SIDS and Covid-19
This page provides links to information about Small Island Developing States and the impact that COVID-19 had on them.
SIDS do not have the luxury of time
The COVID-19 pandemic turned Small Island Developing States (SIDS) economies and livelihoods on end. The UNDP implemented a plan to assist them, as this piece by Riad Meddeb describes.
The UN, SIDS and Covid-19 assistance
A perfect storm swept across the world’s Small Island Developing States (SIDS), comprised of COVID-19, external debt, climate change, collapse of tourism and climate disasters threatening lives and abilities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Promoting the Covid-19 needs of SIDS an uphill battle
The financial crisis created by the impact of COVID-19 was forecast to contract global gross domestic product by 4.5% year-on-year. For many SIDS, the economic impact still remains...
SIDS, food security and Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic threatened the food security, nutrition and climate resilience of SIDS, which share many traits, including a reliance on international trade and imported foods; vulnerability to climate change and malnutrition.
Building a post-COVID-19 sustainable energy future for Sao Tome and Principe
The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on international travel brought São Tomé and Príncipe’s thriving tourism industry to a standstill. The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, proposed a number of climate-related actions to shape countries’ recovery from the pandemic and to help them to address climate change.