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Health and other impacts of community food production in Small Island Developing States: a systematic scoping review.

open access: yesRev Panam Salud Publica, 2018
Haynes E   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The significance of DOHaD for Small Island Developing States

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 2018
AbstractSmall Island Developing States (SIDS) are island nations that experience specific social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities associated with small populations, isolation and limited resources. Globally, SIDS exhibit exceptionally high rates of non-communicable disease (NCD) risk and incidence.
S, Tu'akoi   +6 more
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Small island developing states

WIREs Climate Change, 2010
AbstractIn the international climate change negotiations, the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have emerged as a credible group through the AOSIS (Alliance of Small Island States) and have called for a global temperature rise of 1.5°C above preindustrial levels.
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Telecommunications in Small Island Developing States

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2009
SIDS are a diverse group of nations, which have struggled to ensure a place in the information society, because of the high cost of international links and the difficulties of achieving competition which continental countries take for granted. Market entry is problematic for lack of economies of scale.
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Sustainable Development of Ecotourism in Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) and other Small Islands

Tourism and Hospitality Research, 2002
Stefanos Fotiou is Head of Section, Poliscapes. In many islands, communities pre cies and Sustainable Development, The serve traditions and living cultures that are Goulandris Natural History Museum— also of great interest for sensitive and edu Greek Biotope/Wetland Centre, Greece. He cated visitors.
Stefanos Fotiou   +2 more
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International Development Goals and Small Island Developing States

2020
Along with other UN members, small island developing states (SIDS) were committed to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. However, given their development challenges, there were concerns with respect to the appropriateness of the MDGs for this group of countries.
Simon Feeny   +2 more
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Development Strategies for the Vulnerable Small Island Developing States

2020
This chapter draws on the examples of two well-performing SIDS, Mauritius and Singapore, to provide strategic lessons for vulnerable SIDS on strategies that can help overcome their inherent vulnerabilities and promote economic development. The chapter concludes that building human and institutional capacities, boosting exports and infrastructure ...
Augustin Kwasi Fosu, Dede Woade Gafa
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Education for Sustainable Development in Small Island Developing States

Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2013
Matthew Hiebert, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, 2013, 96 pages. ISBN (paperback) 978-1-84929-090-6; ISBN (e-book) 978-1-84859-146-2. Available at www.thecommonwealth.org/publications (in the US from Stylus Publishing LLC, VA, USA, www.commonwealthpublications-usa.com )
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The Agreement and Small Island Developing States

Abstract This chapter discusses the Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement through the lens of small island developing States (SIDS), both as a bloc and as subgroups therein, focusing on their special circumstances and associated interests as reflected in the Agreement.
Rose Lesley Kautoke   +2 more
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