Investment for Sustainable Development in Islands
The Island Finance Forum brings together senior financiers, development partners and regulators to share and exchange expertise on sustainable and inclusive financial structures in island communities. The Forum aims to highlight the unique financial challenges faced by global island communities and the solutions for sustainable economic recovery and inclusive growth in a post-pandemic world.
Barbudans ‘fight for survival’ as resort project threatens islanders’ way of life
The Bitter dispute as supporters argue the US $2bn luxury resort project is a vital economic stimulus while critics say it will destroy natural habitat as well as traditions and cultures
- ‘Potential for renewable energy development’
- From the Caribbean to Cymru: The story of Neath Port Talbot's thriving Jamaican community.
- American Samoa deploys technology-driven health care solutions.
- The old and the new: Exploring Indian Ocean history on the surface and in-depth.
- COVID-19 threatening development gains in Cape Verde.
Interesting stories about energy from the world’s islands:
From Bean To Bar, Haiti’s Cocoa Wants International Recognition
Although small in the face of South America’s giants, Haiti is slowly developing its cocoa industry, earning better incomes for thousands of farmers and refuting the stereotype that culinary art is the preserve of wealthy countries.
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