Small Island Developing States Toolkit

Small Island Developing States Toolkit

The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report:

What’s in it for Small Island Developing States

This report presents key findings from the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) for Small Island Developing States (SIDS). It extracts SIDS-specific data, trends and analysis directly from AR5, summarising it in a short volume to make it accessible to all audiences, and highlights key opportunities to achieve adaptation, mitigation and development.

The IPCC has produced the most comprehensive assessment of climate change ever. The Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), is the work of 830 expert authors from 85 countries and its first three volumes already stretch to 5,000+ pages. Now, the Climate and Development Knowledge Network and the Overseas Development Institute have released a succinct guide to the assessment for decision-makers in Small Island Developing States.

SIDS AR5 Toolkit

Alongside the What’s in it for Small Island Developing States report, CDKN presents a series of infographics, freely available for training, educational and reporting purposes, to encourage understanding of the report worldwide.

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Agriculture: Mangrove shoots, Kiribati

This image shows freshly planted mangrove shoots on the coast of Kiribati, which protect it from coastal erosion

Courtesy of United Nations/Flickr

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Agriculture: Coral bleaching, Papua New Guinea

Image of coral bleaching off the coast of Papua New Guinea

Courtesy of mwicks/Fotosearch

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Agriculture: Sugar cane harvest, Dominican Republic

This image shows farmers during the sugar cane harvest in the Dominican Republic.

Courtesy of age/Fotostock