Ambassador Janine Felson of Belize, a climate change and oceans expert and advisor to the Alliance of Small Island States, talked to CASA this month about the climate crisis. In her video interview, she describes how climate change has affected Belize and forced the Caribbean nation to become more adaptive and resilient. Belize moved its… Read more »

Mokoena France, Co-cordinator for adaptation at the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group, talked to CASA this month about the climate crisis. In his recent conversation with the Climate Ambition Support Alliance he outlined the LDC Group’s response to the latest Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB56), exploring where progress was made and, more importantly, where more… Read more »

AOSIS will convene international SIDS leaders’ meeting to map out a sustainable pathway amidst post-pandemic recovery Thursday 4th August, 2022: Leaders of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) from the Pacific, Caribbean, and African, Indian Ocean and South China Sea states will converge at the Wadadli Action Platform to address the most critical issues that hinder Sustainable Development… Read more »

Angelique Pouponneau, Policy Advisor for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) reflects on the Bonn climate change conference 2022 and the urgent priorities for small island developing states.

“Our tropical cyclone seasons are getting more and more intense – damaging infrastructure, forcing people to relocate and rebuild, and causing significant mental health stress on families. This is the secret crisis that is slowly eating away at the soul and the livelihoods of countries. We talk of island states, but this is far-reaching.” Chair… Read more »