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DECEMBER 2022
Participants at the United Nations COP27 Climate Talks - CARICOM Pavilion
Key Issues for Small Island Developing States
Introduction
Climate change, with its many risks and threats, is a clear and present danger to countries the world over, but in particular Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and others from the global South.
Their vulnerability can be seen in their small size and, in many instances, struggling economies, together with their geographical locations that put them in the path of natural disasters. These factors make it essential that sustained, scaled-up actions be taken to halt the warming of the planet and the associated impacts.
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