Recognizing that, within the context of the challenges of development, small island developing States can experience specific problems arising from small size, remoteness, geographical dispersion, vulnerability to natural disasters, fragile ecosystems, constraints on transport and communication, isolation from markets, vulnerability to exogenous economic and financial shocks, limited internal markets, lack of natural resources, limited freshwater supply, heavy dependence on imports and limited commodities, depletion of non-renewable resources and migration,
认识到在发展方面种种挑战的范畴内，小岛屿发展中国家遇到各种具体问题，因为它们面积小，位置偏远，地域分散，易受自然灾害打击，生态系统脆弱，运输和通信受到限制，远离市场，易受外生经济和金融震荡冲击，国内市场有限，缺少自然资源，淡水供应有限，严重依赖进口和有限的商品，可再生资源耗竭，并有人口移徙问题，