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Small Islands Lead World in Climate Treaty Ratification
April 21, 2016UNITED NATIONS—Leaders from the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), a coalition of 44 island and coastal nations that are highly…
Read MoreHow the Maldives are putting climate funds to work
April 20, 2016From Climate Home By Thoriq Ibrahim This week all eyes are on United Nations headquarters in New York City, where the international…
Read MorePress release: Maldives Among First to Ratify Paris Climate Agreement
April 4, 20164 April, 2016–Today, the parliament of the Republic of the Maldives, one of the first country’s to raise the alarm on…
Read MoreNew Study Affirms Island Stance
March 23, 2016Last December in Paris, in the middle of challenging climate change negotiations, small islands captured the attention of delegates and international…
Read MoreMaldives foreign minister calls on world to stand with Fiji
March 3, 2016From Climate Home By Dunya Maumoon Today Fiji will make a formal appeal to international donors for assistance in rebuilding after being…
Read MoreNew Assessment Puts Cyclone Winston Damage to Fiji at $500 million USD
February 26, 2016UNITED NATIONS–Fiji appealed to the international community today for assistance to recover from Cyclone Winston, one of the strongest storms ever…
Read MoreSteering Committee Ushers in New Era of Sustainable Development
February 26, 2016The “Steering Committee on Partnership for SIDS,” co-chaired by Italy and the Maldives, held its inaugural meeting yesterday in the ECOSOC…
Read MoreMeeting tomorrow: New committee ushers in sustainable development progress
February 24, 2016WHAT: Inaugural Meeting of the Steering Committee on Partnership for SIDS meeting. In 2014, the signing of the SAMOA Pathway agreement…
Read MoreFiji Assessing Needs in Wake of Worst-Ever Cyclone
February 24, 2016New York, 1830hrs, 23 February 2016 –The extent of destruction from Tropical Cyclone Winston, the Southern Hemisphere’s strongest tropical storm on…
Read MoreCyclone Winston: Grim reminder of life in a warming world.
February 23, 2016NEW YORK–With widespread power outages and entire islands cut off from the mainland, reports on the impact of Cyclone Winston are…
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