Picture by Peter Frankland, 0580611

GUERNSEY is better placed to learn from other islands after a new benchmarking service was launched yesterday.

Island Analysis has been developing a best-practice benchmarking service covering islands around the world. The company has produced a report that highlights key issues that apply in most islands.

It hopes that by comparing the experiences of different islands when dealing with common problems such as waste disposal, air and sea transport, ageing population plus young-people exodus, and energy generation, governments and businesses will be able to decide the best way to deal with these issues in their island.

‘Islands, wherever they are located in the world and whatever their size, face many common problems and, increasingly, have to take account of external factors,’ said Chris Brock (pictured), director of Island Analysis. ‘Consequently, there are significant benefits to be derived if island communities worldwide work as closely together as possible in order to share knowledge and experience.’