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Agric. & Environment
World's island states meet to confront climate, fiscal challenges
"One hurricane, one typhoon that crosses -- by sheer lottery of bad luck -- the terrain of a small island developing state can wipe out a third or more of the entire infrastructure of a country."
A couple is pictured at Mamey island, located in front of Puerto Lindo, Portobelo, Panama May 25, 2024. Mamey island is part of Portobelo district, a historic port in the province of Colon and an UNESCO World Heritage Site. AFP photo
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
Extremely vulnerable to climate change, not rich enough to stop it on their own, and not poor enough to depend on aid and development financing: the world's small