What Happens When The Machine Has Never Heard of You?

Eddy Smith's essay on AI and St. Vincent hits close to home, literally. As someone born there, with family roots in Bequia, who works in cybersecurity and has spent two decades arguing for the open web, I recognise every word of it.

https://islandinthenet.com/what-happens-when-the-machine-has-never-heard-of-you/

Small island nations face climate-induced ‘catastrophe’, warn experts

First comprehensive study on health and climate change in small island developing states lays bare impact of the crisis and calls for action from richer countries

The Guardian
Fierce bargaining at UN climate talks in Azerbaijan dragged into Saturday after a $250 billion a year offer from rich nations was flatly refused by developing countries hardest hit by Earth’s rapid warming...
#COP29 #DevelopingCountries #smallislandstates #climatechange #ClimateCrisis #globalwarming #unitednations #UNclimatetalks #worldnews #CurrentEvents #climateaction #climatejustice #climateemergency #earth https://punchng.com/cop29-braces-for-new-deal-after-poorer-nations-reject-climate-offer/
COP29 braces for new deal after poorer nations reject climate offer

Fierce bargaining at UN climate talks in Azerbaijan dragged into Saturday after a $250 billion a year offer from rich nations was flatly refused by developing countries hardest hit by Earth's rapid warming.

Punch Newspapers
Cop29 negotiations aren’t moving fast enough. The Pacific is running out of time

Small island states must continue to be protected by special circumstances and need access to sufficient climate-based finance, Palau’s president writes

The Guardian
Cop 29: Argentina’s negotiators ordered to withdraw from climate summit; French minister cancels trip – as it happened

France’s ecology minister cancels after Azerbaijan’s president attacks French actions in overseas territories

the Guardian

RT by @EIB: 🗺️ Climate change is an existential threat for #SmallIslandStates.

Here’s my op-ed with @EU_Partnerships Commissioner @JuttaUrpilainen in @ProSyn on high-impact projects to strengthen their climate resilience under the EU's #GlobalGateway strategy.

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/eu-small-island-state-climate-investments-and-development-aid-by-nadia-calvino-and-jutta-urpilainen-2024-09

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Small-Island Solidarity and Climate Common Sense | by Nadia Calviño & Jutta Urpilainen - Project Syndicate

Nadia Calviño & Jutta Urpilainen explain why it is in Europe's interest to help vulnerable countries invest in adaptation and resilience.

Project Syndicate
What is societal collapse? Lessons from the past can help us understand our future, but only to a point

Societal collapse is a complex phenomemon tied to the abilities of a society to meet its population’s basic needs. Understanding past examples of collapse can provide valuable insights.

The Conversation

Small Island States Denounce Empty Climate Pledges

The president of this decade's summit for Small Island Developing States on Monday blasted "empty" and "grossly inadequate" climate pledges, saying wealthy nations have failed to meet obligations to limit damages from carbon emissions

https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/science-environment/2952119-small-island-states-denounce-empty-climate-pledges

#SmallIslandStates #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Small Island States Denounce Empty Climate Pledges | Science-Environment

The president of this decades summit for Small Island Developing States on Monday blasted empty and grossly inadequate climate pledges saying wealthy nations have failed to meet obligations to limit damages from carbon emissions

Devdiscourse
International Court clarifies that UN legislation on 'pollution' includes greenhouse gas emissions #ITLOS #ClimateEmergency #SmallIslandStates https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/22/island-states-win-historic-climate-case-in-world-oceans-court
Island states win historic climate case in world oceans court

Countries must protect oceans by reducing fossil fuel emissions, world court rules as island states fight for survival.

Al Jazeera