AOSIS
Bill
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21 Mar 2012
In my view, the Green Economy debate must be linked to sustainable development resulting from both a realistic reflection of the current situation and a desirable vision for the future. It should have an attainable goal based on a mutual agreement and should address the need to continue reducing the gap between developed and developing countries while promoting peace, progress and justice for all.
One aspect of Rio +20 that should merit the greatest attention of the international community...
Bill
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21 Mar 2012
1992 was a landmark year for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) because that was when we achieved the recognition from the international community on our unique and particular vulnerabilities. Additionally, the 1992 Rio summit spurred a series of subsequent events that led to the adoption of a SIDS-focused agenda, the Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA) and eventually the Mauritius Strategy of Implementation (MSI) which called for international support and international cooperation for...
06 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
March 2012: The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) has published the March issue of its South East Asia and Pacific Newsletter, with news on renewable energy financing, project and policy developments, and upcoming events in the region.
The newsletter features articles on, inter alia: a Cambodian energy poverty project, which will upgrade two mini-grids to hybrid diesel-renewable energy systems; Tonga’s first renewable power station; the availability of solar home...
15 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
12 February 2012: In a welcome statement marking her start as Chair of the Bureau of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Ambassador Marlene Moses of Nauru identified the Alliance’s main challenge over the next few years as working with the international community to achieve climate change mitigation and adaptation. Moses, Nauru’s Permanent Representative to the UN, became the AOSIS Chair in January 2012, succeeding Ambassador Dessima Williams of Grenada.
Highlighting the current and...
26 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 January 2012: The initial discussions on the “zero draft” of the outcome document for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) began on 25 January 2012, at UN Headquarters in New York, US. Opening comments on the zero draft were offered by five groupings with small island developing States (SIDS) members, namely the Group of 77 and China (G-77/China), the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Pacific SIDS, and the Pacific Islands...
