Small Islands Big Picture

Directors of ODI's Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative, Emily Wilkinson and Matt Bishop, cut to the heart of the political, economic, social and environmental challenges facing SIDS, and how their incredible people are responding to them. Every episode includes expert guests from the Caribbean, Pacific and elsewhere. To get in touch, visit https://odi.org/en/about/our-work/resilient-islands/ or send us an email to info@odi.org with "small islands" in the subject line.

Emily Wilkinson

Dr Emily Wilkinson is a Principal Research Fellow at ODI Global and Director of the Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI). She has 25 years’ experience as a researcher, analyst, journalist, lecturer and adviser to government. Emily’s research focuses on Small Island Developing States - climate policy, access to finance and opportunities for long-term development in an era of accelerating climate change. She has written over 50 books, chapters, journal articles and reports on climate and development, and produced the award-winning documentary ‘Climate Blueprint: Dominica’.

Matthew Bishop

Dr Matthew Bishop is Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield and Co-Director of the ODI Global Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative. Matt's research focuses on the political economy of development, with a particular focus on Caribbean SIDS (Small Island Developing States). He has published seven books and dozens of articles, reports and policy briefs in leading academic journals and policy outlets on issues relating to democratisation, globalisation, trade policy, climate finance, illicit drugs and weapons trafficking.

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A podcast from the Resilient and Sustainable Islands initiative (RESI) at ODI Global.