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From Commitment to Implementation: Why the Launch of The Virgin Islands Climate Change Trust Fund at GSIS 2026 Matters for Islands Worldwide

As island regions continue to face increasing climate pressures, the conversation has shifted. The challenge is no longer only about identifying solutions, but about financing and delivering them at scale.

Island DevelopmentMarch 17, 2026

Biocultural Ethics and Natural Laboratories: A Compass for Island Regeneration

At the southernmost edge of the American continent, where the oceans meet in a rugged and untamed landscape, the Cape Horn International Centre (CHIC) works under a premise that challenges the traditional vision of sustainability: we cannot protect nature if we do not heal our relationship with it.

Blue EconomyFebruary 24, 2026

Solutions Showcase at GSIS 2026

Connecting Proven Solutions with Island Deployment

Island DevelopmentFebruary 24, 2026

Study fully online or blended for a Master by Research or PhD in Islands and Small States Studies

The Islands and Small States Institute (ISSI) at the University of Malta is offering a fully online or blended Master's by research in Islands and Small States studies (full-time or part-time), as well as a PhD programme.

Island DevelopmentFebruary 23, 2026

Isla Halian Reimagines Resilience with Cultural Innovation & Youth Stewardship

The Islands We Carry is a storytelling series featuring grassroots initiatives from sustainable island communities worldwide. Through these stories, Island Innovation highlights innovations, partnerships, and leadership driving sustainable development across island contexts.

Green Finance & EconomyFebruary 9, 2026

Hard-Wiring Local Leadership: What COP30 Changes for Caribbean SIDS

For Small Island Developing States (SIDS), COP30 was less about announcing new promises and more about anchoring climate finance that can finally reach small, local projects quickly, fairly and without deepening debt.

Blue EconomyDecember 19, 2025

Building Resilient Blue Economies: Paths for African SIDS

African Small Island Developing States hold vast ocean resources but face acute economic and environmental exposure. How can they build resilience?

Climate FinanceNovember 17, 2025

Cooperation Between the Public and Private Sector for Climate Adaptation: A Case Study on Fiji's Sovereign Green Bonds

How Fiji pioneered innovative climate financing by becoming the first developing nation to issue Sovereign Green Bonds

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Fishing Up Islands: Samoa’s Floating Classroom Helping Navigate Sea & Culture

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From Commitment to Implementation: Why the Launch of The Virgin Islands Climate Change Trust Fund at GSIS 2026 Matters for Islands Worldwide

Biocultural Ethics and Natural Laboratories: A Compass for Island Regeneration

Solutions Showcase at GSIS 2026

Study fully online or blended for a Master by Research or PhD in Islands and Small States Studies

Isla Halian Reimagines Resilience with Cultural Innovation & Youth Stewardship

Hard-Wiring Local Leadership: What COP30 Changes for Caribbean SIDS

Building Resilient Blue Economies: Paths for African SIDS

Cooperation Between the Public and Private Sector for Climate Adaptation: A Case Study on Fiji's Sovereign Green Bonds