However, not all Pacific small states saw increased growth. Solomon Islands saw GDP growth decline from 3 per cent in 2013 to 1.5 per cent in 2014 (World Bank 2016a). This is largely because of the effects of Cyclone Ita, which damaged infrastructure, ruined crops, disrupted the logging industry and closed production at the Gold Ridge gold mine (Batten et al. The case of Solomon Islands demonstrates the environmental risks faced by Pacific small states.