GEO SIDS - Global Environment Outlook: Small Island Developing States

Abstract

The UNEP GEO SIDS Outlook provides an ensemble of four island-centric futures: the blue-green economy; technology leapfrogging; priority to island community and culture; and reconnecting with nature. Elements of each can be combined to respond to the needs of a particular island or state. The report examines the diverse realities of island states and communities through an integrating approach, where environmental realities are woven into the future sustainable development fabric of SIDS. From the creation of local markets in electric vehicles to the use of social media to increase awareness of SIDS unique cultural heritage and ecosystem services, this report shows that there is much that SIDS can do proactively to anticipate environmental problems and their economic consequences or even avoid them through innovative planning and action.