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Today's last session facilitated a discussion on the common challenges Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face in attracting investments in the blue economy, and how #SIDS can work together to create scale, attract private capital and to share their experiences.

A must-read if interested in Haiti's odious debt. "Haiti’s relationship to Western powers is at least in part a story of debt...Independence Debt originated in France’s efforts to retain economic control over its former colony..had massive and long-term implications for Haiti"

Hot off the press: My team at ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social have a new paper out today on small island nations. It looks at how rapidly rising levels of debt are hindering these vulnerable nations in their fight against #climatechange #SIDS👉 odi.org/en/publication…

Please to share my new paper with the Resilient Sustainable Islands network (RESI) at ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social on "Breaking the Cycle of Debt in Small Island Developing States." We're presenting the work at the #SIDS4 Conference in #Antigua this week. Read more: odi.org/en/publication…

Bob Rae at #SIDS4 side event discussion on climate resilience and debt #SIDS. Emily Wilkinson ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social PassBlue

Reflecting back to SIDS Antigua conference - a privilege to speak on panel on contribution of indigenous knowledge and universities collaboration to inform science and diplomacy - like High Seas Alliance campaign Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Great article from my colleagues at RESI on what the new UK Government can do to support hurricane ravaged countries in the Caribbean. The region requires nothing less than a Marshall Plan. There’s no time to waste: theconversation.com/debt-disaster-… Emily Wilkinson Matt Bishop

The damage done by #HurricaneBeryl to people, homes, crops and infrastructure is still being assessed. It is already clear that this #hurricaneseason could see public debt rapidly increase for #Carribean islands.   This risks decades of progress for these small island nations👇

It doesn’t need to be this way.   I’ve written this piece with Courtney Lindsay and Matt Bishop explaining the problem – and encouraging Western Governments and institutions like the World Bank to step up and do more to help SIDS break the #debt cycle. theconversation.com/debt-disaster-…

Islands are trapped in a debt-disaster cycle due to climate change, paying for a problem they did not cause. It should not be this way. Emily Wilkinson, Matt Bishop and I explain the problem and ask Western governments to do more for SIDS. theconversation.com/debt-disaster-…

#BerylHurricane is a disturbing harbinger of what is to come as global sea-surface temperatures keep rising." Global Risks and Resilience's Emily Wilkinson & Courtney Lindsay with @MatthewLBishop on what governments can do to better support small islands: theconversation.com/debt-disaster-…

Great intervention organised by Emily Wilkinson and the ODIclimate RESI team. A stark reminder that while new UK Govt has serious climate/green jobs plan for UK, others are picking up the bill for rich world climate emissions. UK can act on this too. theguardian.com/world/article/…

A little-known financial instrument called a parametric trigger could be one way to mitigate the impacts of #climatechange Read Emily Wilkinson on Climate Home News & find out how the loss&damage fund could use this in the most climate-vulnerable nations👇 climatechangenews.com/2024/10/22/par…

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SIDS are on the frontlines of a plastic crisis they did not create. The #PlasticPollutionTreaty must ensure cleanup & support. This August is the final round of negotiations - SIDS need action! 🔁 RT to support #SIDS in the fight for a fair treaty! #RemediationNow

If SIDS can lead on ocean protection with limited resources, high-income nations like the UK have a powerful opportunity to match that ambition and help scale global action. Read more here: standard.co.uk/news/environme… #SIDSLead #BBNJ #RatifyNow