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Energy access and security strategies in Small Island Developing States

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  • Wolf, Franziska
  • Surroop, Dinesh
  • Singh, Anirudh
  • Leal, Walter

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Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) are isolated and surrounded by ocean. The generation and use of energy resources are two very important aspects for the development of SIDS. Unfortunately, most of SIDS do not use their potential in respect of energy resources, and they as a result have to depend on the import of fossil fuels in order to meet their energy needs. This increases the overall vulnerability of SIDS as they have to depend on the rising or fluctuating fossil fuels prices. Some SIDS, especially in the geographically dispersed Pacific region, do not have proper access to energy whereas other SIDS struggle more with energy security issue. At the same time, SIDS are most vulnerable to the impacts and effects of climate change, as they are among the ones to be most severely affected in case of natural calamities and sea-level rise.

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  • Wolf, Franziska & Surroop, Dinesh & Singh, Anirudh & Leal, Walter, 2016. "Energy access and security strategies in Small Island Developing States," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 98(C), pages 663-673.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:98:y:2016:i:c:p:663-673
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.04.020
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