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When Worlds Collide #120: Asia’s smallest state Maldives faces big climate threats
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today newspaper on 5 September 2014 Small island nations are in focus this week, as well as throughout this year. The Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Biodiversity, Communicating Development, Disaster, Disaster Communication, Energy Conservation, Environment, Environmental management, Environmental policy, Green Economy, Humanitarianism, Indian Ocean, Power & Energy, South Asia, Sustainable Development
Tagged Ali Rilwan, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Bluepeace, Carbon Neutral Plan, climate adaptation, Coral reefs, ecosystem-based adaptation, Good governance, Hulhumalé, International Year of Small Island Developing States, Malé, Maldives, Mauritius, President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President Mohamed Nasheed, Samoa, sea level rise, Seychelles, SIDS, Singapore, South Asia, Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), World Bank
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When Worlds Collide, by Nalaka Gunawardene 