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Author : Benjamin Howard Higgins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Community development
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038514092
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264287648
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) stand at a critical juncture on their paths to sustainable development. Economic growth, human development and vulnerability indicators point to specific challenges facing SIDS, and suggest that new development solutions...
Author : United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789210012256
Small island developing States (SIDS) are among the most water-scarce countries in the world. This strategic risk is exacerbated by their extreme exposure to climate changes, such as sea-level rise, changing rainfall patterns, and more frequent and severe weather events. Water being an element of life, its scarcity undermines fundamental priorities, such as the human right to clean water and sanitation and the conservation of habitat and biodiversity. By extension, water scarcity constrains economic development in SIDS, impacting the feasibility of developing water-intensive industries or more productive technologies, such as irrigated agriculture. Scarcity also imposes zero-sum compromises in allocating water for the production of, on one hand, essentials such as food and energy and, on the other hand, commercial goods and services. Despite the strategic threat posed by mounting scarcity, water security is only sporadically treated in SIDS economic development plans. By contrast, many of their plans are tempered with policies to build resilience and mitigate other strategic risks, such as climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and ensuring food security. In this paper, we analyze how SIDS can better align their economic development and water management policies to support the productive transformation their economies, in particular by incorporating water security and water productivity as priorities into their economic plans.
Author : Satish Chand
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781920942533
Brings together experts from around the world to consider specific issues pertaining to regional integration and governance within small states. The authors collectively address the challenges posed to small states by the quickened pace of globalisation. The lessons learnt from the experiences of small states are then used to draw policy lessons for the Pacific island countries.
Author : Godfrey Baldacchino,Robert Greenwood
Publisher : Institute of Island Studies Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PSU:000046135391
Author : Masahide Ishihara,Eiichi Hoshino,Yoko Fujita
Publisher : Springer
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811001321
This book aims to clarify the present situation of the relations between small island countries and territories on the one hand and the great powers, mainland areas, and mega-islands on the other, and explores how small island countries and territories preserve and build their identity under globalization. This book is divided into five parts. The first part presents papers on issues that are related to Okinawa: the American military presence, the formation of a global human network, and the history of and language revitalization in Okinawa. The second part includes papers on security in East Asia and the Pacific Region: the history of and present issues in international relations within the South and East China Sea areas. The third part presents papers on economic issues and social developments on small islands. The fourth part deals with ocean policies and marine resource management in the Pacific Region by the United States, Australia, and Japan. Finally, the fifth part presents papers on the revitalization of three indigenous languages. All the chapters of the book are based on the achievements of the research project “Towards New Island Studies: The Ryukyus as an academic node between East Asia and Oceania” conducted by the International Institute for Okinawan Studies at the University of the Ryukyus. This 5-year project was funded by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and aimed to contribute academically to the creation of sustainable and self-determinable societies in small island regions. This work will be extremely useful and informative for readers in small island countries and territories and for researchers who are interested in small island issues to understand the current situation and who wish to consider effectual and feasible solutions.
Author : Janet R. Strachan,Constance Vigilance
Publisher : Commonwealth Secretariat
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0850928796
About one fifth of all politically independent countries are small island developing states. For these countries, sustainable development is not a matter of choice, it is imperative. This book seeks to initiate a debate on how to support a new wave of action for sustainable development.
Author : Amelia Santos-Paulino,Mark McGillivray,Wim Naudé
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317965633
Small island developing states (SIDS) are characterised by high economic, geographical and social vulnerability. These states are perceived as economically vulnerable, exhibiting poor economic performance, and embedding low levels of achieved well-being on most criteria. SIDS, which occupy very large parts of the world, face idiosyncratic development challenges largely owing to their susceptibility to external shocks. Still, these countries are all too often overlooked in the development research literature. Arising from a UNU-WIDER research project, this book provides in-depth research on the international dimensions of SIDS development experiences. Using a wealth of data, as well as case studies, the main topics examined comprise: aid, policies and growth; the costs of neglect, in terms of losses owing to a country falling into the fragile states group, of that country and those in its region; the composition of trade and the impact of external shocks, and the impact of remittances. The studies jointly provide valuable insights for small islands and other developing countries in the pursuit of sustainable growth and development. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Development Studies.
Author : Peter Rudge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000373462
This book argues for a broader approach to sustainable growth in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Small island states such as those in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and South Pacific face significant and growing threats from climate change, increasing political and social volatility, and rapidly evolving global trends in technology and tourism. Based on ten years of research, this book looks beyond the Blue Economy of tourism and fisheries and provides a model of how creative industries, innovation networks, creative clusters and digital transformation can give SIDS the foundation for a strong sustainable future. The book provides not only insights into how these emerging digital-creative sectors can drive developing economies but also actionable tools for policy makers, entrepreneurs and academics to deliver increased performance on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and, ultimately, growth and sustainability. This book will be of great interest to scholars and practitioners of economic geography, sustainable development, development studies and the creative industries.
Author : Godfrey Baldacchino
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317654551
Entrepreneurship in Small Island States and Territories is the first publication to consider the ‘creative’ side of enterprise in small island states and territories. Rather than playing out as remote, vulnerable and dependent backwaters of neo-colonialism, the world’s small island states and territories (with resident populations of less than 1 million) show considerable resourcefulness in facing up to the very real challenges of their predicament. The creative endeavours of their residents, facilitated by adroit public policy, has created economic and investment opportunities that translate into some private sector employment and decent livelihoods for many. Their ingenuity, coupled with strategic investments and the support of the diaspora, has led to a suite of (sometimes unlikely) products and services: from citizenship and higher-level internet domain names, to place-branded foods and beverages; from electronic gaming to niche manufacturing. There is much more to small island survival than subsistence farming, aid, remittances and public sector workfare. Entrepreneurship in Small Island States and Territories helps to dispel this myth, showcasing an aspect of life in small island states and territories that is rarely documented or critically reviewed.
Author : Douglas G. Lockhart,Patrick J. Schembri,David W. Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2002-09-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134913602
First Published in 2004. Islands are coming under increasing environmental and social pressure, particularly as a result of the impact of tourism. In many ways, the small scale of these islands—almost enclosed systems—provides researchers with ideal cases in which to observe this process and test theory. The Development Process in Small Island States focuses on the political security, tourism, gender issues, ecosystems, landscapes and economies of island communities. It encompasses islands at very different stages in the development process, identifying valuable common lessons and providing insights into the developmental issues particular to islands. With case studies drawn from the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and the Pacific, the book examines the position of islands as ecologically and economically vulnerable places.
Author : William G. Demas
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1965-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780773592605
Author : United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789210575652
The 2012 UNEP Foresight Process on Emerging Global Environmental Issues primarily identified emerging environmental issues and possible solutions on a global scale and perspective. In 2013, UNEP carried out a similar exercise to identify priority emerging environmental issues that are of concern to the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The social and economic emerging issues were also identified using the same set of criteria. At the core of the process was a SIDS Foresight Panel consisting of 11 SIDS experts (for the UNEP Panel) and 12 experts (for the UN DESA Panel) from the three SIDS regions, representing the global SIDS community and a wide range of disciplines. The process was designed to open the discussion on emerging environmental issues to a broad range of views both from the Foresight Panel and a wider community of relevant experts from across the globe. Through the Foresight Process, separate lists of 20 environmental and 15 socioeconomic emerging issues were identified and discussed in this report.
Author : John Laing Roberts,Shyam Nath,Satya Paul,Yeti Nisha Madhoo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811548833
The book provides fresh look at the issues of sustainable development, degradation of natural resources and vulnerability to climate change in Small Island developing states (SIDS). It documents the deteriorating state of SIDS and adaptation efforts made to address the impending crisis of unsustainable economic growth with international, national and community support. Authors have discussed issues like macroeconomic trends, vulnerability, resilience capability, and SIDS-specific strategies focusing on sectors like trade and tourism. Discussion continues with the examination of democracy, social capital, quality of life, and health concerns. Climate change and natural resource challenges are analyzed using case studies. The book also discusses diplomatic complexities of international climate agreements, collective action and institutional quality constitute the analysis of global environment and sustainable development.
Author : Hiroshi Kakazu
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1994-06-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009662474
Also includes a case study of the Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa). Deals with problems such as diseconomies of scale, overdependence on external trade and economic assistance, limited resource bases, high cost of transport and infrastructure, extensive out-migration, and vulnerability to natural disasters.
