00850nam a2200109Ia 4500 Barnwell, Garfield The vulnerability of small island developing states 2008 Opines that one of the fundamental challenges facing SIDS is the determination of those vulnerabilities that are externally propelled from those that are self inflicted. Suggests that undertaking this task requires the building of the statistical data base, information and knowledge capacity required by SIDS to build the resilience mechanisms. Notes that the lack of design and decision making, indicates that under these circumstances international institutions supported by donor countries continue to resort to donor driven development models without acknowledging the special circumstances of SIDS. 9/10/08 JOYD A 33290 33290 0 0 0 0 CRCM CRCM 2023-05-08 0 0000000027304 2023-05-08 00:00:00 2023-05-08 A