Grenada: Tackling Climate Change

Taking Action on Climate Change to Build Resilience and Promote the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

-- UNDESA DSD in collaboration with DPI and UN-TV are producing a series of short films to highlight the unique challenges faced by SIDS from small sizes and geographic isolation, which inherently brings a combination of economic, environmental and social constraints that undermine the ability of many to effectively pursue a sustainable development path.

Climate Change exacerbates these unique challenges, and as a threat multiplier, it has made climate change the most immediate threat to SIDS economies, livelihoods, and their overall efforts in achieving sustainable development.

Grenada was the focus country for highlighting the vulnerability of SIDS to natural disasters, such as hurricane Ivan, which devastated over 85% of the small island nation in 2004.

**The views and opinions expressed in this video do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations Secretariat. The designations and terminology employed may not conform to United Nations practice and do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Organization.

(21st Century, UNTVS TV magazine series)

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• SIDS
• Small Island Developing States
• Climate Change
• Grenada
• Hurricane Ivan