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 …
A drive to agree a U.N. climate pact in Copenhagen in December risks failure unless world leaders revive bogged-down negotiations at a U.N. summit in New York on September 22, experts say. Recriminations between rich and poor nations about how to share out curbs on greenhouse gas emissions, and scant …
The global swine flu pandemic will expose the failure of the international community to invest in health protection in poor countries, the world's top health official warned here yesterday. World Health Organisation director general Margaret Chan said the pandemic would "test the world on the issue of fairness," as she …
Male: The Maldives, whose fight against rising sea levels has become a cause celebre for environmentalists, said it would have to skip UN climate change talks in Copenhagen this year to save money.
The Maldives, whose fight against rising sea levels has become a cause celebre for environmentalists, said on Monday it would have to skip UN climate change talks in Copenhagen this year to save money.
The Maldives archipelago, threatened by rising sea levels blamed on climate change, said on Monday it would introduce a new environment tax on all tourists who use its resorts and provide its economic lifeline. Famed mostly for high-end luxury resorts and white-sand atolls, the Maldives has made a name for …
The Maldives, one of the countries most at risk from rising sea levels, will not attend this year's Copenhagen summit on climate change because the atoll nation is broke, its president said Monday. President Mohamed Nasheed told reporters in the capital Male that his newly-elected government had no money to …
The Maldives, one of the countries most at risk from rising sea levels, will not attend this year's Copenhagen summit on climate change because the atoll nation is broke, its president said Monday. President Mohamed Nasheed told reporters in the capital Male that his newly-elected government had no money to …
The Maldives archipelago, threatened by rising sea levels blamed on climate change, said on Monday it would introduce a new environment tax on all tourists who use its resorts and provide its economic lifeline. Famed mostly for high-end luxury resorts and white-sand atolls, the Maldives has made a name for …
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a subsidiary of World Bank, has pledged assistance to Waste Management Corporation (WMC) to eliminate waste collected across the country. IFC has expressed that it will provide assistance to Waste Management Corporation to establish a waste management system in the country and increase public awareness on …
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a subsidiary of World Bank, has pledged assistance to Waste Management Corporation (WMC) to eliminate waste collected across the country. IFC has expressed that it will provide assistance to Waste Management Corporation to establish a waste management system in the country and increase public awareness on …
South Asian ministers will gather in Nepal next week for talks on the threat that climate change poses to the Himalayas and to the 1.3 billion people dependent on water flowing from the mountains. Experts say the Himalayan glaciers are melting at an alarming rate and with months to go …
The Maldives on Wednesday said a budget crisis will keep its president from attending landmark U.N. climate talks, the results of which could have a huge effect on the future of the low-lying archipelago. Famed mostly for its high-end luxury resorts and white-sand atolls, the Maldives has also made a …
President Mohamed Nasheed introduced bio-fuels to the people of Maradho-Feydhoo during his visit to the island on Wednesday. Speaking at a function held at the social centre, President Nasheed said that bio-fuels use less energy and was overall a more efficient energy source. He also thanked the Malaysian company for …
An Indonesian women working in Coco Palm Resort in Baa Atoll has tested positive to swine flue. The tourist, an Indonesian woman was initially treated at Baa Thulhadhoo Health Center, after reporting sick and was later evacuated to Male
Global warming should be seen not as an environmental crisis but as a human rights issue that risks the lives, livelihoods and homes of millions of people, the President of one of the countries that is most vulnerable to climate change said. Mohamed Nasheed, the President of the Maldives, told …
President Nasheed called on Commonwealth countries to unite to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, warning that climate change is the "greatest security and human rights challenge of the 21st Century." Addressing 250 Commonwealth parliamentarians gathered at the British parliament in London on Monday morning, President Nasheed urged Commonwealth nations to take …
UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday debated, in a full-session, on the impacts of climate change on full enjoyment of human rights, especially in vulnerable countries. The debate tabled by the Maldives, sought to portray climate change not solely as a scientific issue, but also as a matter of global …
Ministry of Housing Transport and Environment has revealed that bags produced in Maldives must be biodegradable, effective from next year. Director General at the ministry Mohamed Zahir said necessary instructions to this effect have been given to all concerned. Speaking to Miadhu Daily DG Zahir said the decision was part …
