A Busy Saint John Street in the Small Island Nation of Grenada. Photo by Kayla Sawyer/ Flickr

Facing environmental vulnerabilities like increasingly high temperatures, more frequent storm surges and a rising sea level, small island states have long been on the front lines of the fight against climate change.

A Busy Saint John Street in the Small Island Nation of Grenada. Photo by Kayla Sawyer/ Flickr

Facing environmental vulnerabilities like increasingly high temperatures, more frequent storm surges and a rising sea level, small island states have long been on the front lines of the fight against climate change.