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 …
Experts representing six regional countries agreed to forge an alliance on climate change issues at a three-day conference, which concluded in a hotel here on Thursday. The conference was organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan under the European Commission-funded Climate Change Adaptation Project. Sharing challenges posed by changing …
The European Union on Tuesday approved a grant aid of EUR 4 million to help Maldives tackle issues related to climate change. The EU delegation to Sri Lanka and the Maldives said on Thursday that the funds would replicate ongoing projects, but with a focus on Addu and Fuvahmulah. It …
Male City Council on Wednesday warned that the waste issues in the capital could re-surface over the difficulties faced in managing and disposal of waste. Council member Ibrahim Shujau said, although the waste is being loaded directly to a vessel, the process is extremely costly. In that regard, Shujau said …
The commencement of the waste management project in the Male region has been delayed due to a lack of "signal" from India's Tatva Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd assigned with the long delayed project, Male City Council said Monday. Whilst the agreement with Tatva had been signed in July this year, …
The government has already begun addressing the various issues faced by the health sector in the country in order to provide quality health care to the people, Vice President Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed said Sunday. Dr Jameel had visited the Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) on Sunday and met with …
Maldivian delegation is currently participating in the Conference of the Parties (COP) to United Nation Frame Work Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Warsaw, Poland. This is the 19th COP meeting in an annual series from the inception of UNFCCC in 1992. COP is the ultimate decision making body of …
Male city council has requested the finance ministry to arrange MVR923,990 to commence a project designed to solve the flooding issues in the capital Male as a result of heavy showers. City council had earlier requested funds from the finance ministry for a MVR5.2 million project awarded to Male Water …
Predicted sea-level rises threaten many of the world's most important cities, write Alison Kemper and Roger Martin We owe much of our prosperity to oceans. As UK readers know best, easy access to the sea allows economies to trade and to grow. Shanghai, New York, Hong Kong, London, Sydney, Mumbai, …
Representatives from 20 cities from across South Asia will come together in Kochi on Wednesday to learn from each other on the issue of adaptation to climate change at the seminar on Asian Cities Adapt: Learning Exchange, co-organised by ICLEI South Asia and Kochi Corporation. The two-day workshop, will present …
The fifth South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN-V) concluded here today with the signing of the Kathmandu Declaration. Ministers and head of delegates from the eight participating nations of South Asia signed the Declaration, which includes specific points to accelerate the momentum of sanitation in the region. Addressing the closing …
In a startling revelation, a report made public during the fifth South Asian Conference on Sanitation (Sacosan) on Tuesday says more than 675 million people in South Asia still practice open defecation. It shows that around half of the total 2.5 billion people without access to improved sanitation across the …
The fifth South Asian conference on sanitation started today with a focus on ways to end waste-related problems. The conference with the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) as the organiser is expected to help solve sanitation problems in the region. Inaugurating the conference, Vice-President Paramananda Jha said, “Disadvantaged groups of …
The fifth South Asian conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN-V) has been inaugurated in Bhaktapur on Monday, with the declaration of Bhaktapur as an open-defecation free (ODF) district. President Ram Baran Yadav inaugurated the regional conference in presence of senior officials from South Asian nations. President Ram Baran Yadav receives a token …
The South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) to be held for the first time in Nepal will begin on Tuesday with the declaration of Bhaktapur as an “open defecation free (ODF) district”. President Ram Baran Yadav will formally declare Bhaktapur as the first ODF district in Kathmandu Valley, amid an …
The government of Japan has developed the joint credit mechanism (JCM) to mitigate climate change and help developing countries achieve low-carbon growth by mobilising technology, markets and finance. Japan is also pushing for widespread use of advanced low-carbon technologies and products in various fields. The JCM aims to facilitate diffusion …
Maldives was the first country in the world to successfully phase out CFCs, two years ahead of the Montreal Protocol target and has now committed to become the first country in the world to phase out HCFCs by 2020, ten years ahead of the Montreal Protocol phase-out schedule. Read more …
Jumhooree Coalition has stated that the Progressive Party of Maldives, PPM’s Presidential candidate Abdullah Yameen has exposed his failure for presidency in the Presidential debate held recently among the Presidential candidates running in the upcoming Presidential election. Speaking at the main campaign headquarters of the Jumhooree Coalition, Sobah Rasheed said …
A tornado have caused a lot of damage in Sh. Milandhoo The tornado came in from the west side of the island at about 2000 hours last night. The tornado ripped away the steel roofing of the school’s AV Room and collapsed part of the school’s surrounding wall. Some motor …
A project has been launched worth MVR9 million to solve the flooding issues faced by the islets. Male Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC) has been awarded the designing of drainage systems in Gaaf Dhaal Atoll Thinadhoo and Haa Dhaal Atoll Kulhudhuffushi. Speaking after signing the agreement, State environment minister Abdul …
Waste Management Regulation has been published in the Gazette today. This regulation was drafted by the Ministry of Environment and Energy, under the Act number 4/93 (Maldives Environment Protection and Preservation Act). The objective of this regulation is to implement the National Waste Management Policy through that protects the environment …
