change and water distribution.

With the deal gutted, the heads of state session concluded with a final battle as the Chinese delegate insisted on removing the 1.5 C target so beloved of the small island states and low - lying nations who have most to lose from rising seas.

But in the last few days a number of small island states have successfully lobbied in favour of Figueres, according to BBC.

Here are some of those: Small Island States Demand 1.5 °C Temperature Target Leaders from the Alliance of Small Island States issued a statement, calling upon world leaders to go beyond the conventional global average temperature rise target of 2 °C, instead saying that 1.5 °C ought to be the target.

Aosis The Alliance of Small Island States comprises 42 island and coastal states mostly in the Pacific and Caribbean.

The Cartagena Dialogue keeps under the radar — it is not a formal negotiating group like the Group of 77 or the Association of Small Island States.

With this background the grouping of Small Island States, currently led by Fiji, is starting a new conversation between governments and society, called the Talanoa Dialogue.

«The U.S. has obviously been clear about where it stands with the Paris Agreement, but it is heartening that 19 other countries reaffirmed their commitment to the agreement,» said Thoriq Ibrahim, minister of energy and environment for the Maldives and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, a group of countries vulnerable to the effects of global warming.

The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) said: «If Durban puts off a legally binding agreement and closes the door on raising mitigation ambition before 2020 many of our small island states will be literally and figuratively doomed.»

This year, Fiji has the presidency of the United Nations talks, and it's prioritizing the concerns of its residents in the South Pacific and other members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).

It refused, for example, to back the call of scientists in Toronto in 1988 for carbon dioxide emissions to be cut by 20 per cent by 2005 — a target tabled in Berlin by the Alliance of Small Island States.

In Doha, a coalition including China, the Alliance of Small Island States and the G77 group of developing countries proposed a scheme that would decide when countries had suffered climate damages, and compensate them for their loss.

What it means: Small Island Developing States and the Alliance of Small Island States are negotiating groups comprising the nations that are most vulnerable to rising seas.

These include the Like Minded Developing Countries, or L.M.D.C.s; the Least Developed Countries, or L.D.C.s; the Alliance of Small Island States, or AOSIS; and the Group of 77, or G77, which, confoundingly, has a hundred and thirty - four member countries.

The voices of the African countries and the Least Developed Countries (LDC's) was very strong and advocated for big commitments specially form the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), the Central African Group, and the Bolivarian Alliance of the Americas (ALBA).

The country was one of the founding members of the Alliance of Small Island States, which since 1992 has pressed the world's industrialized countries to reduce emissions of heat - trapping gases linked to rising temperatures.

«We must attack this problem with a sense of urgency and ambition and quite frankly we are not seeing the level of urgency and ambition from the U.S.,» said Selwin Hart, a delegate from Barbados who was speaking for the Alliance of Small Island States, who face their entire nations sinking beneath rising seas caused by global warming.

«If we spent as much time working on this problem as we do congratulating ourselves for caring so deeply about it, we would be closer to an outcome worthy of a celebration,» said Thoriq Ibrahim, environment minister for the Maldives and chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States.

In the climate negotiations, Bianka supports the climate finance coordinator of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).

In 1991, even as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was being drafted, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)-- a negotiating group of nations facing some of the worst climate change risks — highlighted the need to address loss and damage for vulnerable countries.

The countries who stand to suffer the greatest harm from rising temperatures and seas have come to France to make the case for lowering the target to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and members of the Alliance of Small Island States have rallied around the slogan «1.5 To Stay Alive.»

The countries that left claim to have the support of other coalitions of poor nations, including the Least Developed Countries, the Alliance of Small Island States and the Africa Group.

The issue of Loss and Damage was actually part of the initial negotiations for the creation of the Convention; the original AOSIS (Alliance of Small Island States) proposal included a mechanism for an insurance pool that developed countries would pay into for the developing countries most at risk.

«We now need to summon the political will needed to make the hard decisions required for an effective and durable agreement that protects the most vulnerable among us,» said Thoriq Ibrahim of the Maldives, who is chair of the Alliance of Small Island States.

Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDC), African Group, Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), and others spoke of the injustice, lopsidedness, and danger of the Co-chairs» text.

In the CMP (Conference of the Meeting of the Parties), AOSIS (Alliance of Small Island States), LDCs (Least Developed Countries), African Group (African Group), LMDC (Like Minded Developing Countries), and AILAC (Independent Alliance of Latin America and the Caribbean) stressed the need for ambition and commitments in the speedy ratification of the Doha Amendments to the Kyoto Protocol.

The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) stated that mitigation from wherever it comes from is good, including reducing HFCs.

Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)- Formed at the Second World Climate Conference (1990).

But Saint Lucia on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and the EU are adamant that unresolved issues such as double counting, net mitigation, environmental integrity and the need for a grievance mechanism are reflected in any final document.

The publication includes commentary from UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, Poland's Environment Minister Marcin Korolec, IPCC chairman Rajendra Pachauri and Ambassador Moses from the Alliance of Small Island States.

Entry into force «demonstrates unprecedented political momentum for climate action and bodes well for us moving forward», said Thoriq Ibrahim, Environment Minister for the Maldives and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States.