Annual Report on Global Islands

The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road
Islands Economic Cooperation Forum
ANNUAL REPORT ON GLOBAL ISLANDS

The Annual Report on Global Islands series is published by Island Studies Press in partnership with the Foreign Affairs Office of Hainan Province.

Released annually since 2017, the publication provides a summary and interpretation of the previous year’s The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Island Economic Cooperation Forum sessions, updated descriptions and interpretations of economic development on global islands, and chapters on the major issues and topics associated with island economic development written by international experts.

Executive-Editor-in-Chief: Prof. James Randall, University of Prince Edward Island

REPORTS

Annual Report on Global Islands 2022
Theme: The Island blue economy and tropical agriculture: international cooperation, blue and agriculture-based economies for sustainable development.

Published November 2023

Annual Report on Global Islands 2021
Theme: The progress made by island governments in addressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as issues related to carbon neutrality, trade, and tourism.

Published April 2022

Annual Report on Global Islands 2020
Theme: Public health on small islands, the vulnerabilities and resilience associated with the public health systems, and the links to the rest of the world that both aggravate challenges and offer creative solutions.

Published April 2021

Annual Report on Global Islands 2019
Theme: Examining the role of international tourism and intermediary or producer services more generally for the sustainable development of islands.

Published July 2020

Annual Report on Global Islands 2018
Theme: Islands as centres of offshore finance, islands as free ports and free trade zones, and the importance of the ‘marine economy’ on and surrounding islands.

Published April 2019

Annual Report on Global Islands 2017
Theme: Better understanding island economies and the role that islanders play to make islands more sustainable and prosperous.


Published April 2018

Annual Report on Global Islands 2021

Islands Economic Cooperation Forum
ANNUAL REPORT ON GLOBAL ISLANDS 2021

The Annual Report on Global Islands 2021 was published in April 2021 by Island Studies Press in partnership with the Foreign Affairs Office of Hainan Province.

Editor is Dr. James (Jim) Randall, Professor Emeritus, Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

“Last year, the theme of the Annual Report on Global Islands was the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on island development. Unfortunately, the pandemic continues to affect the social and economic development of island nations and territories. However, rather than publishing a ‘2.0’ version of last year’s COVID-19 themed report, we have opted to explore the progress by island governments in addressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as issues related to carbon neutrality, trade, and tourism. Examining the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals on islands allows us to look more closely at how jurisdictions may be building resilience so that they are better prepared for future extreme events.”

JAMES RANDALL, EDITOR


TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I: A BACKGROUND TO ISLAND ECONOMIES

INTRODUCTION
James E. Randall, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

CHAPTER 1: The State of Island Economies and Development in 2021
James E. Randall and Yue (Craig) Su, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada

PART II: ISLAND SUSTAINABILITY AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

CHAPTER 2: Islands and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Holistic Perspective
Preeya S. Mohan, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.

CHAPTER 3: Progress and Success by Sovereignty? The Attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals in Small Island States, Small Island Developing States, and Subnational Island Jurisdictions Stefano Moncada, University of Malta, Malta, and James E. Randall, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

PART III: ISLAND ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, TRADE, AND TOURISM
CHAPTER 4: Islands, Climate Change, and Net Zero
Francesco Sindico, University of Strathclyde Law School, Glasgow, Scotland.

CHAPTER 5: Economic Growth Through Trade Liberalization for Small Island Developing States in the Pacific: Regionalism Versus Globalization
Cheryl Carmichael, Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada, and George Jia, Department of Economics, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

CHAPTER 6: Exploring the Use of Environmental Instruments as a Method to
Promote Sustainable Tourism in Islands

Sonya Graci, Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ryerson University, Canada.