ISLAND AGENDA: Contents
	Preface
	Island challenges
		Micro-economies of scale
		Subsistence for survival
		The mixed blessings of tourism
		Culture - an invasion, a melange, a ghetto
		Trading off resources
		Vulnerabilities against the hostilities of nature
	Island natural resources
		Water as an issue in island development
		Coastal and marine systems
		Conservation of the natural heritage and biological diversity
		Energy options for island communities
	Vulnerability of island environments
		Small islands and natural disasters
		Biological invasions and islands
		Sea level rise
	Socio-cultural dimensions of island development
		Island populations and demographics
		Cultural development and island societies
		Tourism - passport to development?
		Taking advantage of traditional knowledge
		Maintaining the cultural heritage

	Insularity and communication: turning challenges into conquests
		Breaking insularity
		Regional strategies
		Building-up island production capacities
		Airwaves over the ocean waves
		Curing blindness to letters
		Computerized scripts
		Electronic communication and networks
		Natural disasters
		Prospects for the future
	Education and the world of small island states
		Education in an island context
		Educational planning and development
		Post-secondary education and training
		Developing curricula and learning materials
		Towards new paradigms and new partnerships in educational innovation
	Island regions
		Atlantic
		Caribbean
		Indian Ocean
		Mediterranean
		Pacific
	Dimensions of sustainable development
		Harnessing technologies
		On partnerships and connections
		Setting examples
	References
	Annexes
		Preparation of the present report
		International connections
		UNESCO-sponsored publications on small islands: a sampling of titles and issues
		Glossary of acronyms
		Index