The rapid review confirms that Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are socially, culturally, and … island countries have uniquely fragile water resources due to their small size, lack of natural storage, competing land use …

island context risks can materialize faster than elsewhere and have disproportionate consequences. Strengthening water sector …

Image acquisition and surveying using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is a very promising technology for Small Island … island contexts. Further, UAVs can capture thousands of images in a single flight and provide greater detail than satellites … technological agencies of island nations that work to operationalize UAVs as a standard data collection tool …

effectively in specific island contexts with viability impacted by many different aspects including the volumes and type of … global assessment of plastic waste management on islands with a review of existing technologies and their viability in island … contexts to develop the Technology Options for Plastic waste for Island Contexts (TOPIC) Toolbox which was then piloted on five …

Small island developing states (SIDS) are among the most exposed, vulnerable countries in the world to natural hazards …. The World Bank's programmatic technical assistance, Resilient Transport in Small Island Developing States, implemented …

Small island developing states and small tourism-dependent coastal states have been the most gravely impacted by global … challenges in the years to come. While information and research on sustainable and blue tourism in small island developing states …