The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) is a group of countries consisting of low-lying coastal and small islands. Its mission is to unite the voices of small island developing states in the fight against climate change. These island nations are particularly vulnerable to climate change and face challenges such as extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and declining fish stocks due to the changing climate.
Small island states have small economies and populations, which limits their influence in international climate talks. AOSIS brings these nations together to amplify their concerns and raise awareness of the threat of islands becoming uninhabitable due to climate change. Today, AOSIS plays a significant role in international climate negotiations at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and other international forums.
There are currently 39 island states in AOSIS:
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cabo Verde, Comoros, Cook Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Grenada, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Kiribati, Maldives, Mauritius, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Timor Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
