Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are low-lying coastal countries that tend to share similar sustainable development challenges, including small but growing populations, limited resources, remoteness, susceptibility to natural disasters, vulnerability to external shocks, excessive dependence on international trade, and fragile environments. Th...
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(from the article `Mauritius`) In the wake of the massive Indian Ocean tsunami that occurred on Dec. 26, 2004, Mauritius hosted a meeting in early January 2005 of the Small Island ... ...countries, including Seychelles, until the end of 2005 to allow them to focus on recovery efforts. Less than a month after the tsunami, Seychelles ... ...
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