Environmental and Socioeconomic Vulnerabilities and Resilience in Small States

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-70384-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 548 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Europa International Perspectives

Small states face a number of challenges, mainly because of their geographical positioning and inherent characteristics, such as small populations, limited resources endowment and market constraints that make them more vulnerable to exogenous economic shocks. Climate change is adding a further layer of difficulty, making it more challenging to build long-lasting resilience. Building resilience in small states is crucial to enhance their capacity to address external shocks, however, this can vary depending on the specific context, geographical location and the socioeconomic conditions of each country. Tailored approaches and solutions are necessary to address the unique challenges faced by individual small states.

This volume, which adopts a humanitarian and development approach to address risks, vulnerability and resilience of populations in small states exposed to shocks, contributes to the growing academic literature on economic, environmental, social and climate vulnerability and resilience. In conjunction with efforts to address root causes of vulnerabilities, promote social justice and foster sustainable development, the book explores whether there is a more holistic approach that combines resilience with a focus on equity, social change and transformative actions, which can enhance the effectiveness of resilience efforts.

Written by experts in the field of small states and small island developing states, this book is an invaluable tool for those researching the impact of contemporary environmental and socioeconomic issues on small states worldwide.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fauzel, Sheereen

Tandrayen-Ragoobur, Verena

Moncada, Stefano

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents  The Editors and Contributors  1 Introduction

Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur, Sheereen Fauzel and Stefano Moncada  2 The Economic Vulnerability of African Small Island Developing States

Edmir Luciano Dos Santos Ferreira

3 Drivers of Debt in Small States: Vulnerabilities and the role of Size

Bineswaree Bolaky

4 Resilience and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Small Island of Mauritius

Boopen Seetanah, Narvada Gopy-Ramdhany, Jeevita Matadeen, Reena Bhattu-Babajee

5 Growth Volatility and Resilience in Small Economies: The Impacts of the 2008 Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Harvey W. Armstrong and Robert Read

6 Understanding Multidimensional Vulnerability in Small African States: An Analytical Approach

Verena Tandrayen Ragoobur

7 In Search of Livelihood. Labour Mobility as Response to Socio-economic Vulnerability in the Pacific Ocean States  Nii-K Plange

8 Exacerbating Poverty: Climate Change Impacts and Coping Strategies in Coastal Communities of Mauritius

Stefano Moncada

9 Food Stability and Climate Shocks for Selected Small Island Developing States (SIDs) of Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Panel Estimations

Kenneth Mahuni, Tarirai Kudzai, James Zivanomoyo and Simba Mutsvangwa

10 The Socioeconomic Impact of Climate Change in a Small Island Economy in the Indian Ocean

Sheereen Fauzel and Shashi Jeevita Matadeen

11 Deconstructing Sustainable Development Discourses in Vulnerable States: Framing Environmental Justice and a Just Development in Cabo Verde.

José Maria Gomes Lopes

12 Urbanization and CO2 Emissions in Developing Countries: Is Energy Consumption a Mediator?

Donald Ferdinand Okere Atanga, Patrice Ongono and Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur  13 A Critical Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Environmental and Climate Change Resilience Mechanisms in the Indian Ocean Region: How are Small Island Developing States (SIDS) faring?

Krishnee Appadoo and Bhoomika Jaggeshar

14 Legal Implications of Marine Environmental Carrying Capacity from a SIDS Perspective: The Case of Mauritius

Hanna Kureemun

15 Managing Risks and Enhancing Community Resilience in an Informal Settlement: Exploring Options for Occupants of ‘Plastic City’, Guyana

Paulette Bynoe and Rawle Edinboro

16 Regulating the Blue Economy: The Importance of Ocean Governance in making Economic and Social Policies.

Marie Valerie Uppiah and Désiré Gaël Henriette-Bolli

17 Challenges and Opportunities in Financial Mechanisms for Supporting Climate Actions in Small Island Developing States: 2015 Paris Accord

Valentina  Okaru-Bisant

18 Building Economic Resilience to the Vulnerability of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) through the Digitalization of the Economy: A Case Study of Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea (AIMS) islands

Varsha Mooneeram-Chadee

Über Autor(innen)

Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur is Associate Professor in Economics, University of Mauritius. She is currently heading the Pole of Research Excellence in Applied Social and Economic Research Analysis and is the Co- Chair of the WTO Chairs Programme at the University of Mauritius. She has more than forty publications in international peer reviewed journals and books, and she is involved in a number of consultancy and research projects with ministries, public institutions, and international organizations.

Sheereen Fauzel is an Associate Professor at the University of Mauritius. She was awarded a scholarship by the Mauritius Research Council to pursue her doctoral degree. Having completed a PhD in Development Economics from the University of Mauritius, her areas of expertise are International and Development Economics, Tourism Economics and related areas. She has participated in international conferences and has publications in notable international journals of Business, Economics and Tourism. She has actively contributed as a consultant to international institutions and governmental ministries.

Stefano Moncada is an associate professor and resident academic at the University of Malta, where he is the Director of the Islands and Small States Institute. He lectures and conducts research in the areas of islands and small states studies, development studies and climate change. Stefano has published his research in more than 50 peer reviewed international journals and books, and acts as expert reviewer for some key international scientific journals. Stefano has delivered over 50 conference presentations, keynote speeches and public talks. He forms part of the editorial board of Small States and Territories, the Mediterranean Experts on Climate and Environmental Change (MedECC), a fellow of the Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI) of the Overseas Development Institute, and acts as expert reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Stefano won several research grants/scholarships including EU The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, EU Horizon grants, the Malta’s Research Excellence Grant, the Postdoctoral Fellowship, and the AIS Forum research grant.