‘Disasters can disproportionately affect small island developing States, due to their unique and particular vulnerabilities. The effects of disasters, some of which have increased in intensity and have been exacerbated by climate change, impede their progress towards sustainable development’ (SFDRR, para 14). Critically discuss this statement with reference to one or more examples.

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‘Disasters can disproportionately affect small island developing States, due to their unique and particular vulnerabilities. The effects of disasters, some of which have increased in intensity and have been exacerbated by climate change, impede their progress towards sustainable development’ (SFDRR, para 14). Critically discuss this statement with reference to one or more examples.