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Small Islands Big Picture

Small Islands Big Picture

著者： ODI Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI)
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 Directors of ODI's Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative, Emily Wilkinson and Matt Bishop, cut to the heart of the political, economic, social and environmental challenges facing SIDS, and how their incredible people are responding to them. Every episode includes expert guests from the Caribbean, Pacific and elsewhere. To get in touch, visit https://odi.org/en/about/our-work/resilient-islands/ or send us an email to info@odi.org with "small islands" in the subject line.

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ODI Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI) マネジメント マネジメント・リーダーシップ 地球科学 生物科学 科学 経済学
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  • Will 2026 be an even bigger year for small islands?

    Will 2026 be an even bigger year for small islands?
    2026/01/29
    In this episode, Emily, Matt and the other RESI Directors look back on everything that happened in the world of small islands during 2025, discussing hot topics, highlights and lowlights while looking forward to 2026 will bring. The team also discusses how their own policy and research has shaped conversations around different SIDS agendas - from debt and oceans to geopolitics and climate justice. NB: Hurricane Melissa cast a very long shadow over the final months of 2025 and will continue to do so for Jamaicans as they rebuild their country. If you would like to support those efforts, you can make a donation to the government’s relief fund here. Featuring:o Emily Wilkinson (host) | RESI Director and Principal Research Fellow at ODI Globalo Matthew Bishop (host) | RESI Director and Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffieldo Courtney Lindsay | RESI Director and Senior Research Officer at ODI Globalo Gail Hurley | RESI Director and Development Finance Experto George Carter | RESI Director and Deputy Head of Department of Pacific Affairs/Director of Pacific Institute, Australian National Universityo Jack Corbett | RESI Director and Head of School of Social Sciences, Monash Universityo Rachid Bouiha | RESI Director and Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)Resources:o Programme page | Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI)o Our RESI book | Sustaining Development in Small Islandso Courtney’s AI report | Engines of Growth: Building Knowledge Economies in SIDSo Another AI blog | Why SIDS need to act quickly on AIo The documentary mentioned by Courtney | Life and Debto Hurricane Melissa op-ed | Climate disasters will send many countries into a debt spiral – but there’s a way out o Matt and Courtney’s Jamica debt report | Breaking the Cycle of Debt in Jamaicao The full RESI Debt Project (multiple papers) | Breaking the Cycle of Debt in SIDSo Our Global Voices piece from last year | Why small islands need their own Marshall Plano Gail and Emily’s work on debt service costs | Tackling the cost of capital in small vulnerable nationso Gail and Emily’s work on oceans | Turning the tide: enhancing ocean equity for SIDSo Emily’s op-ed on UN climate negotiations | Why small climate-vulnerable island states punch well above their weight in UN climate talkso Emily’s piece on climate justice | Tides of justice: how SIDS are redefining the fight against climate changeo Our work on capacity building | Fit for size: rethinking capacity strengthening in SIDSo Our work on the FfD4 process | Leveraging the Sevilla Commitment in favour of SIDSo Emily’s work on anticipatory action finance | Bracing for Impact: a Caribbean blueprinto Our work on geopolitical competition | Geopolitical competition, bilateral aid, and the collective interests of SIDSo Short trailer for Emily’s new documentary | Climate Blueprint: Barbadoso George’s work on oceanic diplomacy | Reasserting indigenous pathwayso Rachid’s work on productive capacities | Stronger and greener productive capacities for just transitions in Caribbean SIDSo SIDS Future Forum 2026 | Wilton Park Websiteo UN SIDS Partnership Awards 2025 | Partnership Brief Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    54 分
  • Drama and decisions: was COP30 a win for Small Islands?

    Drama and decisions: was COP30 a win for Small Islands?
    2025/12/22
    From momentum against fossil fuels to fires breaking out on site, COP30 was anything but routine. Held just outside Brazil’s Amazon rainforest and framed as the ‘COP of implementation’, the talks delivered a mix of drama, hard-won progress, and unfinished business. But where did small islands feature in the final decisions, and will those outcomes lead to real change?In this episode, Matt and Emily are joined by COP30 attendees—including AOSIS’ Climate Change Advisor and Fiji’s Chief Negotiator—to take listeners inside the negotiating rooms. They unpack the pressures of COP’s relentless schedule, reflect on small island wins and sticking points, and explore why keeping COP climate negotiations on the global agenda is key for small islands’ survival. As attention turns to COP31, the conversation looks ahead to how small islands can build alliances and sharpen their strategy in the race to keep global temperatures under 1.5 degrees.Episode features:Emily Wilkinson (host) | RESI Director and Principal Research Fellow at ODI GlobalMatthew Bishop (host) | RESI Director and Senior Lecturer at the University of SheffieldSimon Stiell | Executive Secretary of the UNFCCCSoleil Parkinson | Conservationist and COP30 Youth Ambassador, Cayman IslandsTiffany Van Ravenswaay | Climate Change Advisor for AOSISSivendra Michael | Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Government of FijiCarola Klöck | Associate Professor at Sciences-Po, ParisGeorge Carter | Senior Fellow and Deputy Head of the Department of Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University, and RESI Co-DirectorResources:Programme page | Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI)RESI at COP30 | https://odi.org/en/events/watch-live-from-cop30-the-world-film-premiere-of-climate-blueprint-barbadosRESI briefing paper: Keeping the International Court of Justice advisory opinion alive at COP30 and beyond.UN Climate Change | Simon Steill's closing speech at COP30The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Letter to the COP30 Presidency | https://www.aosis.org/aosis-letter-to-cop30-presidency/AOSIS NDC Report | Ahead of COP30, New NDC Synthesis Report Reveals Dangerous Delay on Global Climate ActionSDG News | Live at COP30: Fiji’s Chief Negotiator Sivendra Michael Warns Fossil Fuel Language Has Fallen Out of the MutiRão Text Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Is AI a threat or an opportunity for small islands?

    Is AI a threat or an opportunity for small islands?
    2025/12/01

    The seemingly unstoppable rise of “big data” and Artificial Intelligence is reshaping and destabilising the global economy. But where do small islands fit into this? Could digital technologies like AI level the playing field, or do they represent a new form of technocolonialism? Can Small Island Developing States (SIDS) embed them quickly enough to benefit from new economic opportunities, or are they likely to be left further behind?

    In this episode, Emily and Matt speak to a number of experts grappling with these kinds of questions. In our "Island Voices" segment Kunal Singh from Fiji talks about the impact of AI on climate finance. We then break down the issue with Preeya Mohan from Trinidad and Courtney Lindsay from Jamaica in our “Explainer”. Next, in the “Big Picture” we speak to Külli Sarapuu, from Estonia, and Donald Baldeosingh from Trinidad, two people who are grappling with the public policy implications of digitalisation. Finally, in “No Stupid Questions”, Emily and Matt ask whether the risks of AI are overstated by critics.

    Featuring:

    • Emily Wilkinson (host) | RESI Director and Principal Research Fellow at ODI Global
    • Matthew Bishop (host) | RESI Director and Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield
    • Kunal Singh | Climate Finance Access Network (CFAN) Advisor, Pacific Community (SPC)
    • Preeya Mohan | Senior Fellow, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, University of the West Indies
    • Courtney Lindsay | RESI Director and Senior Research Officer, ODI Global
    • Külli Sarapuu | Associate Professor, Tallinn University of Technology
    • Donald Baldeosingh | Founder, Carbon Zero Institute of Trinidad and Tobago


    Resources:

    • Programme page | Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI)
    • Kunal’s LinkedIn page| Kunal Singh
    • Preeya and Courtney’s report | Engines of Growth: Building Knowledge Economies in SIDS
    • Another blog they wrote with Emily | Why SIDS need to act quickly on AI
    • Preeya’s university webpage | Dr Preeya Mohan
    • Donald’s CZITT webpage | Carbon Zero Institute of T&T
    • Külli’s university webpage | Dr Külli Sarapuu
    • An important UN report | Small Island Digital States

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    45 分
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