Determinants of Tourism Flows in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Island 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
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Islandness Within Climate Change Narratives of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Island 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
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A review of mental health and wellbeing under climate change in small island developing states (SIDS) [PDF]
Environmental Research Letters, 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.
Ilan Kelman +6 more
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Optimising small island developing states and overseas countries and territories classification for comparative public health research: an alternative methodological approach [PDF]
BMJ Global HealthAiming to investigate small island resilience in public health emergencies, we found existing classifications of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) failed to provide a homogeneous group suitable for comparative studies.
Aura Timen +4 more
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A review of international trade and investment agreements and nutrition policy space in the Pacific [PDF]
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific are heavily reliant on imported foods which are often nutritionally deficient, and typically high in salt, fat, and sugar.
Noah Bunkley +2 more
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Mortality risk and burden associated with non-optimum temperatures in Puerto Rico [PDF]
Environmental Research LettersThe effects of a changing climate are already evident in Caribbean small island developing states (SIDS) like Puerto Rico, where heat episodes have become more frequent.
Francisco Díaz-Collado +4 more
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Understanding climate-human interactions in Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Implications for future livelihood sustainability [PDF]
International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 2018 Purpose – Climate change poses diverse, often fundamental, challenges to livelihoods of island peoples. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that these challenges must be better understood before effective and sustainable adaptation is possible ...
Patrick Nunn
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Estimating food availability and self-reliance in island territories: Puerto Rico as a case study [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionIntroductionIn Small Island Developing States (SIDS), limited statistical capacity and reliance on imports hinder comprehensive assessments of food systems.
Nayla Bezares +6 more
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The silent barrier: exploring data availability in Small Island Developing States [PDF]
Revista Panamericana de Salud PúblicaObjective. 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
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Island Studies Journal, 2019 As Small Island Developing States (SIDS) turn into a focus of attention for tourists and foreign investment, tourism becomes one of the primary sources of wealth in these economies.
Miguel Puig-Cabrera +1 more
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