Global Small Island Challenge
Many small island developing states (SIDS) face specific disadvantages associated with small size, insularity, remoteness, and proneness to natural disasters. These factors render the economies of these states very vulnerable to forces outside their control — a condition that sometimes threatens their economic viability. The GDP or GNP per capita of these states often conceals […]
Artificial nutrients, a silent problem of our oceans
Blog by Jonas Svensson, former head of Global Innovation and Technology at UNOPS’ S3i Plastic waste in our oceans has become a well-known problem: a simple Google search finds some 64,400,000 results relating to the issue. Meanwhile, a recent survey conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit revealed that plastic pollution is seen as the top […]
Rethinking research funding for the blue economy
Funds for ocean research are misallocated, says Jonas Svensson, former head of Global Innovation and Technology at UNOPS’ S3i With ocean temperatures increasing year by year as a result of climate change, so is the number of extreme weather events such as hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones. An estimate by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration […]
