Adaptation policy and planning in Pacific small island developing states
Author(s)
Parsons, Meg
Nalau, Johanna
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2019
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Small island developing states (SIDS) are often perceived to be at the forefront of climate change impacts with high urgency to undertake adaptation actions. SIDS consist of 52 nations and territories, mainly islands, classified by the United Nations as facing similar geographical, developmental and sustainability issues which can be addressed collectively (United Nations 2005). The United Nations (UN) recognizes 38 member states that belong to the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), which is a global network of island states established in 1990 to negotiate at the UN, as SIDS (as well as Bahrain, which is not part of ...
View more >Small island developing states (SIDS) are often perceived to be at the forefront of climate change impacts with high urgency to undertake adaptation actions. SIDS consist of 52 nations and territories, mainly islands, classified by the United Nations as facing similar geographical, developmental and sustainability issues which can be addressed collectively (United Nations 2005). The United Nations (UN) recognizes 38 member states that belong to the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), which is a global network of island states established in 1990 to negotiate at the UN, as SIDS (as well as Bahrain, which is not part of AOSIS). The AOSIS also includes non-independent territories that are members of regional commissions. Many SIDS communities are small and dependent on a narrow range of natural resources, with land-based livelihoods often more constrained than those provided by the ocean (Mimura et al. 2007; Nurse et al. 2014; Kelman 2014). Most SIDS have long histories of experiencing and responding to social and environmental shocks, with differing degrees of success, which offer important lessons that could be applied to climate change adaptation (Kelman 2014; Warrick 201 I; Campbell 2014; Barnett and Waters 2016).
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View more >Small island developing states (SIDS) are often perceived to be at the forefront of climate change impacts with high urgency to undertake adaptation actions. SIDS consist of 52 nations and territories, mainly islands, classified by the United Nations as facing similar geographical, developmental and sustainability issues which can be addressed collectively (United Nations 2005). The United Nations (UN) recognizes 38 member states that belong to the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), which is a global network of island states established in 1990 to negotiate at the UN, as SIDS (as well as Bahrain, which is not part of AOSIS). The AOSIS also includes non-independent territories that are members of regional commissions. Many SIDS communities are small and dependent on a narrow range of natural resources, with land-based livelihoods often more constrained than those provided by the ocean (Mimura et al. 2007; Nurse et al. 2014; Kelman 2014). Most SIDS have long histories of experiencing and responding to social and environmental shocks, with differing degrees of success, which offer important lessons that could be applied to climate change adaptation (Kelman 2014; Warrick 201 I; Campbell 2014; Barnett and Waters 2016).
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Book Title
Research Handbook on Climate Change Adaptation Policy
Subject
Commerce, management, tourism and services
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS