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As an island state, Barbados is highly vulnerable to the potential impacts of climate change, including coastal inundation, changes in sea levels, coastal erosion and rising temperatures. As hard-hit economies start to rebuild from the pandemic and climate change becomes more pressing, how prepared are islands like Barbados and what can be done to future-proof lives and livelihoods in a changing world? Ahead of COP 26, the UN's flagship climate conference, Global Questions looks at the resilience of smaller nation states, like Barbados, who are championing and taking the lead to tackle some of the biggest challenges of Climate Change.