Poverty and inequality in Maldives 2022
In the past two decades, Maldives has achieved remarkable economic progress and reductions in poverty. However, the country faces high exposure to global risks including an . existential threat of rising
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Increasing climate change resilience of Maldives through adaptation in the tourism sector
The main objective of the baseline analysis is to assess, quantify and document the current adaptive capacity of the tourism sector in Maldives to respond to the impacts of climate change and invest in
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CEA as regional centre for emission inventories
The Central Environment Authority (CEA) will function as the regional centre for emission inventories. “CEA as the regional centre for emission of inventories will be the lead centre in South Asia in
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Compensation for climate change
BANGLADESH has been identified as one of the countries to be worst affected by climate change for global atmospheric pollution caused by the rich and developed countries. From this recognition has also
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GEF pledges $8.3 million assistance to country
The government has got a commitment of $8.3 million (around Rs 720.93 million) grant under the Global Environment Facility (GEF). "Nepal has received a commitment of $2.7 million grant for biodiversity,
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6th South Asia Constituency Meeting of GEF conducted in Maldives
The 6th South Asia Constituency Meeting of Global Environmental Facility (GEF) was conducted in Maldives. The meeting was inaugurated by Dr. Mohamed Ali, Chief of staff of president’s office in a ceremony
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India likely to clash with EU over new climate protocol at meet
India cannot abandon equity. It’s that time of the year again. The developed and developing world are meeting for climate talks – and likely to stumble on fundamental differences. This time, the contentious
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Report on quality of life for mothers around the world puts Maldives in 45th place among developing countries
A report on the quality of life for mothers around the world put Maldives in 45th place out of 80 developing countries. The 13th Save the Children annual report, released on Tuesday, lists countries
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Energy use lowest in South Asia
The per capita energy use in South Asia remains the lowest among all developing regions even after an increase of 51 per cent from 340 to 514 kilograms of oil equivalent between 1990 and 2009, reveals
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UN calls for doubling renewable energy by 2030
UN chief Ban Ki-moon made a call to double global consumption of renewable energy over the next two decades in order to ensure sustainable economic development. "It's possible if we show political leadership,"
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Sri Lanka to host 2014 SAARC Regional Health Ministers summit
Sri Lanka will host the 5th SAARC Regional Health Ministers summit, the Health Ministry has announced. According to a report in News First, the Health Ministry has said that the decision to hold the