Small Island Developing States (SIDS) & energy aid: Impacts on the energy sector in the caribbean and pacific

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 521-530

  Niles, Keron ^a   Lloyd, Bob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aid; Caribbean; Dependence; Energy; Islands; Pacific

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY SECURITY; FINANCE; FUELS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

CARIBBEAN; DEPENDENCE; ENERGY; ISLANDS; PACIFIC;

FOSSIL FUELS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CAPACITY BUILDING; CAPITAL; DEVELOPMENT AID; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; FOSSIL FUEL; INTERNATIONAL AID; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SMALL ISLAND STATE;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84884813013     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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