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Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

The window of opportunity is closing quickly. On 21 September 2009, the Alliance of Small Island States unite to take action on the most urgent and imperative issue for the survival of SIDS: climate change… read more about the High-Level Summit

Who are the SIDS?

Participation in CSD-18

Participation in CSD-17

  • 23-02-09:
    SIDS Plenary IPM

    Discussing policy options to address challenges taking into account lessons learned and best practices

Participation in CSD-16

SIDS News

  • Sep 2010:
    MSI+5 High-level review

    Member States will undertake a 5-year review of the Mauritius Strategy for the Implementation of the Barbados Plan of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island States in September 2010.

  • 9-12 Mar 2010: Maldives
    AIMS Regional Meeting

    The third of the 3 regional meetings held in preparation for the MSI+5 two-day high-level review.

  • 3-4 Mar 2010: Grenada
    Caribbean Regional Meeting
    (meeting details to be confirmed)

    The second of the 3 regional meetings held in preparation for the MSI+5 two-day high-level review.

  • 8-9 Feb 2010: Vanuatu
    Pacific Regional Meeting

    The first of the 3 regional meetings held in preparation for the MSI+5 two-day high-level review.

  • 21 Sep 2009:
    AOSIS Summit on Climate Change

    The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) will convene a one day High-Level Summit preceding the UN Secretary General’s Climate Summit. The key message to be delivered will be that climate is the single greatest threat to the future of SIDS: it is an issue of survival. The Summit will offer an opportunity to focus on why SIDS are calling for mitigation targets aimed at keeping global temperature increase to below 1.5degrees at Copenhagen.