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This UNESCO paper describes the evolution of the SIDS agenda, highlights SIDS in the World Heritage Convention context, and includes seven thematic papers on shared concerns and challenges across SIDS, such as disaster risk management and building resilience to climate change, land management and sustainable tourism.

This UNESCO training manual for the protection of the underwater cultural heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean was created for heritage professionals, national authorities and universities and uses capacity building and public awareness workshops with Member States on the protection and management of underwater archeological sites in the region.

These UNESCO "how-to" guides present best practice approaches to sustainable economic development through tourism which offer direction and guidance to managers of World Heritage tourism destinations and other stakeholders to help identify the most suitable solutions for circumstances in their local environments and aid in developing general know-how for the management of each destination.