Beyond AOSIS : small island states’ presence and participation at COP27

Klöck, Carola; Castro, Paula; Chin-Yee, Simon; Gurresø, Clara; Desmasures, Charlotte; Bouly, Elsa; Carrillo Risi, Diana; De Pryck, Kari

doi:10.1080/17565529.2023.2298780

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Beyond AOSIS : small island states’ presence and participation at COP27
Authors:	Klöck, Carola Castro, Paula Chin-Yee, Simon Gurresø, Clara Desmasures, Charlotte Bouly, Elsa Carrillo Risi, Diana De Pryck, Kari
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1080/17565529.2023.2298780
Published in:	Climate and Development
Issue Date:	30-Jan-2024
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	1756-5529 1756-5537
Language:	English
Subjects:	Climate negotiation; Climate diplomacy; UNFCCC; Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS); Small Island Developing States (SIDS); COP27; Collaborative event ethnography (CEE)
Subject (DDC):	327: International relations 363: Environmental and security problems
Abstract:	Small islands are at the frontline of climate change – and of climate negotiations. Yet while the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) has allowed small islands to collectively become a key player in UN climate negotiations, a focus on the group level masks important inequalities within AOSIS. This paper hence goes beyond the level of AOSIS to understand the power and agency of small island states in the global climate regime. We are interested in how islands experience and navigate the complex and unequal climate negotiations, and specifically explore the presence and participation of individual small island states at COP27. Drawing mainly on collaborative event ethnography at COP27, our analysis shows indeed stark differences across island states. Whether we look at mere presence, participation in formal negotiations or engagement ‘on the sides’, we notice that some island states are much more active than others, as a result of not only different capacities but also and importantly because of the personal commitment and engagement of individual island negotiators. Overall, this seems to reflect cultural and power inequalities within the group, but does not detract from AOSIS' overall success, as seen in the long-sought fund for loss and damage adopted at COP27.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/30531
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	School of Management and Law
Organisational Unit:	Center for Energy and Environment (CEE)
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Klöck, C., Castro, P., Chin-Yee, S., Gurresø, C., Desmasures, C., Bouly, E., Carrillo Risi, D., & De Pryck, K. (2024). Beyond AOSIS : small island states’ presence and participation at COP27. Climate and Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2023.2298780

Klöck, C. et al. (2024) ‘Beyond AOSIS : small island states’ presence and participation at COP27’, Climate and Development [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2023.2298780.

C. Klöck et al., “Beyond AOSIS : small island states’ presence and participation at COP27,” Climate and Development, Jan. 2024, doi: 10.1080/17565529.2023.2298780.

KLÖCK, Carola, Paula CASTRO, Simon CHIN-YEE, Clara GURRESØ, Charlotte DESMASURES, Elsa BOULY, Diana CARRILLO RISI und Kari DE PRYCK, 2024. Beyond AOSIS : small island states’ presence and participation at COP27. Climate and Development. 30 Januar 2024. DOI 10.1080/17565529.2023.2298780

Klöck, Carola, Paula Castro, Simon Chin-Yee, Clara Gurresø, Charlotte Desmasures, Elsa Bouly, Diana Carrillo Risi, and Kari De Pryck. 2024. “Beyond AOSIS : Small Island States’ Presence and Participation at COP27.” Climate and Development, January. https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2023.2298780.

Klöck, Carola, et al. “Beyond AOSIS : Small Island States’ Presence and Participation at COP27.” Climate and Development, Jan. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2023.2298780.