@article {504,
	title = {Climate change, small island developing states},
	year = {2005},
	note = {<p>La situation m\&eacute;diterran\&eacute;enne est \&eacute;voqu\&eacute;e</p>},
	edition = {Climate Change Secretariat},
	address = {Bonn},
	abstract = {<p>\&quot;Since the negotiations that led to the United Nations Framework  Convention on Climate Change began, one group of Parties has been  particularly active and vocal: the small island developing States, or  SIDS.Why is climate change so important to SIDS? The answer is simple:  these small nations are among the most vulnerable to climate change  impacts, which will become critical if no appropriate action is taken.  Many islands are threatened by rising sea levels. Another growing  concern is the increasing number and severity of extreme weather  events-with all they entail in terms of loss of life and damage to  property and infrastructure that can easily cripple small economies.  SIDS are among the Parties least responsible for climate change and are  dependent on others to ensure that significant action is taken in  support of the Convention. Consequently, they strive not only to support  the process directly but also to ensure that proper international  action istaken to limit emissions of greenhouse gases and to adapt to  climate change.This publication highlights the SIDS{\textquoteright} participation in  the Convention as well as some of the ongoing needs and concerns that  they have expressed in the course of the UNFCCC process.\&quot;</p>},
	keywords = {changement climatique, climate, climate change, climate extreme event, convention, {\'e}v{\`e}nement climatique extr{\^e}m, hausse du niveau de la mer, impact, petite {\^\i}le, r{\'e}chauffement, sea level rise, small island, warming},
	author = {UNFCCC}
}
