AOSIS

Alliance of Small Island States, 39 strong
Current Chair #Palau 🇵🇼
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#StandUpForSIDS
#SIDSLead #SmallIslandsGlobalGood
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For Thibyan from The Maldives, enjoying the coral reefs of his home are precious memories.

𝐀𝐭 1.5°𝐂, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 70–90% 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦-𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐟𝐬. 𝐀𝐭 2°𝐂, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 99%.

#NotJustANumber

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On Thursday 5th November, AOSIS members from all SIDS regions assembled in Antalya, Türkiye for the first day of critical COP31 preparation.

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For Carlon from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹, it's #1point5ToStayAlive, period. 🙌
Accepting extended overshoot of 1.5°C is not an option.
At #COP31, action to accelerate the just transition and reduce #fossilfuel dependence is a must ‼️

#NotJustANumber #ClimateActionNow

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Pedro is from The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 , where #sargassum seaweed is invading the shores.

His heartfelt call ahead of #COP31 to big emitters: Cut emissions. Deliver climate finance. Do not continue to worsen a crisis SIDS did not create.

#Keep1point5Alive #NotJustANumber

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Meet Amber from the Bahamas! 🇧🇸

SIDS are more than tourist destinations.

We are communities with rich cultures that cannot be lost.

This is why 1.5 is #NotJustANumber.

At #COP31, stand with SIDS to demand accountability from developed countries and #Keep1point5Alive!

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"1.5°𝐂 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭.
𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲."

We are thankful to our friends at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in #Samoa 🇼🇸 for sharing their powerful call and making it clear that 1.5°C is #NotJustANumber.
🙌

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"1.5 is about justice...it's about people.
There's just so much hurt and pain already in the world. We don't need the climate crisis making it so much worse."

Rue 🇹🇹 is not another statistic.
She is #NotJustANumber.

#Keep1point5Alive #COP31 #ClimateActionNow

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On October 19, 2026, during the joint meeting of the Economic and Social Council and the Second Committee of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly on “Closing the SDG Financing Gap in a Changing Global Economy” the AOSIS Chair presented three core priorities.

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For Dr. Sindra Sharma from Fiji 🇫🇯 , the fight to limit global warming to 1.5°C is so much more than fulfilling a global target. It is about real people, loved ones, roots, and futures that cannot be abandoned.

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In this new era of overshoot, we keep hearing the question: Why are SIDS still holding on to 1.5?
So our SIDS are speaking for themselves, sharing why 1.5°C is #NotJustANumber!

First up is Ambassador Spencer Thomas from Grenada 🙌
#Keep1point5Alive #ClimateActionNow #COP31

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which builds on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to conserve and sustainably use marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.

Applications to join next year’s group of fellows are open on our website!

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Ed’n Alexander Newfield is a Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) in the Belize 🇧🇿 Coast Guard and a public servant with professional experience at the intersection of maritime security, environmental governance, and climate vulnerability. #ItalyAOSISFellowship #BBNJ

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Selected as one of 10 Fellows for this year’s cohort, he brings an apt background, crucial in supporting the Permanent Mission of Belize in areas such as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement,

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Exceeding 1.5°C makes a devastating difference to our lives.
For our small island developing states, 1.5°C is PERSONAL. And we are #NotJustANumber

JOIN US as we make our voices heard ahead of #COP31!

#Keep1point5Alive #ClimateActionNow

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On October 5, Palau, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) during the General Debate of the UN General Assembly’s Second Committee, called for urgent action to address the growing financing challenges facing Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

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Our SIDS Climate Change negotiators converged for our AOSIS Coordinators Meeting ahead of #COP31.

The 1.5°C goal remains our North Star, and we are determined to impel action that will advance both ambition and implementation.

#Keep1point5Alive #StandUpForSIDS #ClimateActionNow

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Thank you @JosephTeoSG and all of our brilliant #AOSIS Ministers, who amplified our call for a SIDS Plan to Accelerate Solutions at #COP31!

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@AOSISChair Honour for me to join other honourable #AOSIS Ministers at #PreCop31 to share the steps SIDS are taking to implement the #ParisAgreement & the outcomes needed at @turkiyecop31 to support the SIDS Plan to Accelerate Solutions - 2035 to enable the implementation of SIDS’ NDC & NAPs

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Welcome to the frontlines.

We are here at Pre-COP in the Pacific, where the vibrancy of our people matches our determination to protect our communities from a crisis we did not cause.

#SIDSLead #Keep1point5Alive #StandUpForSIDS #ClimateActionNow #COP31

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🚨AOSIS is live at Pre-COP!

SIDS Ministers and climate change leaders are coming together to build momentum for COP31, and we have an important announcement to make 🔊👀

Join us!

🗓 This Wednesday 7th October

⏰ 9:00am - 9:45am FJT

📍Ballroom 1, Sofitel Resort, Fiji

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As a packed #UNGA81 High-Level Week neared its end, on Friday 25th September the AOSIS Chair convened a special Climate Change Ministerial to chart a cohesive way forward to COP31.

Limiting 1.5°C overshoot remains paramount.

“This cannot be business as usual."