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Kate Brown of GLISPA, Ambassador Dr. Spencer Thomas of Grenada, Deputy Premier Kedrick Pickering of British Virgin Islands, President Tommy Remengesau Jr. of Palau, Vice-President Vincent Meriton of Seychelles and Mayor Perla Cecilia Tun Pech of Cozumel united in the Global Island Partnership.
“The voyage to a resilient and sustainable future is not one that is taken alone, but by a movement of cities, states, islands and countries working together to shape the future we want.” H.E. Tommy E. Remengesau Jr., President of Palau at the UN Oceans Conference.
With the leadership of H.E. Tommy E. Remengesau Jr., President of Palau, H.E. Vincent Meriton, Vice-President of Seychelles, The Hon. Kedrick Pickering, Deputy Premier of the British Virgin Islands, Ambassador Spencer Thomas of Grenada, alongside members and friends, the Global Island Partnership coordinated a series of events that demonstrated the leadership of islands united in strong partnerships to implement Sustainable Development Goal 14 and support strong outcomes for the UN Oceans Conference held in New York at the United Nations.
Connected through the Global Island Partnership these leaders have been at the forefront of demonstrating the value of collaboration, by reaching across ocean regions to form effective partnerships around climate change, sustainability, and conservation. The interconnectedness of marine and island problems–and solutions—only underscores the importance of these partnerships.
From UNSIDS in Apia to COP21 in Paris and recently the UN Oceans Conference in New York, the Global Island Partnership is mobilizing a movement of island leaders and their supporters taking action to build island resilience. To build on this momentum and to support strong outcomes for the UNFCCC COP 23 and Fiji as COP President, the Global Island Partnership is coordinating events at COP 23 to showcase island leadership in resilience.
To learn more about the outcomes of the Global Island Partnership at the UN Oceans Conference, please read the Event Spotlight.
For more information on the Global Island Partnership go to:
www.glispa.org or
email Jessica Robbins (jessica.robbins@glispa.org), Partnerships Manager of Global Island Partnership.