Rethinking the Institutional Framework for the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States and the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the BPOA

2012 ◽  
pp. 80-89
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Institutional Framework ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Small Island Developing States ◽  
The Sustainable Development

scholarly journals Sustainable Development Goals and Visualizing Small Island Developing States

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Jessica Gosling-Goldsmith ◽  
Britta Ricker ◽  
Menno Jan Kraak
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Small Island Developing States ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Objectives ◽  
Development Goals

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Small-scale thematic maps help to visualize world-wide data, yet small nations can be difficult to discern or are omitted completely. This occurs for small island developing states (SIDS), a group of more than fifty states recognized by the United Nations for their social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities. Through this study we proposed and evaluated alternative maps to increase the perceptibility of SIDS using indicator data of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals link social, economic and environmental objectives to achieve globally by 2030. Five cartographic solutions were refined to one based on input from two focus groups of geoinformation scientists and cartographers as well as an interview with a SIDS resident. The selected map was evaluated by a larger audience in an online survey. Most survey participants had some experience with SIDS, worked in international organizations and/or had graduate-level degrees in a geographic-related science. While recommendations for improvement were provided, nearly seventy percent of the participants agreed the presented design was appropriate to represent SIDS in choropleth world maps.</p>

scholarly journals Linking ecosystem services and the Sustainable Development Goals in Small Island Developing States: the case of Aruba

One Ecosystem ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Palacios ◽  
Pieter van Beukering ◽  
Boris van Zanten ◽  
Francielle Lacle ◽  
Stijn Schep ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Small Island Developing States ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

The economy and well-being in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and other Subnational Island Jurisdictions (SNIJ) highly rely on marine and coastal ecosystem services (ESS). Moreover, SIDS and SNIJ share common challenges in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Building a fact-based solution to demonstrate the link between ESS and SDGs is essential for nature conservation and sustainable development in SIDS and SNIJ. In this study, we developed a 5-step approach to capture the contribution of ESS to the achievement of SDGs in Aruba by means of a shortlist of indicators, with the aim to provide information for optimal policy investments to implement the Aruba 2030 roadmap. The results numerically and spatially demonstrate the contribution of fisheries, nature-based tourism and local cultural recreational ESS to achieve SDG targets 14.7 (increase SIDS' economic benefits from sustainable use of marine resources), 8.9 (devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism) and 3.4 (promote mental health and well-being); and how investing in these key ESS could lead to multiplying co-benefits for other SDGs. This paper also discusses how the 5-step approach and the outcomes can be used to assist other SIDS and SNIJ in their ambitions to meet the SDGs.

Promoting Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

2013 ◽  
pp. 403-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Everson J. Peters
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Small Island Developing States ◽  
Small Project ◽  
Local Construction ◽  
Quality Design ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Eastern Caribbean

A sustainable development path is critical to most small island developing states, which are often environmentally fragile and have little natural resources. For decades, the small Grenadine islands in the Eastern Caribbean have depended on rainwater harvesting (RWH) for water supply. The RWH systems have improved from the use of household drums and communal cisterns to individual cisterns such that water per capita use at some households is at a similar level to that of developed countries. This improvement was brought about through self-financed projects and the use of local construction know-how. A small project to promote RWH in Green St. Vincent was reviewed to procure an appreciation of the diffusion process. The RWH experiences in these islands as they relate to quality, design, and cost can be relevant to the regional efforts of promoting RWH. The chapter proposes a framework for enhancing the promotion of RWH. The chapter recognizes the importance of RWH in disaster management in the islands.

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