The world’s 20 wealthiest nations, the G20, are accountable for practically 80 p.c of world greenhouse fuel emissions, whereas all small island growing states (SIDS) mixed account for barely one p.c. SIDS are bearing the burden of a local weather disaster they didn’t trigger.
“Our islands within the Pacific, the Caribbean, the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and South China Sea areas are dealing with devastating losses and damages yr after yr,” stated AOSIS Chair, H.E. Ambassador Pa’olelei Luteru. “Communities are being pressured to relocate resulting from rising sea ranges, fisheries and agricultural yields are debilitated, entry to ingesting water is compromised, livelihoods are being misplaced, and our very lives are in danger. Local weather change impacts are worsening, and SIDS are pressured to take onerous loans to finance their restoration or adaptation efforts at the price of our sustainable growth.”
“AOSIS has lengthy been calling for constant and enough assist from the worldwide group to deal with these disproportionate ever-worsening impacts. At COP28, world leaders should lastly present their mettle by turning discuss into motion, and guarantee susceptible international locations obtain this crucial assist with the operationalization of the loss and injury fund.”
“Small islands, coastal nations, and growing international locations proceed to bear the best affect and prices of a worldwide local weather disaster which they performed little function in creating,” stated Solely One co-founder and local weather lead Aaron Kinnari. “Whereas the communities we met throughout a number of island nations are extremely resilient, they want monetary assist from the worldwide group. It’s very important that world leaders fulfill their dedication and operationalize the loss and injury fund at COP28 this yr.
The Loss and Injury marketing campaign will mobilize a worldwide effort to affect key decision-makers to adequately finance and formalize the multilateral fund devoted to serving to essentially the most susceptible international locations get well from excessive local weather disasters and adapt to mounting slow-onset impacts.
The collection options leaders like Ambassador Carlos Fuller, the Everlasting Consultant of Belize to the United Nations, Moira Zeta Enetama, Niuean curator and cultural activist, and Honorable Seve Paeniu, Minister of Finance and Financial Growth for Tuvalu. A collection of shorter clips known as “Portraits of Resilience” will spotlight the non-public tales of local people members confronting the challenges of the local weather disaster.
It’s of crucial significance that at COP28, international locations present management within the struggle in opposition to the local weather disaster. Supporters are urged to display to small island growing states that they won’t stay on the sidelines with regards to accessing worldwide local weather financing that they so desperately want.
