Sustainable development and small island states of the Caribbean

1996 ◽  
pp. 385-419
Author(s):  
Erik Blommestein ◽  
Barbara Boland ◽  
Trevor Harker ◽  
Swinburne Lestrade ◽  
Judith Towle
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Island States ◽  
Small Island States ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals Conceptualising a policy framework for the implementation of medical marijuana in the Caribbean territory of Barbados

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 205032451879634
Author(s):  
Alana DD Griffith ◽  
Damian H Cohall
Keyword(s):  
Cannabis Sativa ◽  
Medical Marijuana ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Medicinal Products ◽  
Social Construct ◽  
Island States ◽  
Need To Evaluate ◽  
Small Island States ◽  
The Caribbean

Unlike the recent global trend of a decline in the prohibition of the use of Cannabis sativa for recreational and medical uses, Barbados and other small island states in the Caribbean have maintained their prohibitive legislation and policies on the use of the herb. A negative social construct of the use of cannabis and its effects in the consciousness of many in the Caribbean have contributed to the maintenance of the prohibitive policies towards the use of the herb. This article highlights the negative societal construct of the herb and its impact on the youth as two critical factors limiting the implementation of medical marijuana laws. It conceptualises a possible policy framework that would address this issue by enabling a phased implementation of the use of medicinal products from marijuana in the management of selected conditions from an evidence-based vantage point. Barbados would need to evaluate the mechanisms under current prohibitive legislation and create amendments to allow for an incremental approach on the use of the plant or products thereof for medicinal purposes in light of societal concerns. The policy framework should result in discreet enforceable mechanisms to facilitate and monitor the importation and development of efficacious and safe medicinal products for prescribing to authorised patients throughout the island’s healthcare system.

scholarly journals Singapore and Fiji: The Warmest Friendship in Oceania

2020 ◽  
pp. 184-191
Author(s):  
Ekaterina M. Astafieva ◽  
◽  
Sophia E. Pale ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Island States ◽  
The World ◽  
Small Island States

Singapore is building increasingly close relations with the small island states of Oceania, and some of the strongest ties that had been developed were the ones with Fiji. Strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation be-tween the two small but very diligent island states can provide a significant contribution to sustainable development not only at a regional scale, but all around the world.

Future climate change and its impacts over small island states

2002 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 179-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Lal ◽  
H Harasawa ◽  
K Takahashi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Future Climate ◽  
Future Climate Change ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Island States ◽  
Small Island States
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