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Small Island Developing States

Disaster risk management, disaster risk reduction, disaster preparedness and long-term recovery in the context of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Τhis theme covers the unique and particular vulnerabilities of SIDS as well as SIDS’ exposure to climate hazards and sea-level rise.

Latest Small Island Developing States additions in the Knowledge Base

Beach area
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Coastal mapping holds the key to climate adaptation for the world's island nations

Accurate sea-level data, combined with an understanding of the depth and shape of coastal terrain, enables more precise modelling of marine hazards.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Documents and publications

State of the climate in South-West Pacific 2023

The WMO State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific 2023 report details how sea level rise in the region is above the global average.
Majuro atoll and city in Marshall islands
Update

Climate change transforms Pacific Islands

A triple whammy of accelerating sea level rise, ocean warming and acidification is imperilling Pacific Islands, which face growing threats to their socioeconomic viability and indeed their very existence because of climate change.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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Documents and publications

Surging seas in a warming world

This brief provides a summary of the latest science on sea-level rise and its present-day and projected impacts at a global and regional level, with a focus on coastal cities in the Group of Twenty countries and the Pacific Small Island Developing States.
Regional Launch of the Early Warnings for All Initiative (EW4ALL) for the Caribbean
Op Ed

Hurricanes are inevitable, but disasters are not

We must continue to strengthen multi-hazard early warning systems in the Caribbean, through efforts such as the recently announced Climate Risk Early Warning Systems (CREWS) Caribbean 2.0 project.
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Documents and publications

Pacific peoples and climate (im)mobility: A synthesis report on scale, pattern and impact, now and in the future

The aim of the research that began in 2022 is to better understand the impact of climate change on the movements of people both internally and across borders in the Pacific Region.
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Placing islands at risk: Developmentalism, militarism, geopolitics, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

This article directs an island studies perspective toward the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), discussing obstacles to the framework’s implementation in island contexts.
Regional Launch of the Early Warnings for All Initiative (EW4ALL) for the Caribbean
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How Barbados became a mighty voice for climate justice

Barbados is one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change. The nation of 280,000 people is in the heart of the Caribbean, a region where hurricanes, droughts and rising seas are expected to severely impact communities in the coming years.
United Nations Environment Programme
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