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STATES OF ISOLATION Special Feature: Small Island Developing States and Landlocked Developing Countries
6-9 When small is vulnerable – and big is not always better 10-14 Fragile and Small Developing States: A short guide 15-17 Five meters high and rising: Small Island Developing States on the front lines 18-21 Shoring up for climate change: Environmental and economic insecurity in the Maldives 22-23 Healing the heart of the matter: Healthcare in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 24-25 True Blue: Protecting the ocean’s prosperity and sustainability 26-29 Profile Nicholas Kee, Founder and CEO,
Making regional integration a catalyst for growth 30-33
Kee Farms: Pioneering regenerative farming in Jamaica 30-33 LLDCs’ regional
IN OTHER SECTIONS...
integration: A catalyst for economic growth 34-37 Good thinking: Solutions to support landlocked developing economies 38-39 Bolivia: Gearing up with science for climate and development 40-41 How AI is set to impact SIDS and LLDCs 42-43 Lesotho: Cracking the lock of geography 44-45 Bhutan: Harnessing the Himalayas
In the Field 46-47 Tajikistan:
Spotlight 50-53
We never work alone: OPEC Fund and OECD DevCom network workshop for global communications professionals Events 54-61 54-55 World Governments Summit in Dubai 56-59 Climate Finance Workshop in Vienna 60-61 OPEC Fund mission to Uganda The Back Page 62 2023: The OPEC Fund year in review
The Guliston- Farkhor-Panj- Dusti road reconstruction
will enhance the country's development prospects Development News 48-49
New OPEC Fund projects in Colombia, the Comoros, North Macedonia, Tajikistan and Uganda
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