Nov 1, 2018 Comment Islands need support to face shocking impacts of 1.5C global warming Last month’s landmark UN science report underlines why vulnerable countries must demand funding to cover their climate-induced losses
Oct 18, 2016 Comment Marrakech talks must focus on global adaptation challenge Climate talks are not just about carbon cuts, writes Maldives minister Thoriq Ibrahim
May 16, 2016 Comment Maldives minister: UN talks must deliver clean power surge Crashing solar prices are evidence a renewables revolution is upon us and it’s time to deploy it globally, writes Thoriq Ibrahim
Mar 3, 2016 Comment Fiji needs help after Cyclone Winston, a portent of climate chaos to come COMMENT: Maldives foreign minister urges international community to stand with Fiji as it recovers from Cyclone Winston
Nov 2, 2015 Comment Fortress Maldives: Protecting islands against climate change comes at a price COMMENT: UN climate summit in Paris must drive investmnt in mangrove forests, sea walls, coral reefs and fresh water access critical to the future of small island states
Oct 19, 2015 Nature Small islands urge progress in Bonn, cite Philippines Typhoon Koppu NEWS: Alliance of vulnerable states remind weak UN climate deal might be “worse than no deal at all” as session gets off to rocky start
Jul 31, 2015 Comment Why climate change is humanity’s defining challenge COMMENT: Maldives foreign secretary addresses UN security council during special session on development in small island states
Jun 30, 2015 Comment Warming above 1.5C will overwhelm islands, says Maldives minister COMMENT: Proposed UN climate change pact will only be a success if it manages to secure radical carbon cuts ahead of 2020
Mar 26, 2015 News Tuvalu: Cyclone Pam shows we are still ‘least developed’ NEWS: Pacific island nation is vulnerable to climate disaster and should not lose “least developed country” status, ambassador argues
Mar 19, 2015 News Seychelles president calls emergency meeting for Vanuatu NEWS: Small island states show solidarity with Cyclone Pam victims, call for recognition of vulnerability to climate disaster
Nov 12, 2014 Comment “This is a matter of our race’s existence and extinction” COMMENT: A letter from a schoolgirl on the sinking Seychelles to the UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon
Oct 3, 2014 Comment Backtracking from 2C goal abandons island states to the waves ANALYSIS: Negotiators are already distancing themselves from the 2C goal, but it is too important to throw away
Aug 26, 2014 Politics Nauru ambassador: moral voice of island states must be heard INTERVIEW: Marginalised small island voices key for credible Paris deal, says Ambassador Marlene Moses
Aug 15, 2014 News Project survival: How Pacific island youth are facing down climate change COMMENT: As they age, Pacific youth could watch their homelands sink to a watery myth. They’re not going down without a fight
Aug 13, 2014 Politics When young people infiltrate the UN climate machine ANALYSIS: Not all youths protest. Some have become part of official government delegations. What can they achieve?
Jun 18, 2014 Comment Small islands must take the helm on ‘loss and damage’ COMMENT: Small island states were excluded from the UN’s ‘loss and damage’ committee; it’s time they are invited to the table
May 5, 2014 Politics Marshall Islands primed for climate survival fight INTERVIEW: Foreign minister Tony de Brum tells RTCC he’s determined to stop his islands sinking beneath the waves
Feb 24, 2014 Comment Nauru President: ‘Some islands won’t make it’ Baron Waqa speaks of climate risk threatening to undo history of struggle and achievement in Small Island States
Nov 11, 2013 Politics Filipino delegate announces hunger strike at UN climate talks opening Small island states want universal ambition. The Arabs don’t want binding commitments. And Yeb Sano won’t eat until meaningful progress is made
Jul 26, 2013 Politics Small island states dismiss doubts over 2015 UN climate deal Nauru Ambassador Marlene Moses says a global emissions agreement by 2015 is possible and an obligation
Jul 17, 2013 Politics Pacific Island summit ends with call for climate compensation Pacific Island states agree to redouble efforts to secure agreement for a loss and damage scheme at UN climate talks
Jul 8, 2013 Politics Pacific Islands meet in Fiji to discuss 2015 adaptation strategy Leaders convene in Fiji for four day summit as rising tides and storms start to take toll on world’s most climate vulnerable countries