Small island states discuss climate change in Singapore
Xinhua, 2008-11-06 22:29:26
Singapore, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) concluded a meeting in Singapore on Thursday, calling for the developed countries to take the lead in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The four-day meeting was a preparatory one for the forthcoming 14th Conference of the Parties of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Poznan, Poland in December.
The meeting allowed about 100 delegates from 41 members which are small, low-lying island developing countries to coordinate and agree on common positions on climate change.
According to a statement, the AOSIS countries affirmed the urgent need to address climate change and called for the developed countries to take the lead in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
"They stressed that the current financial crisis should not detract ongoing international efforts to address climate change," said the statement.
They also emphasized that all countries needed to work together to ensure that the negative impacts of climate change do not adversely affect the survival and development of any country.
In this regard, they agreed on coordinated positions to be taken at the meeting in Poznan to ensure that the most crucial concerns of vulnerable countries, especially those of the small island states, would be addressed.
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