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 sea levels. A unique feature of Maldives is the economic enclaves that encourage industry and international tourism. The general …
Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed said Tuesday that the Maldives wants to achieve economic development through environment friendly new technologies. Speaking at Yale University during his visit to New York to participate in UN General Assembly, the Vice President noted that the biggest challenge faced by Maldives is the threat …
Ministry of Housing and Environment has launched a Survey of Climate Change Adaptation Measures in practice in the Maldives under the Integrating Climate Change Risks into Resilient Island Planning in the Maldives Project. The Project is a collaborative effort between the Government of Maldives, the Global Environment Fund and the …
The two-day Asia Regional Conference of Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) ended here on Monday adopting a joint declaration to help least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing Countries (SIDS) in Asia to cope with the climate change. Bangladesh, Cambodia and the Maldives signed the joint declaration at a …
THE TRADE BLOCK NEEDS TO OVERCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE REGION SHRAVANI PRAKASH & PALLAVI KALITA THE declaration signed at the recently-concluded South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit marks its 25 years of existence. The question is whether it lives up to the occasion. The Saarc members signed …
In every country, rich or poor, the story is the same. There are not enough nurses. The developed world fills its vacancies by enticing nurses from other countries, while developing countries are unable to compete with better pay, better professional development and the lure of excitement offered elsewhere.
THIMPHU: With climate change being the central theme of the SAARC summit, India hoped the eight-nation bloc would hold the dialogue on the issue in a "meaningful manner" and backed its "fresh" position on global warming to be adopted at the Cancun meet later this year. India supports "a fresh …
The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which affect the very poor, pose a major public health problem in the South-East Asia Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). Although more than a dozen NTDs affect the region, over the past five years four of them in particular
President Mohamed Nasheed has said US $ 30 billion has been pledged for climate change adaptation out of which 10% or US$ 3 billion will come to the small island countries to help fund their climate adaptation programs. He said this will help Maldives and other low-lying small island countries …
Highlighting the desperate situation that some small island nations were finding themselves in, Tuvalu, a small country near Australia, on Wednesday created quite a sensation at the climate change conference here, holding up the plenary for about half-an-hour after a formal discussion on its proposal was disallowed. Tuvalu, one of …
A large number of cities across the world, including the eastern Indian metropolis of Kolkata, are at risk from the threat of rising sea level due to global warming, a major international study has claimed. According to the study by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, sea levels would rise …
Two more people have been confirmed positive for Influenza A in Maldives raising Influenza A positive cases to 35. The two people confirmed positive include a 30 year old man from Gnaviyani atoll Fuvahmullah and a 16 year old girl from Vaavu atoll Thinadhoo. Day by day, Influenza A confirmed …
A 65 year old Maldivian man with swine flu or H1N1 virus passed away yesterday afternoon, Health Ministry has confirmed. The man from Raa Inguraidhoo was taken to Raa Ungoofaaru regional with suspected swine flu symptoms. He was tested positive when his samples were brought to Male
President Mohamed Nasheed, on Monday, called on fellow vulnerable, developing countries to embrace a carbon neutral future. He made the statement during his inaugural address to the
Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed called on fellow vulnerable, developing countries to embrace a carbon neutral future, during his inaugural address to the
The Gaafaru wind farm project that was inaugurated by President Mohamed Nasheed on Monday has grabbed the attention of the international community as the news was captured by the international media. The Strait Times of Singapore described it as the beginning of Maldives efforts to make the country carbon neutral …
With the threat of increased disasters from climate change, many countries are already taking steps to reduce their vulnerability to weather and climatic hazards, such as floods, cyclones, heatwaves and droughts. Adaptation to climate change is a relatively new concern, but it can call on a rich tradition spanning many …
