This assignment serves as a global case study under the Strategic Joint Evaluation of the Collective International Development and Humanitarian Assistance Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic, conducted under the auspices of the COVID-19 Global Evaluation Coalition....

The management of government spending on employee compensation is crucial for small developing states (SDS), where such spending constitutes a large portion of government expenses. These states often face unique challenges, such as disproportionately high government employment levels and the...

In an era of global systemic transformations, small states encounter heightened challenges in safeguarding their sovereignty and maintaining strategic relevance. This article examines Armenia's foreign policy as a representative case of small state behavior in a contested geopolitical...

This paper investigates the determinants of job losses due to the COVID-19 in the small island developing states of the Caribbean. Utilising a survey of 1979 firms in the Caribbean and a probit regression model, the study identifies the key factors that might lead a firm to retrench staff. Two...

Accelerating the net-zero economy requires understanding energy consumption patterns, renewable technology attitudes, and acceptance of sustainable energy systems. This study explores how behavioral modification campaigns reduce residential energy use, promote energy-efficient products, and...

Purpose - This paper examines the extent to which exchange rate volatility (ERV) is crucial for small island economies. These economies by their very nature and size tend to be net importers and highly dependent on trade for their economic survival. The island of Mauritius is used as a case...

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are a group of 39 United Nations (UN) member states and 18 dependent territories mostly located in the Caribbean and Oceania. They are among the most vulnerable countries to losses and damages from climate change globally, and they are especially exposed to...

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are a distinct group of 39 UN Member States and 18 Non-UN Member States that can be found across the globe. SIDS make up slightly less than one percent of the world's population with an aggregate population of 65 million people. They face unique social,...

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face a discretely legal threat of ‘formal extinction’, due to the interaction between sea-level rise and prevailing interpretations of international law. As sea-levels continue to rise, many SIDS face the loss of inhabitable land. Under orthodox...

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have long argued that their unique condition, including their small populations and geographic location, makes them especially vulnerable to multiple climate impacts that they have had a negligible role in generating. Yet this vulnerability is barely...

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has adopted the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) as short term measures for decarbonisation of the shipping industry; the IMO also made the collection of relevant data and associated reporting of...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to unveil the main changes in the UAE's policy towards Iran since its foundation in 1971. The UAE favored strategic hedging, extending its commercial and diplomatic relations with Iran, in addition to developing its military capabilities and maintaining...

Eastern Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have a high dependence on international trade for income, employment and poverty reduction given their extreme openness, small market size, narrow range of resources and productive capabilities and specialized economic structures, making...

Mauritius and other Small Island Development States (SIDS) depend heavily on international trade. This presents challenges to environmental management. SIDS are vulnerable to all forms of environmental degradation, of which part are related to international trade, the focus of this chapter....