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Many small island developing states remain just one storm away from fiscal collapse and unsustainable debt.
The ocean needs help – overfishing, pollution and climate change are serious problems. Individuals can take action to help.
Global warming and droughts have caused Mauritius to run low on water. It needs hundreds of millions of dollars to build new reservoirs.
The socio-political and legal push by small island developing states and youth activists at the UN climate summit reflects the motivation seen in the Moana films.
The countries most responsible for climate-driven extreme weather must do more to help.
Baby corals may hold promise for building coral reef resilience in Seychelles and beyond.
Small island developing states are seeking a legal ‘advisory opinion’ from an international tribunal on whether climate change falls under the international law of the sea.
Natural disasters cause billions in damage to ports around the world each year.
Thanks to Vanuatu, a vote at the next UN General Assembly could open the floodgates to international climate litigation.
At the start of the cyclone season in the Pacific, weather forecasters are changing their warnings to focus less on weather information and more on the damage expected from an impending storm.
The country has built a fairly good reputation for well-functioning, democratic governance.
Even before the British billionaire invested US$1 billion in making the region ‘climate-smart,’ Jamaica, Barbados and Dominica were pioneering a renewable energy boom in the Caribbean.
Haiti is extremely vulnerable to climate change. It is also very poor. International donors have stepped in to help the country fund climate mitigation, but is the money going where it’s most needed?
Due to rising sea levels, low-lying island nations are in immediate danger. If drastic measures are taken, this disastrous trend can be transformed into an opportunity for sustainable development.
International tourism is a booming business, with tourists spending US$1.4 trillion each year. Who’s benefiting from this outlay of cash?
A new study finds that even in best-case scenarios, the fishing communities most hurt by climate change are on small island nations such as Kiribati, the Solomon Islands and the Maldives.
Negotiations regarding a legal framework for the oceans – an area covering roughly half the Earth’s surface – are being dominated by OECD members.
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Principal Research Fellow, ODI Global
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Associate Professor in Ocean Stewardship, Stockholm University
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Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of Sheffield
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Senior Research Officer, Global Risks and Resilience, ODI Global
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Lecturer and Research Fellow in Ocean Governance, University of Melbourne and Postdoctoral Researcher, UEF Law School, University of Eastern Finland, The University of Melbourne
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Political Science PhD Candidate, Monash University
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Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Posdoctoral Researcher in Local Energy Systems, University of Oxford
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Research Associate, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor, University of Johannesburg
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Hazard and Risk Management Researcher, GNS Science
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Associate Professor in Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
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Full Professor and Senior Director: Academic Development and Support, University of Johannesburg
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Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics, University of the West of England