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COVID-19, Blue Economy, and the Climate Change Agenda: The case of Seychelles
The human toll of the COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating. At the same time, measures to tackle the crisis have affected national economies and grounded global trade to a halt. Small Island Developing States (SIDS) such as the Seychelles are amongst the countries that have suffered some of the worst economic impacts of the outbreak. The current situation illustrates the global state of unpreparedness for a pandemic and points to similar inadequacies vis-à-vis climate change. Already reeling from the adverse consequences of climate change, the Seychelles’ emerging Blue Economy
New Members Appointed to SIDS DOCK Executive Council
9 December 2019, United Nations Headquarters, New York, U.S.A.: SIDS DOCK, the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Sustainable Energy and Climate Resilience Organization, established in 2015, with all the rights and privileges of the United Nations (UN), is pleased...
New Members Appointed to SIDS DOCK Executive Council
9 December 2019, United Nations Headquarters, New York, U.S.A.: SIDS DOCK, the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Sustainable Energy and Climate Resilience Organization, established in 2015, with all the rights and privileges of the United Nations (UN), is pleased...
SIDS DOCK Membership grows to 18 – Guinea Bissau and São Tomé and Principe welcomed
Photo credit: @gregmorrisphotographer October 22, 2019, United Nations Headquarters, New York, U.S.A.: The Republic of Guinea Bissau and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe became the two, new Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to accede to the...
SIDS DOCK Assembly, a solemn ceremony – Tears for the Bahamas
SIDS DOCK Assembly, a solemn ceremony – tears for Tonga and the Bahamas October 22, 2019, United Nations Headquarters, New York, U.S.A.: The fifth session of the Assembly of SIDS DOCK opened with observance of a minute of silence in solidarity with the...
SIDS DOCK Assembly, a solemn ceremony – Tears for the Bahamas
October 22, 2019, United Nations Headquarters, New York, U.S.A.: Shari Lewis, a Partner at the Uniondale, New York, law firm, Rivkin Radler, LLP, was one of the first SIDS DOCK Partners to reach out to the Bahamas, after Hurricane Dorian caused massive destruction and...
What is SIDS DOCK?
SIDS DOCK is a United Nations (UN)-recognised international organisation established in 2015, with all the rights and privileges for addressing climate change, resilience, and energy security in small islands. SIDS DOCK represents 32 small islands and low-lying developing states across the globe and is so named because it is designed as a “DOCKing station” to connect the energy sector in SIDS with the global markets for finance and sustainable energy technologies. Belize is the Host Country for the SIDS DOCK Secretariat. The Honourable Wavel Ramkalawan, President of the Republic of Seychelles, is the current President of the 7th session of the Assembly of SIDS DOCK.