Submit this story Huffington Post The Maldivian islands are tiny with an average size of 1.5 square kilometers. More than 80 percent of our islands are less than one meter (or three feet) above sea level. Read more »
The Maldives’ ousted president on climate change and tyranny – Salon
Salon The Maldives ' ousted president on climate change and tyranny Salon And no wonder — the Maldives is an Indian Ocean archipelago of several hundred inhabited islands (and fewer than 350000 people), with a median altitude of 1.5 meters above sea level. As Nasheed says in Jon Shenk's extraordinarily compelling ... Read more »
The Island President – This Is Fake DIY
This Is Fake DIY The Island President This Is Fake DIY The island of the Maldives is currently facing a crisis: if nothing is done to alter the growing effects of climate change, the twelve hundred islands of the Maldives will no longer be habitable, submerged under water. Jon Shenk's documentary depicts ... Review: THE ISLAND PRESIDENT Twitch 'The Island President': Mohamed Nasheed's passion San Francisco Chronicle Triumph, Tragedy And Climate Change: 'The Island President' ThinkProgress The West Australian - The Upcoming - Huffington Post UK all 53 news articles » Read more »
Fading Maldives Coral Reflects Political, Climate Shift – Bloomberg
Bloomberg Fading Maldives Coral Reflects Political, Climate Shift Bloomberg The aerial shots of the Maldives in “The Island President” could make anybody long to snorkel. This chain of some 1200 coral islands in the turquoise waters southwest of India may be even more gorgeous (from the air) once they're submerged -- which, ... Review: THE ISLAND PRESIDENT Twitch Maldives ex-president says to back constitutional changes Reuters Human Rights Film Festival: The Island President opens in style The Upcoming This Is Fake DIY - San Francisco Chronicle - Responding to Climate Change (press release) (blog) all 45 news articles » Read more »
Human Rights Film Festival: The Island President opens in style – The Upcoming
Entertainment.ie Human Rights Film Festival: The Island President opens in style The Upcoming The Island President is a powerful and eye-opening film portraying one country's struggle against destruction. While the rest of the world worries about declining economy, falling inflation and rising prices, the Maldives is fighting for its survival. Read more »
Maldives ex-president vows to keep fighting for swift action on climate change – Business Green
MiamiHerald.com Maldives ex-president vows to keep fighting for swift action on climate change Business Green He was widely hailed as a leading voice for the small island states, many of which will be the first to suffer from rising sea levels. The 1200 low-lying islands that make up the Maldives are home to 385000 people, but none of the coral islands are .. Read more »
Maldives ‘stable’, says new tourism minister – Irish Independent
Irish Independent Maldives 'stable', says new tourism minister Irish Independent By Oliver Smith The new government of the Maldives has sought to reassure holidaymakers that the islands remain open for business, despite ongoing demonstrations at the ousting of the former president Mohamed Nasheed last month, in an alleged coup. Read more »
Islands affected by climate change must consider radical options – Economic Times
Islands affected by climate change must consider radical options Economic Times That rising sea levels will affect the children, and definitely the grandchildren, of the current citizens of low-lying island nations like Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, Vanuatu, the Maldives and many more, is now conventional wisdom, unless climate change ... and more » Read more »
Political upheaval should not affect Maldive climate policy – official – Reuters AlertNet
Responding to Climate Change (press release) (blog) Political upheaval should not affect Maldive climate policy - official Reuters AlertNet The Maldives , a collection of picture-perfect islands and small atolls in the Indian Ocean favoured by well-heeled tourists, is one of the world's countries most vulnerable to climate change. It is the lowest-lying country on the planet, ... Read more »
Rising Seas Force Island Nation of Kiribati to Seek New Home – TakePart
TakePart Rising Seas Force Island Nation of Kiribati to Seek New Home TakePart The list has included the Marshall Islands , Tuvalu, the Maldives and Seychelles. And this week the leader of equator-straddling Kiribati officially let it be known that he is also on the hunt for a new place to settle as lapping waves and eroding ... Read more »
