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Oceans and Coastal Areas
Small islands
The
preparation and holding of the 1994 Conference on Sustainable Development
of Small Island Developing States in Barbados as a direct result of Agenda
21 produced a more comprehensive evaluation of the special environmental
problems and vulnerabilities of small islands, and a plan of action to address
them (UN, 1994a) [see the UNEP Islands
web page]. The vulnerability of small island developing States can be illustrated
by the facts that 65 percent of their GDP is derived from imports and exports,
over twice that of other countries, and that a single cyclone can wipe out
their entire agricultural production (Briguglio, 1995).
References
Briguglio,
Lino. 1995. Small Island Developing States and Their Economic Vulnerabilities.
World Development 23(9): 1615-1632.
UN. 1994a.
Report of the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small
Island Developing States, Barbados, 1994. A/CONF.167/9.
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