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标题：Climate Change and Caribbean Small Island States: The State of Play
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作者：Lisa Benjamin
期刊名称：International Journal of Bahamian Studies
电子版ISSN：2220-5772
出版年度：2010
卷号：16
期号：0
页码：78-91
DOI：10.15362/ijbs.v16i0.129
语种：English
出版社：College of the Bahamas
摘要：Studies have indicated that climate change is likely to have dramatic negative effects for Caribbean small island developing states. This article considers the main economic effects that climate change is anticipated to have in these vulnerable states, charts the progress of international negotiations at the 2009 Copenhagen conference, and provides a brief analysis of the impact of the Copenhagen Accord on Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Although climate change has traditionally been seen solely as an environmental issue, its economic effects on vulnerable developing nations, such as Caribbean SIDS, forces a re-definition of climate change to that of a more complex union of environmental and developmental issues for these states. By highlighting some of the anticipated economic effects of climate change for Caribbean SIDS, the author aims to provide a broader context for the issue of climate change for Caribbean SIDS.
关键词：Small Island States;Climate Change;Environment