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Samoa calls for increased climate financing for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), said Samoa’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster, Trend reports.
Speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at COP29, Samoa’s minister delivered a call for urgent and equitable climate action. Representing 39 small island nations and low-lying coastal states, Schuster underscored the existential threats posed by climate change to the world’s most vulnerable countries.
“Climate change is not a distant threat; it is here, with hotter summers, colder winters, and rising seas threatening our homes and livelihoods,” Schuster stated, emphasizing the need for immediate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. He criticized the global investment in fossil fuel infrastructure while neglecting humanity’s survival against climate change.
Schuster highlighted the critical importance of ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement and stressed the need for deep emission cuts to build global resilience. He also reiterated the unique challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS), including fragile economies, limited resources, and geographical remoteness, calling for these factors to be prioritized in the new climate finance goals.