Definition(s)
Ecologically fragile and vulnerable island states that are exposed to adverse natural phenomena and environmental disasters, such as hurricanes, typhoons and floods, whose intensity and severity are believed to have increased recently due to climate change. Global warming and the rising sea level imply that some low-lying island States face existential threats. (Source: UN-DESA, ST/ESA/2010/CDP/10)
Hierarchy
Broader: developing country
In other languages
French
petit État insulaire en développement
Russian
малое островное развивающееся государство
Spanish
pequeño Estado insular en desarrollo
Chinese, Simplified
小岛屿发展中国家
Arabic
دولة جزرية صغيرة نامية
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Basel Convention | 1 decision1 document |
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Stockholm Convention | 3 articles and paragraphs |
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | 3 articles and paragraphs |
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Governing Council | 1 decision |
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Noumea Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment in the Wider Caribbean Region | 1 article or paragraph |
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United Nations Environment Assembly | 1 decision |