{"id":202761,"date":"2024-05-23T12:37:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T16:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=202761"},"modified":"2024-05-23T12:38:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T16:38:00","slug":"sids-can-pioneer-the-next-generation-of-climate-adaptation-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/sids-can-pioneer-the-next-generation-of-climate-adaptation-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"SIDS Can Pioneer the Next Generation of Climate Adaptation Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3151338013\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-523942793\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"mbs ad\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mbs-ad.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mbs-ad.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mbs-ad.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mbs-ad.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mbs-ad.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>By Karina Barquet, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)<\/strong><\/em><\/p><div id=\"antig-2419088758\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 2160w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/smallislands\/about-sids4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States<\/a>&nbsp;(SIDS4), taking place in Antigua and Barbuda from 27-30 May, has been described as the most important conference to date for small island developing States (SIDS). Compared to when the last such conference took place in Samoa ten years ago, the 39 SIDS are now facing even greater challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much has changed in the past decade. Not only has the climate crisis turned out to be harder-hitting than expected. As the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipbes.net\/global-assessment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has made clear<\/a>, we are living in an era of environmental degradation, which was not well understood back in 2014, and we are only starting to grasp the magnitude of global pollution risks.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3202534704\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-550457995\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 2160w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>SIDS are at the forefront of this triple planetary crisis. At the same time, they have experienced hardships that few of us would have anticipated a decade ago, like challenges brought about by growing geopolitical tensions and a sharp drop in tourism revenue due to the global pandemic. This has come on top of the special circumstances they already grappled with, like remoteness from international markets, high transport costs, small population sizes, and fragile ecosystems.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1023815361\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, there have also been some unexpected positive developments of importance for climate change adaptation. At the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), we have followed promising approaches where nature-based solutions (NbS) are combined with novel technologies that are small-scale, modular, and increasingly competitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the SIDS4 conference, we will explore what this can mean for island States in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sei.org\/events\/building-resilience-and-adaptation-through-multifunctional-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">side event on 28 May<\/a>. Hopefully, we could be on the cusp of a new generation of climate change adaptation solutions that can be applied in different parts of the world \u2013 with SIDS playing an important pioneering role.<\/p><div id=\"antig-441354301\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of the SIDS4 conference, we would like to highlight four emerging trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SIDS as biodiversity hotspots<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"antig-3848325791\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"CM key_WEB 1300x300_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:69\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:237\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:178\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1301\" height=\"301\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a combined population of just 65 million people, SIDS have an outsized importance to many planetary systems. Islands are often exceptionally rich in biodiversity, with endemic species that cannot be found anywhere else. In the case of SIDS, they are home to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/smallislands\/about-small-island-developing-states#:~:text=The%20total%20land%20area%20of%20SIDS%20is%20less,in%20SIDS%20are%20currently%20threatened%20by%20climate%20change.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20% of biodiversity on land<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/smallislands\/about-small-island-developing-states#:~:text=The%20total%20land%20area%20of%20SIDS%20is%20less,in%20SIDS%20are%20currently%20threatened%20by%20climate%20change.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">40% of coral reefs<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 one of the most biodiverse habitats on Earth.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1428024748\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We are starting to have a better understanding of how these systems are connected, which has struck a new conversation on how the global commons should be governed. One landmark example was the recent&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/bbnj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BBNJ Agreement<\/a>&nbsp;on marine biological biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New focus on Large Ocean States<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the world is starting to be more aware of the critical role of the ocean for sustaining life on our planet, the importance of island nations should become better understood. Their actions and knowledge are crucial as the world sets out to restore and protect large marine areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SIDS are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/smallislands\/about-small-island-developing-states#:~:text=The%20total%20land%20area%20of%20SIDS%20is%20less,in%20SIDS%20are%20currently%20threatened%20by%20climate%20change.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">custodians of an area 28 times greater than their land mass<\/a>. In many cases, their traditional cultures also embed an understanding of marine and terrestrial ecosystems which otherwise may not be very well researched. In recent years, both&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipbes.net\/ilk-dialogue-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IPBES<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0308597X19308620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BBNJ Agreement<\/a>&nbsp;have stressed the importance of traditional knowledge. Consequently, SIDS are starting to refer to themselves as Large Ocean States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nature for resilience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SIDS are increasingly assuming the role of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gcsi.unsdsn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stewards of the global commons<\/a>. This is clearly in their own interest since they become more&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sei.org\/features\/coastal-communities-need-resilient-ecosystems-and-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">resilient to climate shocks by restoring and conserving critical ecosystems<\/a>&nbsp;like coral reefs, coastal wetlands, and seagrass beds \u2013 ecosystems that reduce the impact of storms, buffer against flooding, and prevent erosion. At the same time, they also support biodiversity and sequester greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, for the benefit of the whole planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SIDS as pioneers of groundbreaking technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another essential contribution of SIDS can be pioneering innovative approaches to climate change adaptation where nature-based solutions are combined with new technology. Through our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sei.org\/projects\/sei-initiative-on-gridless-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gridless Solutions<\/a>&nbsp;initiative, SEI has followed a promising technology shift with small, modular, and gridless systems becoming increasingly cheap, effective, and viable. Hopefully, this could bring about a fundamental technology transformation that can help countries adapt to rapidly growing risks from sea level rise, water shortages, and extreme weather events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SIDS have shown great interest in these solutions since they could help them address several of their specific challenges. Critical services like energy, water, and wastewater management can become more robust and better able to cope with new climate extremes. It also enables greener, cheaper, and more locally produced energy in countries that traditionally have relied on high cost, imported fossil fuels. Furthermore, marine multiuse platforms are attractive to islands where limited space is an issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For SIDS, it is essential to have access to these new solutions since they could be helpful tools when building more resilient societies and economies. At the same time, this could fast-track a critical technology shift, for the benefit of the whole world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given that 40% of the global population lives within 100 kilometers of coastlines, many will soon face threats similar to those experienced today by SIDS. The world will need to invest in more research on innovative nature-based and gridless solutions, where SIDS offer a valuable environment for testing and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully, SIDS4 will be remembered for constructive discussions about the urgency of the multiple crises facing island States but also for having grasped the new opportunities for climate change adaptation, with SIDS in a leading role.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-620638964\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Karina Barquet, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) The&nbsp;Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States&nbsp;(SIDS4), taking place in Antigua and Barbuda from 27-30 May, has been described as the most important conference to date for small island developing States (SIDS). 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