UNEP’s Assistance in the Implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action For the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing State...

The report highlights UNEP’s activities in
assisting Small Island Developing States in
implementing the Barbados Programme of Action
(BPoA), 1994, for the Sustainable Development
of SIDS. As a group, SIDS share several
characteristics, which make them economically,
environmentally, and socially more vulnerable to
factors of which they exercise little or no control.
Accordingly, the combination of these shared
features places SIDS at a distinct disadvantage
compared to larger countries.