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Population exposure to flooding in Small Island Developing States under climate change

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters
Estimates of current and future population exposure to both coastal and inland flooding do not exist consistently in all Small Island Developing States (SIDS), despite these being some of the places most at risk to climate change. This has primarily been
Leanne Archer   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A review of mental health and wellbeing under climate change in small island developing states (SIDS). [PDF]

open access: yesEnviron Res Lett, 2021
Small island developing states (SIDS) are often at the forefront of climate change impacts, including those related to health, but information on mental health and wellbeing is typically underreported.
Kelman I   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Green ammonia enables sustainable energy production in small island developing states: A case study on the island of Curaçao

open access: yesRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have a high dependency on fossil fuels for energy, water, and food pro- duction. This has negative implications on the carbon footprint and resilience of the SIDS.
Victor N. Sagel   +2 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Prospective tourist preferences for sustainable tourism development in Small Island Developing States

open access: yesTourism Management, 2021
Tourism development is crucial for economic growth in Small Island Developing States, but its management involves trade-offs between ecosystem services and social and cultural identities. This paper aims to contribute to the debate around the achievement
Gaetano Grilli   +4 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Climate Change and Small Island Developing States

open access: yesAnnual Review of Environment and Resources, 2020
Despite their heterogeneity, small island developing states (SIDS) are recognized as being particularly at risk to climate change, and, as they share numerous common traits, the United Nations recognizes them as a special group.
Adelle Thomas   +4 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

The silent barrier: exploring data availability in Small Island Developing States [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Objective. To quantify three aspects of data-related developmental progress across 57 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) recognized by the United Nations: statistical capacity measured using the Statistical Performance Indicators (SPI), data ...
Ian Richard Hambleton, Selvi Jeyaseelan
doaj   +2 more sources

COVID-19 containment in the Caribbean: The experience of small island developing states [PDF]

open access: yesResearch in Globalization, 2020
Background: Small island developing states (SIDS) have limited absolute resources for responding to national disasters, including health emergencies.
M.M. Murphy   +9 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Islandness within climate change narratives of small island developing states (SIDS)

open access: yesIsland Studies Journal, 2018
Small island developing states (SIDS) are portrayed as icons of climate change impacts, with assumed islandness characteristics being used to emphasize vulnerability.
Ilan Kelman
doaj   +4 more sources

Health engagement in national climate commitments of small island developing states: A content analysis of Caribbean nationally determined contributions [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Climate Change and Health
Objective: To investigate how health is incorporated into the NDCs of Caribbean SIDS and their financing challenges. Methods: The study analysed the NDCs of sixteen Caribbean SIDS using content analysis to investigate their level of engagement with ...
Preeya Mohan
doaj   +2 more sources

Editorial: Vulnerability and resilience in small island developing states [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry
Michael H. Campbell   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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