The Arctic and SInullS –
dinullnullerent regions nullith sinullilar goals
At nullrst glancenull the Arctic and Snullall Island nullevelonulling States anullnullear to
have little in conullnullonnull nullet Arctic and SInullS societies share characteristics onull
vulnerability and resiliencenull and both onull their environnullents are sensitive to
clinullate change inullnullactsnull
Although natural and human environments in the tnullo
The Arctic and SIDS share strengths, includingnull
regions dinuller markedly, the enullects of climate change
nullA continuing, deeplynullooted connection of the people to
threaten the ecology, economies, and the social and
their environment
cultural fanullric of nulloth regions posing serious challenges
nullA nullody of local and traditional knonullledge that is
for their sustainanullle developmentnull nullhile communities
incorporated to varying degrees into daily life and
in nulloth regions have adapted to changing conditions in
decisionnullaking
the past, climate change presents a nenulland formidanullle
nullA history of resilience and a demonstrated anullility to adapt
challengenull
to outside innulluences and perturnullations over generations
nulle impact of climate change on coastal nullones is
an important common denominator nulletnulleen the
The Arctic and SIDS share vulnerabilities, includingnull
tnullo regions and provides a contenullt for comparing
nullnulleliance on economies nullased on fragile natural
vulneranullility and adaptation processesnull Developing
resources on land and at sea
adaptation strategies that contrinullute to sustainanullle
nullnulligh unemployment and nullelonullaverage educational
development in nulloth regions is the key to their longnull
attainment
term survivalnullAt the same time, successful adaptation
nullnullransportation and communication challenges
renulluires immediate and deep cuts to glonullal greenhouse
nullnullommunities located in vulneranullle and remote coastal
gas emissionsnull
areas of great importance for the human and natural
environment
nullnullimited markets, lack of local economic control, and
overdependence on imports
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