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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Local sustainable fisheries auditor appointed in Maldives
Sustainable fisheries consultants MacAlister Elliott & Partners have trained and appointed a Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) auditor in the Maldives. Seema Ali will specialise in MSC assessment programmes,
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Committee identifies eight rivers to export sand
According to sources, several sand and soil exporters had already submitted their proposals to the Commerce Ministry for permission to export sand to Singapore and Maldives Seven recommendations put
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Xi pledges close co-op with Maldives on climate change
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday pledged to pursue close cooperation with the Maldives on climate change ahead of his state visit to the island country. "China will continue to pursue close cooperation
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Projects launched, agreements signed
Chinese government unveiled two new infrastructure development projects in Maldives, and co-signed agreements to increase cooperation between the two countries, in a ceremony held in President’s Office,
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Climate Change Threatens South Asia’s Escape From Poverty
The economies of South Asia, home to half the world’s poor, stand to lose almost a quarter of their gross domestic product annually by the end of the century should they fail to fight climate change.
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Climate change to slash south Asian GDP, ADB warns
South Asian economies will be badly squeezed by climate change within a few decades if no action is taken to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming, according to a report published
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Ebola health alert issued, minimal risk for Maldives
The Ministry of Health has issued a health alert regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, although the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has said the risk is minimal for the Maldives. “We have discussed
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Contract signed for provision of sewerage network to the 53 housing units in Dh.Kudahuvadhoo
Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure today has signed a contract with Fenaka Corporation Limited for the development of sewerage network to the newly constructed housing units in Dh. Kudahuvadhoo Island.
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Miami, the great world city, is drowning while the powers that be look away
A drive through the sticky Florida heat into Alton Road in Miami Beach can be an unexpectedly awkward business. Most of the boulevard, which runs north through the heart of the resort's most opulent palm-fringed
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Environment Ministry signed an agreement for the construction of the Laamu Atoll Link Road
Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure has signed an agreement with Jiangsu Provincial Transportation Engineering Group Co Ltd, China for the construction of the Laamu Atoll Link Road yesterday at the