Shultz James M, Cohen Madeline A, Hermosilla Sabrina, Espinel Zelde, McLean Andrew
Center for Disaster & Extreme Event Preparedness (DEEP Center), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine , Miami, FL, USA.
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health , New York, NY, USA.
Disaster Health. 2016 Apr 8;3(1):32-44. doi: 10.1080/21665044.2016.1173443. eCollection 2016.
In contrast to continental nations, the world's 52 small island developing states (SIDS) are recognized as a collective of countries that experience disproportionate challenges for sustainable development related to their geography, small size, and physical isolation. These same states also face elevated risks for disaster incidence and consequences particularly in the realms of climate change, sea level rise, natural disasters (tropical cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes), and marine hazardous materials spills. Cyclone Winston's direct impact on Fiji in 2016 and Cyclone Pam's landfall over Vanuatu in 2015 provide case examples illustrating the special vulnerabilities of the SIDS.
与大陆国家不同，世界上52个小岛屿发展中国家（SIDS）被公认为一个国家群体，它们因其地理位置、面积小和地理隔离而在可持续发展方面面临不成比例的挑战。这些国家还面临着更高的灾害发生风险和后果，特别是在气候变化、海平面上升、自然灾害（热带气旋、地震、海啸、火山）和海洋有害物质泄漏等领域。2016年气旋温斯顿对斐济的直接影响以及2015年气旋帕姆在瓦努阿图的登陆就是说明小岛屿发展中国家特殊脆弱性的案例。
