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LOCATION:New York\, United States of America
SUMMARY:UNGA79 Side-Event:  Building productive capacity in small island de
 veloping States
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Small island developing States (SIDS) are facing compounding im
 pacts of climate change and weak productive capacities which exacerbate th
 eir persistent and systemic vulnerability to unforeseen shocks. These effe
 cts are depleting their limited resources\, making SIDS highly susceptible
  to external shocks\, as seen most recently with the COVID-19 pandemic\, h
 eavy indebtedness and significant rise in import prices. These vulnerabili
 ties hinder SIDS capacities to produce a range of goods and services as we
 ll as getting access to global markets and the benefits available to more 
 advanced economies. Against this backdrop\, as recognized in the Antigua 
 and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States (ABAS)\, the side ev
 ent emphasizes that for SIDS to achieve sustainable development and resili
 ent prosperity\, they must be assisted to foster productive capacities and
  diversify their economies and build socioeconomic resilience to shocks. 
 The side event will focus on the key role of the Productive Capacities Ind
 ex in shaping and implementing SIDS-specific economic policies\, enabling 
 them to integrate into global and regional value chains. https://pci.unct
 ad.org\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/unga79-si
 de-event-building-productive-capacity-small-island-developing-states
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