Small island developing states
We advocate urgent and concrete action to address the vulnerability of small island developing States through resilience-building and other special support measures.
Small island developing states
We advocate urgent and concrete action to address the vulnerability of small island developing States through resilience-building and other special support measures.
Vulnerable economies urge stronger global support to tackle mounting shocks
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- Stronger and greener productive capacities for just transitions in Caribbean SIDS
- Improving Pacific Islands Customs and Trade (IMPACT)
- Automated system for relief consignments in the Pacific region
- Financing green and sustainable development in small island developing States
- TrainForTrade blended learning strategy to boost the digital economy in SIDS
- Oceans Economy and Blue BioTrade in the Caribbean region
- PACER Plus transparency and trade portals
- Climate change impacts and adaptation for coastal transport infrastructure in the Caribbean
- Sustainable sea transport solutions for SIDS
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11 February 2026
National policy-level workshop on stronger and greener productive capacities for just transitions in Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica9 – 10 February 2026
National capacity building training on statistical, methodological and computational aspects of the Productive Capacities Index (PCI)
Kingston, Jamaica5 – 6 February 2026
National capacity building training on statistical, methodological and computational aspects of the Productive Capacities Index (PCI)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic4 February 2026
National policy-level workshop on stronger and greener productive capacities for just transitions in the Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic2 – 3 February 2026
Regional expert meeting on advancing the measurement of productive capacities in small island developing States (SIDS)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic30 July 2025
Brainstorming session on the development of a SIDS satellite Productive Capacities Index (PCI)
Online, SwitzerlandDocuments
22 Aug 2025
Promoting sustainable intra-African export growth for Cabo Verde’s small and medium-sized enterprises through the blue economy
02 Dec 2024
A deep dive into ocean-related measures in the nationally determined contributions of small island developing States
10 Oct 2024
Synergistic linkages between green trade and sustainable development in Solomon Islands
04 Oct 2024
Synergistic linkages between green trade and sustainable development in Papua New Guinea
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