Essays about: "Small island states"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words Small island states.

1. 1. Between climate justice and climate finance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Cornelia Fjelstrenius; [2024]
   Keywords : Loss and Damage; Alliance of Small Island States AOSIS ; European Union EU ; Discourse analysis; Climate change; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The conceptualization of loss and damage reflects diverse perspectives, evident in the disparities observed in climate negotiations. This thesis examines how the Alliance of Small Island States and the European Union portrayed loss and damage during the establishment of the loss and damage fund. READ MORE

3. 2. Rising seas, sinking futures

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Betty Ottosson; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate change; security; existential threats; UN Security Council UNSC ; Small Island Developing States SIDS ; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The issue of climate change initially emerged on the UN Security Council’s agenda in 2007 during an open debate on climate change, energy and security. Since then, there have been several debates held on the topic, which have attracted significant academic attention. READ MORE

4. 3. Freshwater Security in Small Island Developing States: A case study of Anguilla

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Julia Korten; [2023]
   Keywords : Anguilla; Desalination; Freshwater import; Freshwater security; Small Island Developing State; Sustainable Devel-opment; Wastewater treatment;

   Abstract : Freshwater scarcity leads to serious effects on the socioeconomic and commercial development of a country. The management of freshwater resources will be one of the most pressing issues of this millennium making it a catalyst for war and peace. READ MORE

5. 4. Rights on the Move: Climate induced migration and States’ obligations under the ICCPR

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Ebba Nikolic Kajrup; [2023]
   Keywords : public international law; climate induced migration; climate change; ICCPR; right to life; non-refoulement; Teitiota; climate refugees; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Climate change is one of the current most pressing threats to human rights. The adverse impacts of climate change affect peoples’ mental and physical health and forces many to leave their countries. READ MORE

6. 5. Establishing a Loss and Damage Fund : How Small Island Developing States Negotiated a 'Historic Deal for Climate Justice'

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Anastassia Claire Tikhomirova; [2023]
   Keywords : UN COPs; COP27; climate change negotiations; AOSIS; EU; Loss and Damage; climate justice;

   Abstract : After years of proposals for a Loss and Damage fund meant to deliver climate justice for developing states being blocked, such a fund was established at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on November 20, 2022. Based on constructivist theories of norm diffusion and persuasion, complemented by theories on strategic negotiating and normative discussions of justice, this thesis conducts a directed content analysis to examine the discourses used by the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and the EU in negotiations for the Loss and Damage fund. READ MORE