3 December, 2015, Paris, France, COP21 - Although the special circumstances of the Small Islands Developing States, was reinforced by the United Nations at the Third UN Conference on SIDS in Samoa last year, the challenge now for the Islands is to make sure this recognition is clearly spelled out in the new Climate Change Agreement being negotiated in Paris these two weeks.
The 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, also known as COP21 is underway in Paris, France. Come 11 December, a new global climate change agreement should be finalised and as those on the frontlines of climate change, the island states are calling for the text to include the wording – Small Islands Developing States" where applicable, throughout the negotiated text.
Source: SPREP