Resilience // The Nexus in Small Island Developing States
By Liz Thompson. The purpose of this chapter is to consider the benefi t and possible approaches of a strategic formulation and implementation of “the Nexus approach” in SIDS. The development potential of SIDS is constrained by their size and peculiar characteristics. “The Samoa conference suggested that SIDS could … become bellwethers for sustainable development, modeling whole-of-society approaches to renewable energy, waste management and other aspects of sustainability”. The Nexus approach emphasizes the interconnections between common development challenges and common development solutions. The Nexus also provides the opportunity for resource optimization, greater efficiencies and more strategic targeting of development objectives across all sectors.
