Climate risk country profile: Maldives
This publication comprehensively synthesizes climate characteristics and projections, vulnerability to natural hazards, sectoral climate change impacts, and adaptation priorities in Maldives. It outlines
Maldives
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SINKING FUTURE
By the end of the next century, the tiny island nation of Maldives could simply disappear under the sea. An expected increase of 50 cm in the sea level would swallow the island nation sometime in
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GERMANY
Tourism is dealing a body blow to the Maldivian government's waste management, as it leads to piling up of garbage every year. LTU, a Germah airline, has offered help in an innovative way. As
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MALDIVES
Fisherfolk in the Maldives are worried that a recent govetnment decision to allow foreign vessels to operate 120-68 km from the countrys shoreline will rob them of tliew livelihood, as hi-jech
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Threat from the sea
The islands of Maldives may be lost forever under seas that continue to rise in the wake of global warming
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The battle is won, but who won the war?
Hiroshi Nakajima has been re elected director of the World Health Organisation. But the road ahead promises to be bumpy for the controversial Japanese civil servant.
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Government to remove import duty on diesel, medical supplies, essential foods
The Government has planned to remove the import duty on diesel, medical supplies and some essential food items from next year onwards, President Mohamed Nasheed has said.
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IFC to assist WMC develop waste management system
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a subsidiary of World Bank, has pledged assistance to Waste Management Corporation (WMC) to eliminate waste collected across the country.
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Further reductions in fuel prices announced
State Trading Organization (STO) has decreased the price of diesel and kerosene by Rf0.50 and petrol by Rf0.25 as of Sunday.
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Petrol, diesel and kerosene prices reduced
The price of petrol, diesel and kerosene was reduced by Rf2.40, Rf2.00 and Rf2.80 respectively on Monday. The changes brought to the fuel prices mean that the price of petrol litre has now been reduced to Rf8.50, diesel to Rf8.75 and kerosene to Rf8.90. This is the ninth time since 12 August that the State Trading Organization (STO) has reduced fuel prices.
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Maldives provides a "good guy" model for the region
Maldives is an environmentalist's dream come true and a country that can easily be a role model for its neighbours.