Emerging Issues for Small Island Developing States

This insightful and practical report, compiled in consultation with over 8 small island developing states (SIDS) experts and scientists, provides an overview of 20 environmental and 15 socio-economic issues critical to the sustainable development of SIDS. The findings reveal that SIDS are faced with several serious environmental and socio economic challenges, notably those related to climate change, including sea level rise and biodiversity damage and loss. The report also describes the wealth of opportunities SIDS can avail of, to transition to a green economy. They have bountiful supplies of renewable energy sources such as biomass, wind, sun, ocean, wave and hydro and geothermal. SIDS have the potential to take a lead in defining holistic models of sustainability and human well-being.