Small island nations threatened by climate change seek voice in U.N. negotiations
3 years, 5 months ago

Small island nations threatened by climate change seek voice in U.N. negotiations

NPR  

Small island nations threatened by climate change seek voice in U.N. negotiations DAVID FOLKENFLIK, HOST: World leaders are preparing for the major U.N. climate conference, COP26, that starts in Glasgow later this month. She's an adviser to the Alliance of Small Island States and the deputy head of the delegation from Belize that's heading to the Glasgow conference. FOLKENFLIK: How do you leverage that moral position into your call not just for wealthy countries to slash deeply their greenhouse gas emissions but, also, for them to pay to mitigate the damage that small island nations have already experienced, something that would undoubtedly cost tens, hundreds of billions of dollars to do? There's an obligation to provide support to countries like the small island developing states.

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A landmark climate change case will open at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A landmark climate change case will open at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE — The top United Nations court will take up the largest case in its history on Monday, when it opens two weeks of hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact. After years of lobbying by island nations who fear they could simply disappear …

Citizenship sales, land creation and legal battles: How small islands are confronting existential climate threat
4 months ago

Citizenship sales, land creation and legal battles: How small islands are confronting existential climate threat

BBC  

Citizenship sales, land creation and legal battles: How small islands are confronting existential climate threat Getty Images The Pacific Island of Tuvalu is grappling with the reality that much of its land mass may no longer lie above sea level by mid-century From erecting seawalls to selling citizenship, vulnerable small islands are taking sometimes drastic measures to protect themselves from …

At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change
4 months, 2 weeks ago

At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy When more than two dozen …

Pacific Island Countries Blindsided in Climate Conference
1 year, 2 months ago

Pacific Island Countries Blindsided in Climate Conference

The Diplomat  

The gridlock and the meager offerings from COP28, this year’s U.N. climate change conference, left many leaders from the Pacific Island states – some of the countries most at risk from climate change and rising sea levels – frustrated. The need for consensus is often a flashpoint of anger directed toward the annual climate meetings, with many onlookers deriding a …

Commonwealth heads call for climate action at Rwanda meeting
2 years, 9 months ago

Commonwealth heads call for climate action at Rwanda meeting

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — Leaders of Commonwealth nations are calling for increased climate action at a meeting in Rwanda this week, ahead of the United Nations climate change summit in the seaside resort of Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt later this year. Commonwealth governments must submit their emission reduction targets by Sept. 23, he said, “including their long-term strategies.” Sharma noted …

COP26: Climate Deal Struck at Glasgow With India's Coal Pushback, UN Says 'Not Enough'
3 years, 4 months ago

COP26: Climate Deal Struck at Glasgow With India's Coal Pushback, UN Says 'Not Enough'

News 18  

Negotiators from nearly 200 countries have accepted a new climate agreement after the COP26 summit in Glasgow concluded its extra time plenary on Saturday with a deal, which recognises India’s intervention for the world to “phase down” rather than “phase out” fossil fuels. Several countries criticised the change on fossil fuels promoted by India, even as Union Environment Minister Bhupender …

The Latest: EU executive says COP26 agreement a good start
3 years, 4 months ago

The Latest: EU executive says COP26 agreement a good start

Associated Press  

GLASGOW, Scotland — The latest on the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow: BRUSSELS — The head of the European Union’s executive arm says Saturday’s agreement at the U.N. climate conference “gives us confidence that we can provide a safe and prosperous space for humanity on this planet,” but warns that “there is still hard work ahead.” Ursula von der Leyen …

Tuvalu minister gives Cop26 speech knee-deep in sea to highlight climate crisis
3 years, 4 months ago

Tuvalu minister gives Cop26 speech knee-deep in sea to highlight climate crisis

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tuvalu foreign minister Simon Kofe has delivered a speech to Cop26 while standing knee-deep in …

COP26 should listen to small states and island nations at risk
3 years, 4 months ago

COP26 should listen to small states and island nations at risk

Al Jazeera  

This week, world leaders are gathered in Glasgow to define the next 30 years of our response to the climate crisis. Currently, only 2 percent of international finance available actually reaches small island nations, even as they grapple with the worst of climate change, including sea level rise and increasingly frequent and disastrous weather, with dire socioeconomic consequences. To help …

Climate change could erase the Pacific islands. Who will defend them at U.N. summit?
3 years, 4 months ago

Climate change could erase the Pacific islands. Who will defend them at U.N. summit?

LA Times  

Just days until the start of the United Nations climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, here is what passed for good news for Fiji’s small delegation: President Biden hadn’t refused to meet with them. “These things fall in place on the day.” For small nations like Fiji and other Pacific islands, scoring in-person meetings with the leaders of the world’s wealthiest …

'Thin' Pacific island teams at COP26 spark fears of inequity
3 years, 4 months ago

'Thin' Pacific island teams at COP26 spark fears of inequity

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tagaloa Cooper, the director of climate change resilience at …

‘We made the ocean our home’: The islands fighting climate change
4 years, 6 months ago

‘We made the ocean our home’: The islands fighting climate change

Al Jazeera  

How a culture and history of resilience is inspiring Pacific islanders in their fight against cyclones and rising seas. Pacific rebuilding Meanwhile, a salutary tale comes from the most unlikely of places – a nation in the teeth of the worst effects of climate change, the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean, where cyclones and rising seas ravage ever-decreasing habitable …

COP24 climate talks see pleas from small island nations for urgent climate action
6 years, 3 months ago

COP24 climate talks see pleas from small island nations for urgent climate action

Firstpost  

Ministers from nations imperilled by rising seas and temperatures on Tuesday called for drastic action at UN climate talks deadlocked over a refusal by big polluters to embrace landmark environmental data. The talks were thrown into tumult over the weekend when the United States, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Kuwait blocked a proposal from 44 small island nations for the UN …

Small islands use big platform to warn of climate change
6 years, 5 months ago

Small islands use big platform to warn of climate change

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — On the map, their homes are tiny specks in a vast sea of blue, rarely in the headlines and far removed from the centers of power. Speaking shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump — whose fiery speech made no mention of climate change — Danny Faure told the U.N. General Assembly this week that for his country, …

One looming consequence of climate change: Small island nations will cease to exist
8 years, 4 months ago

One looming consequence of climate change: Small island nations will cease to exist

LA Times  

Moroccan and international demonstrators shout slogans and hold placards against pollution during a demonstration in Marrakech, Morocco, on the sidelines of the climate conference on Nov. 13, 2016. As United Nations climate change talks get set to wrap up on Friday in Marrakech, Morocco, negotiators representing the Alliance of Small Island Nations underscored the need to speed up efforts to …

Climate change: David Cameron urges vulnerable small island states to join deal to tackle global warming
9 years, 4 months ago

Climate change: David Cameron urges vulnerable small island states to join deal to tackle global warming

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy David Cameron has urged "small island states" that are vulnerable to climate change to get …

Pacific leaders call for coal mining to be shut down to save island nations from effects of climate change
9 years, 6 months ago

Pacific leaders call for coal mining to be shut down to save island nations from effects of climate change

ABC  

The leaders of some of the world's smallest nations have called for coal mining — one of Australia's biggest industries — to be shut down, in a bid to save their countries from the effects of climate change. The Alliance of Small Island States, which includes Pacific Ocean countries like Tuvalu and Palau, said global warming was already harming their …

Small island states tackle climate change
12 years, 11 months ago

Small island states tackle climate change

China Daily  

Experts from more than 50 small island countries are meeting this week in Mauritius to discuss climate change and food security. Small islands, big problems He says, "Small island developing countries have a lot of vulnerabilities because of their small size. Hailu said the small island nations and territories are already seeing the effects of climate change. Related stories: Addressing …

Small island states tackle climate change
12 years, 11 months ago

Small island states tackle climate change

China Daily  

Experts from more than 50 small island countries are meeting this week in Mauritius to discuss climate change and food security. Small islands, big problems He says, "Small island developing countries have a lot of vulnerabilities because of their small size. Hailu said the small island nations and territories are already seeing the effects of climate change. Related stories: Addressing …

Maldives plans climate meet for threatened nations
15 years, 5 months ago

Maldives plans climate meet for threatened nations

The Hindu  

The Maldives will convene a summit next month of countries suffering some of the worst impacts of climate change ahead of a global conference on the issue in Copenhagen, government officials said. Government officials said yesterday that the two-day conference starting November 9 is meant to forge a common position for some of the world's most vulnerable countries ahead of …

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