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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Scientists say a plague of sea stars is devastating Pacific coral reefs
As if the world’s coral reefs didn’t have enough problems — killer rising ocean temperatures, crazy bleaching events and oil slicks comprised of sunscreen from sunbathers that denude them, they are now
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World Bank-backed Project To Study Wind Energy Potential In African Countries
A global program backed by the World Bank aimed at studying and determining renewable energy potential across the world will now focus on three African countries. Under the Energy Sector Management
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Maldives to devise action plan for new UN climate change pact
Discussions began Thursday regarding Maldives’ action plan for United Nations’ new international climate change accord. State environment minister Abdulla Majeed commenced this meeting to discuss the
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Greens oppose granite export move
Consignment to be exported to the Maldives The move to export granite from Kozhikode and Malappuram districts to the Maldives via Beypore port has come in for criticism from various green movements
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Reported dengue cases drop
Health Ministry has revealed that the number of reported dengue cases has dipped . Speaking in a press conference held yesterday in Iskandhar School, where the task force is centered, Health Minister
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Over 50 percent of population living below poverty line: World Bank
Over 50 percent of Pakistan''s population is living below the poverty line, a World Bank report titled "World Development Indicators (WDI) 2015" maintains. The international poverty line is two dollars
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Maldives raises US$162,000 for earthquake relief in Nepal
The Maldivian Red Crescent and the Maldivian Medical Association have raised a total of MVR2.5million (US$162,127) for the earthquake relief effort in Nepal. The donations will support the International
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Radiocarbon-based source apportionment of elemental carbon aerosols at two South Asian receptor observatories over a full annual cycle
Black carbon (BC) aerosols impact climate and air quality. Since BC from fossil versus biomass combustion have different optical properties and different abilities to penetrate the lungs, it is important
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Addu City to sign waste management contract with Zed Enterprises
The Addu City Council has on Thursday said that they are preparing to sign a contract with a company that would collect waste from households in the city. Southern Maldives handled this task up until
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Maldivians start smoking at a very young age: Health Minister
Health Minister Iruthisham Adam has stated that Maldivians on average start smoking at a very young age and that habit usually starts from home. She made the statement in the official statement released