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Development Account Project: Mainstreaming climate change into national sustainable development strategies and plans in Latin America and the Caribbean

Responding to Climate Change in Small Island Developing States

UNDP, 2010

by: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Climate change presents unique challenges to Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The difficulties that all countries face in effectively coping with climate change impacts are exacerbated in SIDS because of their small geographical area, isolation and exposure. The associated development challenges from sea-level rise, altered rainfall patterns, and storm-surges threaten to reverse progress made towards the Millennium Development Goals now and in the future. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) provides on-the-ground support for small island and low-lying countries at the global, regional and national scales.

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