The ABAS

Official account for the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS, the ABAS, the groundbreaking 10 year framework resulting from the SIDS4 Conference in Antigua🌏

[The ABAS @SIDS4AB]

🙏🏾 🇻🇺 🫂 #PrayForVanuatu

[AOSIS @AOSISChair]

Our hearts are with our brothers and sisters in #Vanuatu. Those in need must receive swift and adequate response to aid their recovery.

[The ABAS @SIDS4AB]

SIDS will be heard at the Finance for Development Conference in Spain, June 30 - July 5. Our proposed Global Debt Sustainability Support Service (DSSS), the focus of a workshop this week, is a SIDS driven solution that must be discussed at #FFD4. We are getting ready!

[AOSIS @AOSISChair]

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬‼️

#FfD4 in June 2025 can align with SIDS priorities by pushing for increased #ClimateFinance, particularly for #Adaptation & #Mitigation, ensuring funds are accessible and responsive to our needs.”

[ONU HABITAT América Latina y El Caribe @onuhabitat]

#Entérate 🌎ONU-Habitat participa en la 4ta Conferencia sobre los Pequeños Estados Insulares en Desarrollo #PEID4 promoviendo iniciativas de #viviendaAdecuada, #resilienciaUrbana y mitigación de los impactos del #CambioClimático. ✅Más en https://t.co/oLlNjcY3tf

[Annalena Baerbock @UN_PGA]

Leaving beautiful Antigua and Barbuda, inspired by the momentum at #SIDS4.

Leaders from Small Island Developing States and beyond are charting a path forward to address pressing challenges.

Best wishes to SIDS in implementing the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS, fostering resilience and prosperity in their communities over the next decade.

[Selwin Hart @SelwinHart]

The World has failed & is failing to deliver climate & financial justice to #SIDS4. The reality is that we have the tools, tech & finance to make things right, but it'll require huge amount of political will from those that have the responsibility & capacity to make a difference.

[The ABAS @SIDS4AB]

@amberxlaurenx Would love to have you 🫂

[The ABAS @SIDS4AB]

The clock is ticking! The 4th SIDS Conference in Antigua and Barbuda is near. We have negotiated our future for way too long. It's time for ACTION! Our future is at stake. Let's unite for a sustainable tomorrow!
#SIDS4 #ClimateAction #SDGs

[UN Development @UNDP]

The weather of 2050 is looking insane!

Burning heat waves, extreme droughts, and intense hurricanes.

Take #ClimateAction by signing our climate pledge for the children in your life: https://t.co/hto7EgwtlE

#WeatherKids

[The ABAS @SIDS4AB]

SIDS4 is bringing together a diverse range of stakeholders to shape the outcomes of the conference.

#SIDS4 sets a new standard with unprecedented levels of:
✅️Youth Engagement
✅️ Women's Participation
✅️Civil Society Involvement
✅️Private Sector Contributions

[James Ellsmoor 🏝️ @jellsmoor]

Throughout the @SIDS4AB conference, @IslandsInnovate will send out daily bulletins to everyone who registers for updates, providing exclusive highlights and key takeaways from each day of SIDS4.

Register for Island Innovation @ SIDS4: https://t.co/gxAvp0eJaO

[AOSIS @AOSISChair]

#SIDSSpotlight

Small island developing states such as #Mauritius are advancing their own solutions for resilience.

As the time nears to create a new #SIDS #sustainabledevelopment plan & address #climatecrisis at #SIDS4, let us increase collaboration so no one is left behind!

[The ABAS @SIDS4AB]

The excitement is building for the #SIDS4🇦🇬 Conference as we set course for a more prosperous and resilient future for all SIDS.

The ⏰️ is ticking. 🙋🏾Our volunteers are ready!

Let's get this done SIDS!

#IslandVoices
#SustainableFuture
#VolunteerSupport

[AOSIS @AOSISChair]

‼️ We must fix debt challenges in SIDS before they become debt crises.

SIDS debt rose from 42.3% of GDP in 2000 to ≈ 60% of GDP in 2022.
Challenges worsen for countries most vulnerable to climate shocks. High recovery cost➡️ debt vulnerability.

READ:
https://t.co/6TIIhCN4b9

[The ABAS @SIDS4AB]

Add your views!

[WFP Caribbean @wfp_Caribbean]

📢 Climate change and disasters impact how Caribbean people feed themselves and earn a living. Share your thoughts on how you are affected, by taking this quick survey. https://t.co/hRuR1qMice (Open to residents across the Caribbean 18+ years)   #caricom #foodsecurity

[The ABAS @SIDS4AB]

As hotel rooms continue to fill up for the #SIDS4🇦🇬 Conference, Antigua and Barbuda is pleased to put on show some of its unique property accomodations. Tomorrow a special site will go live on https://t.co/MXoNiJxovF where you can book your travel and your stay in paradise.

[UNICEF Eastern Caribbean @UNICEFECA]

The SIDS Global Children and Youth Action Summit is a global movement!

Young people from the Caribbean, Pacific, and the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea (AIS) are building consensus on critical issues as we move closer to @SIDS4AB and @Sidsyouthaction.

[The ABAS @SIDS4AB]

Antigua and Barbuda’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Tumasie Blair makes an excellent point. It can not and should not be merely about responding to external shocks. For SIDS, we need a clear path to a resilient and prosperous future.

#SIDS4🇦🇬

[ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social @ODI_Global]

Will #SIDS4 generate ‘resilient prosperity’?

In Ep.6 of #SmallIslandsBigPicture, guests look ahead to the upcoming 4th UN International Conference on Small Island Developing States: https://t.co/hrfelHlqw9

@ABNYOffice @un_samoa @SustDev @SMarinescu_UN @UNOPS @emilycwilkinson

[AOSIS @AOSISChair]

1) Ahead of #SIDS4, we shine our #SIDSSpotlight on #Mauritius.
#sealevelrise from #climatechange is increasing.
#Mangroves restoration in🇲🇺is being used as a nature-based solution to leverage nature's robust adaptive capacity for its various benefits.

Stay tuned to learn more!

[AOSIS @AOSISChair]

#SIDSSpotlight #Mauritius

Out of the 322 km of coastline of Mauritius, 17% has been eroded.
The country is committed to rehabilitation, and #mangrove restoration is a key solution.
In June 1995, the mangrove propagation programme began, with at least 3-fold propagation to date!