Ciara Coughlan

Policy advisor working on climate change and small island developing states @FCDOGovUK. Previously @DFID_UK, @EP_GenderEqual + @collegeofeurope. she/her

[UN-OHRLLS @UNOHRLLS]

#SmallIslands are still are reeling from

🦠 COVID-19
💰 disaster-induced debt, and
🌡️ the climate crisis

Today in , we are building urgent plans to fend off debt defaults, inequality, political upheaval and a delayed carbon transition.

Find out more: https://t.co/77uHWZuAae

[Rebecca Fabrizi @RebeccaFabrizi]

Proud to launch the Principles for Improving Aid Impact in SIDS at the #DevCoSummit in Geneva today. This initiative with Canada and @AOSISChair will ensure that finance in SIDS contributes to resilience and economic diversification #SIDS #SIDSMatter

https://t.co/A5HAj8pqeP

[Riad Meddeb @riadmeddeb]

UNDP has launched the #SIDS🏝Data Platform to provide policymakers, research institutions, country offices, &other development agents with access to updated and standardized data.

Explore the mobile version with #data at your fingertips👉https://t.co/T7KNF4Ssf6

#RisingUpForSIDS

[Pacific Islands Forum @ForumSEC]

At #COP26 in Glasgow Pacific voices were loud and emphatic, helping to deliver a stronger result in the final Glasgow Climate Pact. Hear from @kenofl who was in Fiji to support the Pacific Dialogue on the Road to #COP27.
@ukinfiji @TunaFFA @SprepChannel @spc_cps

[Ciara Coughlan @ciarcoughlan]

@kelvinfiji That was me I think Kelvin! Certainly not rubbish tweets! It was lovely to meet you. 😊

[Rt Hon Lord Alok Sharma @AlokSharma_RDG]

Hearing vital messages in my meetings with the leaders of Guyana 🇬🇾, Antigua & Barbuda 🇦🇬, Barbados 🇧🇧, Bangladesh 🇧🇩, Jamaica 🇯🇲, Rwanda 🇷🇼 and others

We must act together to deliver on the Paris Agreement and resolve the gaps on finance, adaptation and keeping 1.5 alive

[Camilla Born @camillaborn]

The #COP26 President kicks off his pre-sessional consultations with @AOSISChair

This makes all the work and travel worth it. The @UNFCCC talks is the place where the most climate vulnerable countries have an equal voice to the largest economies #ClimateAction

[Tina Stege @EnvoyRmi]

https://t.co/IP5ESdY3K2

[Simon Stiell @simonstiell]

#Climatechange is here with us in Grenada. #1o5C for us is not some arbitrary number. We need to stop sea level rise. We need to stop flooding. We need to protect our farmlands and fisheries. This is what we take with us into the negotiation rooms. Our people and our culture.

[Ciara Coughlan @ciarcoughlan]

“Who will stand up for the small island developing states who need one point five degrees to survive?”

#UNGA  #COP26 @COP26 @AlokSharma_RDG

[Ben Phillips @benphillips76]

At last, our world has a leader. She is Mia Motley, Prime Minister of Barbados, and *this* is a speech:

[Dr Wesley Morgan @wtmpacific]

Fiji PM and chair of the Pacific Islands Forum explains expectations for COP26: “Come with commitments for serious cuts in emissions by 2030 –– 50% or more. Come with commitments to become net-zero before 2050. Do not come with excuses. That time is past.” https://t.co/hO374C4A5q

[Kate Lyons @MsKateLyons]

The IPCC report “brings forward some of the catastrophic scenarios that we have been thinking about in the Pacific of sea level rise, loss of low-lying lands, and possible loss of entire countries within the century,” said ⁦@sprasadfj⁩

New from me
https://t.co/jRa5No3X79

[Rt Hon Lord Alok Sharma @AlokSharma_RDG]

Hurricanes in the Caribbean are getting more frequent and more devastating.

I've seen first-hand the destruction Hurricane Irma has brought to the island of Barbuda. Every fraction of a degree counts. We must keep 1.5 alive.

#COP26 | #ClimateAction

[Ciara Coughlan @ciarcoughlan]

@EmilyEsplen Huge congrats Emily! Fantastic news!

[Ken O'Flaherty @kenofl]

🇬🇧& 🇧🇩 reaffirm strong cooperation & urgent need for #ClimateAction, including on

- transition from coal to renewables
- adaptation
- finance
- loss & damage.

Looking forward to 🇧🇩’s upcoming NDC & Net Zero target.

Strong 🇬🇧🇧🇩 partnership will help deliver successful @COP26.

[Patricia Espinosa C. @PEspinosaC]

Congratulations 🇻🇺 Vanuatu for submitting an updated #NDC, that shows efforts towards strong ambition.

The most vulnerable are putting forward their plans but we urgently need more ambition from all if we want to avoid the worst effects of climate change.

[COP26 @COP26]

📢 The UK has announced the launch of the Adaptation Action Coalition.

The Coalition will work to turn international commitments on adaptation & resilience into on-the-ground support for vulnerable communities.

Learn more 👇

#COP26 | #AdaptationSummit

https://t.co/nW2WBVAzE5

[COP26 @COP26]

Great to see @AOSISChair, @TheCVF and countries such as Maldives, Jamaica and Fiji leading the way in going net zero and #TacklingClimateChange ahead of #COP26. 💪

#TogetherForOurPlanet 🇲🇻 🇯🇲 🇫🇯

#SIDSLead | #ClimateAction

[Rt Hon Lord Alok Sharma @AlokSharma_RDG]

Delighted to see 🇹🇴 Tonga’s enhanced NDC yesterday and to listen to the ambitious steps Pacific Islands are taking in #TacklingClimateChange at the @ForumSEC Summit today. I hope this ambition and commitment is matched by countries across the 🌍 at the Climate Ambition Summit