For any Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that imports oil, energy security is very important and is dealt with seriousness. This paper attempts to look at the gap in the literature and to identify the dimensions on which a secure and sustainable supply of energy depend in SIDS. Seven dimensions were identified which offer a framework for conceptualising and/or assessing key energy security dimensions in small island nations which are import dependent; energy prices; climate change and resilience; governance; infrastructure; equity; and energy efficiency. This article provides recommendations of selected strategies and actions to improve energy security in SIDS. Keywords Small Islands developing States (SIDS); Energy security; Strategies up with the Oil Vulnerability Index (OVI), ex-ante and ex-post indicators by Löschel et al. (2010) and the Aggregated Energy Security Performance Indicator (AESPI) by Marchamadol and Kumar, 2013 among other researchers. Research on energy security in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) member states (see Table 1 for list) is of high relevance as they are net energy importers and are intricated by unique geographic, demographic, economic and environmental challenges (Blancard and Hoarau, 2013; UNEP, 2014). SIDS are geographically located in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and South China Sea (AIMS), Caribbean and Pacific regions. The total population in the SIDS in this study is around 61,516,000 with the largest share in the Caribbean which represents 65% followed by Pacific with 18% and AIMS 17% (World Bank, 2017). However, research on energy security in SIDS is in its infancy and this study is the first of its kind to come up with relevant indicators of energy security applicable to island states. There
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