Trouble in paradise: the particular problems of island nations in the Covid-19 crisis (New Statesman) 

New Statesman (Latin America) published an article on the gloomy future for small island developing states (SIDS). Senior Research Fellow David Laborde said, “Based on their size, they could not mitigate internally a drought or a cyclone,” unlike a destination such as Mozambique or Brazil, where only a part of the country is disrupted when a disaster or disruptive event occurs. He added that SIDS typically have a “high population density or low availability of cropland per capita which contributes to their vulnerability.”