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The mighty ocean...“small islands’ resource of last resort” - Prime Minister of Tonga at COP28 calls for financing of ocean energy in small islands and coastal LDCs

Announces $500 million indicative project pipeline of ocean energy projects

John Briceno of Belize elected Vice President of the SIDS DOCK Assembly

Announces $50 million project to mitigate against the Sargassum seaweed invasion damaging Caribbean economies

UNIDO supports development of a global sustainable botanical/herbal supplier market from small islands

5 Tongans trained as PCQIs to pilot a zero-carbon U.S. FDA-registered food facility
FSPCA Lead Instructor teaches a course on U.S. food safety best practices at Pacific Region training

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The Bermuda Sandbox and Sea-based Wave Technology comes to Tonga

Small islands waving goodbye to fossil fuels with Sea-based Group Wave Power Parks

His Excellency Mr. Vaʻinga Tōnē, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Tonga to the United Nations (UN) [centre], affixed his signature in his capacity as Chair of the SIDS DOCK Executive Council to a three-party Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

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2022 UN Oceans Conference

Prime Minister of Tonga oversees the historic signing of the development of the world’s first ocean energy power purchase agreement for São Tomé and Príncipe

SIDS DOCK Children’s Programme: SIDS Day in Schools

“We want to teach management of The Blue Economy and conservation of energy at public school facilities by using education and the implementation of energy-saving devices, renewable energy sources, and the exploration of new practices and technologies.”

Join the SIDS DOCK Island Women Open Network

It’s about SURVIVAL. “SIDS need a threshold of less than 1.5 To Stay Alive! Members of SIDS DOCK are likely to be the largest economic losers with large displaced populations if average global temperatures go beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius, corresponding to 350 ppm, which is considered the threshold for the continued survival of ecosystems essential to livelihoods in Small Island Developing States and low-lying coastal States.”

Historic Ceremony to Formally Establish the SIDS DOCK

Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources

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SIDS DOCK and GRID-Arendal announce strategic partnership for sustainable use and management of marine resources in small islands and low-lying developing countries

19 May, 2020

SIDS DOCK and GRID-Arendal announce strategic partnership for sustainable use and management of marine resources in small islands and low-lying developing countries Projects will support the economic and livelihoods systems of the populations and promote...

COVID-19, Blue Economy, and the Climate Change Agenda: The case of Seychelles

18 May, 2020

The human toll of the COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating. At the same time, measures to tackle the crisis have affected national economies and grounded global trade to a halt. Small Island Developing States (SIDS) such as the Seychelles are amongst the countries that have suffered some of the worst economic impacts of the outbreak. The current situation illustrates the global state of unpreparedness for a pandemic and points to similar inadequacies vis-à-vis climate change. Already reeling from the adverse consequences of climate change, the Seychelles’ emerging Blue Economy

New Members Appointed to SIDS DOCK Executive Council

17 Dec, 2019

9 December 2019, United Nations Headquarters, New York, U.S.A.: SIDS DOCK, the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Sustainable Energy and Climate Resilience Organization, established in 2015, with all the rights and privileges of the United Nations (UN), is pleased...

New Members Appointed to SIDS DOCK Executive Council

17 Dec, 2019

SIDS DOCK Membership grows to 18 – Guinea Bissau and São Tomé and Principe welcomed

23 Oct, 2019

Photo credit: @gregmorrisphotographer October 22, 2019, United Nations Headquarters, New York, U.S.A.: The Republic of Guinea Bissau and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe became the two, new Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to accede to the...

SIDS DOCK Assembly, a solemn ceremony – Tears for the Bahamas

23 Oct, 2019

SIDS DOCK Assembly, a solemn ceremony – tears for Tonga and the Bahamas October 22, 2019, United Nations Headquarters, New York, U.S.A.: The fifth session of the Assembly of SIDS DOCK opened with observance of a minute of silence in solidarity with the...

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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. Belize is the Host Country for the SIDS DOCK Secretariat. The Honourable Wavel Ramkalawan, President of the Republic of Seychelles, is the current President of the 7th session of the Assembly of SIDS DOCK.