Human rights and climate change are priority issues for many small islands. The IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels with a focus on the strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development...
With the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London next week, comes an opportunity to support the important role the Commonwealth can play in the protection and promotion of human rights for the people of the numerous small island states that make up the Commonwealth...
Introduction
Loss and Damage is an area of climate negotiations that is of particular relevance to island States. Islands are the ‘canary in the coalmine’ - they have contributed the least to greenhouse gases emissions, but will be the first to fall victim to the consequences...