During the beginning of the week at COP27, we saw powerful addresses delivered by SIDS leaders, such as the President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, the Prime Minister of Barbados, the Hon. Mia Amor Mottley, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne and many more.
Great news! After a decade of hard work, the ‘Loss and Damage’ funding has been adopted on the COP27 agenda. Moreover, young people’s voices are being amplified and they now have their say on global climate policies, which are vital to securing our common future.
James Ellsmoor (Island Innovation CEO) had the opportunity to meet the Honourable Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, Youth Delegates to COP27 from The Bahamas, Anguilla and The Cayman Islands. He also had the pleasure of interviewing the Rt. Honourable Philip Davis, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, with Daphne Ewing-Chow (Forbes Senior Contributor and journalist).
The multiple consequences of climate change threaten islands around the globe. For island communities, loss and damage represents a ray of hope and a potential turning point acknowledging the vast inequities of the climate crisis. Despite this historic agreement, COP27 ended with an expansion of carbon markets and very little progress made on other critical topics such as the phasing out of fossil fuels.
11 November, 09:00 AM – 09:55 AM (Egypt)
Organization: Solar Head of State, Pacific Islands Development Forum(PIDF)
11 November, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Egypt)
Organization: Oceanic Global, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO), Salesforce
11 November, 1:00 – 1:55 PM (Egypt)
Organization: Peace Boat, Alliance for Future Generations – Fiji, and more.