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Shots Fired in Ukraine May Sink Small Island Economies
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07 March 2022, United Nations Headquarters, New York, U.S.A.: The Chair of the Executive Council of SIDS DOCK, the international organisation created to build sustainable energy and climate change resilience in small island...
SIDS DOCK, UNIDO and Stimson-ACRE open their COP26 Side Event with two stunning displays of ocean energy innovation – showcases ocean energy for climate resilient economies
SIDS DOCK, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the United States (US)-based Stimson Center Alliance for a Climate Resilience Earth (ACRE), staged a Side Event on 11 November 2021, held on the margins of the 26th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference of the Parties 2021 (COP26) on the Call To Action! for the Establishment of the Global Ocean Energy Alliance (GOEA),
Ronald Jumeau appointed SIDS DOCK Roving Ambassador for Oceans
The Honourable Rev. Dr. Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga, in his capacity as President of the sixth session of the SIDS DOCK Assembly, announced the appointment of His Excellency Mr. Ronald Jumeau, Ambassador and former Permanent Representative of the Republic of Seychelles to the United Nations (UN) and Chair of the SIDS DOCK Executive Council, as the SIDS DOCK Roving Ambassador for Oceans.
No More! Leaders from small islands abandoning fossil fuels for ocean energy – Global Ocean Energy Alliance (GOEA) formed with international partners
“This may very well be our last chance. Some may accuse us of being overly dramatic, but we can assure you, there is no drama when as the leaders of small islands and coastal cities, year after year, you bury the dead from climate-induced natural disasters, including young children, who are the most vulnerable and so small they cannot help themselves. You scramble to provide security and shelter for your people, freshwater, and enough energy to keep the lights on in your hospitals to tend to those injured. No more!”
Global OTEC UK has been given the green light from leaders of small islands and coastal cities for its Floating OTEC Platform
The leaders of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and coastal cities announced it approves the development and deployment of the first Floating OTEC Platform using the dominant form of energy generation around the world today, by the United Kingdom (UK) company, Global OTEC.
Kingdom of Tonga’s Prime Minister Elected President of the SIDS DOCK Assembly, Promising Continuity In The Push For Greater Focus On Ocean Energy
The SIDS DOCK Assembly unanimously elected the Honourable Rev. Dr. Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga, as President of the sixth session of the SIDS DOCK Assembly for the 2021-2022 term, during the sixth session of the Assembly of SIDS DOCK, convened virtually, on Wednesday, 29th September 2021.
What is SIDS DOCK?
SIDS DOCK is a United Nations (UN)-recognised international organisation established in 2015, with all the rights and privileges for addressing climate change, resilience, and energy security in small islands. SIDS DOCK represents 32 small islands and low-lying developing states across the globe, and is so named because it is designed as a “DOCKing station,” to connect the energy sector in SIDS with the global markets for finance and sustainable energy technologies. The organisation’s work is coordinated by the Secretariat, in Belmopan, Belize. The Honourable Rev. Dr. Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga is the current President of the SIDS DOCK Assembly.