Compounding challenges for disaster resilience in small island developing states

Denise D. P. Thompson
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No country will escape the ravages of climate change, but some, like small island developing states (SIDS), will be less able to withstand them. Their fundamental characteristics in essential domains pose existential threats for them. The paper borrows from Lukka and Vinnari’s work on domain and method theories as a lens to conceptually explore the question, “Is it possible for SIDS to become disaster resilient?” It turns out that SIDS might be too small, too isolated, too economically and institutionally weak, and too exposed to become disaster resilient. Their developmental state, economic, institutional, and community attributes are causes of significant vulnerabilities and undermine disaster resilience efforts. The challenges from climate change alone highlight the herculean task ahead for these small and tiny developing islands without transformative actions. The advantage for SIDS is their solid social system. Their populations are resourceful, and they can pivot if they need to. However, the lingering question remains whether that will be enough to mitigate the weaknesses in other critical resilience domains?
增加了小岛屿发展中国家抗灾能力的挑战
没有一个国家能够逃脱气候变化的破坏,但一些国家,如小岛屿发展中国家(SIDS),将无法抵御气候变化。它们在基本领域的基本特征对它们的生存构成威胁。本文借鉴了Lukka和Vinnari在领域和方法理论方面的研究成果,从概念上探讨了“小岛屿发展中国家有可能变得具有抗灾能力吗?”事实证明,小岛屿发展中国家可能太小,太孤立,经济和制度太薄弱,太容易受到灾害的影响。它们的发展状态、经济、制度和社区属性是造成重大脆弱性的原因,并破坏了抗灾努力。仅气候变化带来的挑战就表明,如果不采取变革行动,这些发展中小岛国面临的任务将十分艰巨。小岛屿发展中国家的优势在于其稳固的社会制度。他们的人口足智多谋,如果需要,他们可以转向。然而,一个挥之不去的问题是,这是否足以缓解其他关键弹性领域的弱点?
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