Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals in Small Developing States with Climate Vulnerabilities: Cost and Financing

Small Developing States (SDS) face substantial challenges in achieving sustainable development. Many of these relate to the small size and limited diversification their economies. SDS are also among most vulnerable countries impact climate change natural disasters. Meeting development goals goes hand-in-hand with building resilience. But additional costs meet resilience objectives difficult finance. This work adapts IMF SDG Costing methodology capture unique characteristics climate-vulnerable SDS. It zooms into financing options, estimating domestic tax potential discussing possibility accessing ‘climate funds.’