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05 Apr 2011
Introduction
The unprecedented change in economic and social development, technology, international policies and the global environment over the last 30 years has posed great challenges for Commonwealth small states. These states1 – made up of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and small and vulnerable economies (SVEs) – represent a group of countries facing special economic and environmental difficulties in achieving sustainable development.
The major characteristics of small...
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05 Apr 2011
Issued in support of the five-year review of the Mauritius Strategy of Implementation for the sustainable development of SIDS, the report highlights the vulnerabilities of SIDS and recent trends in their sustainable development.
The key areas covered by the report are:
climate change
disaster management
trade and finance
tourism
energy
natural resources
social development
It also provides a visual summary of progress made by SIDS in attaining the Millennium...
