Channel NewsAsia 3 Nov 08;
SINGAPORE: The Alliance of Small Island States is meeting in Singapore from Monday until Thursday.
This is a preparatory meeting for countries in the Alliance to coordinate and agree on issues to be discussed at the 14th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Poznan, Poland next month.
A joint statement from the Foreign Affairs, and Environment and Water Resources Ministries said that the meeting is attended by about 100 delegates from 41 member states.
Singapore's Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Amy Khor, officiated at the opening ceremony.
The meeting is chaired by Grenada's Leon Charles and delegates include Permanent Representatives to the United Nations (UN), senior officials from member states, and climate change experts.
