As Jon Barnett and John Campbell note in their book, Climate Change and Small Island States, the discussion around climate change and its repercussions has framed island states as “vulnerable,” suggesting that they cannot fend for themselves and are reliant on larger powers to act to help them.
Bilang Jon Barnett at John Campbell note sa kanilang mga libro, ay naka-frame na Pagbabago ng Klima at Maliit na Island States, ang talakayan sa paligid ng pagbabago ng klima at repercussions nito isla estado bilang "mahina laban" nagmumungkahi na hindi nila maaaring sanggahin para sa kanilang sarili at may tiwala sa mas malaking kapangyarihan upang kumilos upang matulungan ang mga ito.