Just Transitions in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Transitioning away from carbon-intensive industries in ways that generate equitable social and ecological outcomes is an urgent global priority. Yet there are important and under-appreciated limitations to the ‘Just Transitions’ concept as presently conceived when applied to small island development states (SIDS). These societies are unique in terms of size, capacity and exposure to outside forces, which means that climate change will affect them more rapidly and more devastatingly than any other group of states. This report highlights three specific problems, explains why they matter, and discusses how they might be remedied.