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Education hubs and private higher education expansion in small island developing states contexts: The case of Mauritius

open access: yesTransformation in Higher Education, 2018
Background: This article is located in the context of governments of small island developing states supporting education hubs in collaboration with local and global partners.
Hyleen Mariaye, Michael Samuel
doaj   +1 more source

Seizing history: development and non-climate change in Small Island Developing States [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 2018
Purpose – This paper offers a critical review of climate change related initiatives in small island states, including Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which can end up as ontological traps: fuelled and supported by external donor agencies ...
Godfrey Baldacchino
doaj   +1 more source

Small Island Developing States and climate securitisation in international politics: Towards a comprehensive conception

open access: yesIsland Studies Journal, 2023
This article focuses on the engagement of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the climate security debate launched by the United Nations Security Council.
Athaulla A. Rasheed
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Reviewing the nature and pitfalls of multilateral adaptation finance for small island developing states

open access: yesClimate Risk Management, 2022
Small island developing states (SIDS) are recognized as being among the most vulnerable countries to climate change—many are highly exposed and sensitive to, inter alia, sea-level rise and increased intensity storms, yet often lack the human and ...
Ellis Kalaidjian, Stacy-ann Robinson
doaj   +1 more source

Biodiversity-based development in Small Island Developing States [PDF]

open access: yesEnvironment and Development Economics, 2013
AbstractSmall Island Developing States (SIDS) are quite diverse in terms of various development metrics, but are uniformly vulnerable both to macroeconomic shocks and to changes in the biodiversity that supports fisheries and tourism. This special section assembles a set of papers that analyze international demand for the natural resources associated ...
Sonja Teelucksingh   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Determinants of Tourism Flows in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

open access: yesIsland Studies Journal, 2019
This paper analyses factors affecting arrivals of international tourists into countries denoted as Small Island Developing States (SIDS). These destinations are paired to all potential countries of origin for which the data was available in the UNWTO ...
Pavla Vítová   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) COVID-19 post-pandemic tourism recovery: A system dynamics approach

open access: yesCurrent Issues in Tourism, 2021
The economy of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is highly dependent on tourism and travel sector. Under the impact of COVID-19, these islands have suffered strongly.
Yunfei Gu   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Guest editorial : development and climate change in small island developing states [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The evidence is increasing that Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will be heavily impacted by climate change (Nurse et al., 2014), especially among coastal communities (Formosa et al., 2017), and the challenge of fostering their development will be
Bambrick, Hilary   +3 more
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Safeguarding the Caribbean's future: making the case to research the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on youth mental health and wellbeing

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
This article makes a call for attention to paid on the development of a research agenda for studying the impact of climatic events on youth mental health in the Caribbean.
Jaclyn Holdsworth   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coastal Restoration Challenges and Strategies for Small Island Developing States in the Face of Sea Level Rise and Climate Change

open access: yesCoasts
The climate crisis poses a grave threat to numerous small island developing states (SIDS), intensifying risks from extreme weather events and sea level rise (SLR).
E. Hernández-Delgado
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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