Small Island Developing States

In a Policy Article, authors use Jamaica’s experience with 2025’s Hurricane Melissa to reveal how extreme weather and disaster spending can trap climate-vulnerable countries in a cycle of recovery borrowing and underinvestment in future climate resilience

Grenada’s climate finance project provides low-income households and communities with affordable loans and grants to strengthen homes, prevent landslides and manage drought. Revolving fund builds long-term resilience, especially for vulnerable families.

The podcast explains how the dry conditions have forced people to rely on non-traditional food crops for food.

Healthy ecosystems may give some of the world’s most vulnerable islands a better shot at survival, new research shows.

National Emergency Telecommunication Plans help governments, operators and responders maintain communications before, during and after disasters, strengthening preparedness, early warning, response and recovery while building resilience.

This brief identifies key policy implications based on a systematic review of 49 studies covering 53 nature-based interventions across 26 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) worldwide.

The agreement will allow Seychelles to rapidly access funds for household cash transfers following climate shocks such as floods, landslides and tsunamis, with the ASP acting as the delivery channel for these transfers to affected individuals and families