Small Island States Resilience Initiative

Relevant literature for further reading

Ferrario, F., Beck, M. W., Storlazzi, C. D., Micheli, F., Shepard, C. C., & Airoldi, L. (2014). The effectiveness of coral reefs for coastal hazard risk reduction and adaptation. Nature communications, 5. http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/140513/ncomms4794/full/ncomms4794.html

Kumar, L., & Taylor, S. (2015). Exposure of coastal built assets in the South Pacific to climate risks. Nature Climate Change, 5, 992-996
http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v5/n11/full/nclimate2702.html

Nurse, L. A., McLean, R. F., Agard, J., Briguglio, L. P., Duvat-Magnan, V., Pelesikoti, N., ... & Webb, A. (2014). Small islands. Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part B: Regional Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 1613-1654.
http://ipcc-wg2.gov/AR5/images/uploads/WGIIAR5-Chap29_FINAL.pdf

SISRI Building Blocks

Institutional

Institutional Strengthening
Mainstreaming
Awareness

Operational

Program Management & Monitoring and Evaluation
Safeguards
Fiduciary (Procurement and Financial Management)

Technical

Risk Information
Risk Reduction

1. Coastal Protection
2. Risk Based Spatial Planning
3. Safer Infrastructure
4. Community Based Landslide Management
5. Managed Population Retreat

SISRI Relevant Literature

Small Island States Resilience Initiative