AOSIS
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
7 July 2010: The 31st Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from 4-7 July 2010, to discuss, among other things, climate change issues.
In an opening address delivered on 4 July, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated the region for its leadership and advocacy leading up to, and during, the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in December 2009, noting that the Caribbean community had conveyed an...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 September 2010: The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) hosted a breakfast on 22 September 2010, in New York, US, to celebrate “island leadership” and cooperation on issues facing small island developing States (SIDS). The partnerships highlighted during the event were the Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) and the Small Island Developing States Network (SIDSNet).
Ambassador Dessima Williams (Grenada), who chairs AOSIS activities at UN Headquarters, chaired the event, which was addressed...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
11 October 2010: The fifth ministerial meeting on climate change of Brazil, South Africa, India and China (BASIC) was held in Tianjin, China, from 10-11 October 2010, and focused on issues related to the Cancun Climate Change Conference.
In line with the “BASIC-plus” approach, representatives of Yemen (Chair of the G77), Argentina (incoming Chair of G77), Ethiopia (representing Africa), Grenada (Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)) and Egypt (Chair of the Arab Group) attended...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 November 2010: The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) held an Informal Ministerial Consultation on Climate Change from 1-2 November 2010 in St. George’s, Grenada. The aim of the Ministerial Consultation was to discuss he AOSIS position in preparation for the 16th session of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to be held in Cancun, Mexico.Participants, including lead negotiators from AOSIS member states and key negotiators from non-AOSIS members, as well as representatives of...
katharina
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28 Oct 2011
The Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) is a global entity working to help islands around the world conserve and sustainably utilize their invaluable natural resources.
GLISPA was created to help bridge local and global island initiatives, build upon existing networks and programmes and share knowledge among all islands. It was formed following the Mauritius International Meeting in 2005 following a request from the Presidents of Palau and the President of the Seychelles for a global partnership...
