The document discusses challenges to food security in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) due to sea level rise and climate change. It outlines how sea level rise can impact coastal agriculture, fisheries, and infrastructure. Food security in SIDS faces additional challenges like limited land, high costs of import/export, and vulnerability to extreme weather. The document also provides opportunities to address these issues, like engaging the private sector, prioritizing resources, and adapting to climate change impacts.

1. Rolph Payet & Antoine Moustache Sea Level Rise, Climate Change and Its Impacts on Food Security in SIDS: Challenges and Opportunities

3. Part I

4. Sea level measurements from tide gauge records in geologically stable environments show a rise of around 20 cm per century (2 mm/year). (Douglas ,1997) Changes in sea level since the end of the last glacial episode

5. Melting Ice Thermal Expansion Coral Bleaching Coastal modification Coastal Erosion Beach Loss Turtle nesting Water aquifers Human Settlement Infrastructure Port facilities Tourism Soil Salinisation Agriculture Wetlands SEA LEVEL RISE Poor management Mangrooves Fisheries FreshWater

11. Part II

12. Food Security Issues in SIDS The Seychelles’ Case

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