Small Island Developing States aren’t excited about being referred to as “small.” Approaching a sovereign nation with any business proposal runs the risk of rejection due to lack of empathy, failure to know its history and culture. Given that we could not fully grok their world in a short amount of time, the tone and content were focused on: 1. Facts we can know for certain, 2. Honesty about our level of understanding, 3. Transparency about how we propose to work together, and, 4. Ownership of responsibility of our role in detrimental impacts.