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AOSIS
The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) was formed in 1990 during the Second
World Climate Conference to represent the interests of low-lying and small island
countries that are particularly vulnerable to sea-level rise. It comprises some 43 states,
most of which are also members of the G77. This group has regularly spoken at the
UNFCCC negotiations, often but not always through its chair, although individual
countries have also intervened. The AOSIS position has always been to achieve the
tightest control on global emissions, as their countries seem to be most at threat from
the impacts of global warming.
