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  1. Victim nations must get grant, not loanRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | The Daily Star

    ... technology must come in form of grants, not loans," she said while addressing the Climate Vulnerable Forum in the Maldives. She said this financing must come in addition with already committed Overseas Development Assistance (ODA). She called upon ...

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    Related Topix: Asia, World News, Landslide

  2. Maldivian officers pass out of KPARead the original story

    6 hrs ago | The Hindu

    ... at a function held on the academy grounds here on Tuesday. Four police chief inspectors from the Republic of Maldives, who underwent training for 52 weeks passed out as 29th batch gazetted probationers. Wearing the police uniform of their nation, ...

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  3. Climate: rich and poor must work togetherRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | The Hindu

    ... the industrial revolution has caused dangerous changes to our world. Last month (October), the government of the Maldives held a cabinet meeting underwater to illustrate the stark reality facing the nation. The meeting caused a media sensation ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Travel, World News, Asia, Maldives Travel, Opinion

  4. Dipu Moni seeks fund for climate victimsRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | The New Nation

    Addressing the Climate Vulnerable Forum in the Maldives on Tuesday, the minister also said the developed countries must allocate necessary funds in addition to their overseas development assistance to victim countries.

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    Related Topix: Dhaka, Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Asia, World News

  5. Victim nations must get grant, not loan: DipuRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | The Daily Star

    ... technology must come in form of grants, not loans," she said while addressing the Climate Vulnerable Forum in the Maldives. She said this financing must come in addition with already committed Overseas Development Assistance (ODA). She called upon ...

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  6. Maldives faces up to extremismRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Asia Times

    Maldives faces up to extremism By Sudha Ramachandran BANGALORE - The Maldives, which is at the forefront of a campaign to get the international community to act on a looming global warming crisis, has a more immediate problem on hand.

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Activism, Religion, Islam, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

  7. Maldives opens Climate Vulnerable Forum with appeal for carbon neutralityRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | Matangi Tonga

    MALDIVES President Mohamed Nasheed called on fellow vulnerable, developing countries to embrace a carbon neutral future, during his inaugural address to the Climate Vulnerable Forum, which is meeting in the Maldives on Monday and Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, Oceania, Kiribati, Atone Tong

  8. Maldives leader warns of Copenhagen 'suicide pact'Read the original story

    19 hrs ago | The Peninsula

    MANILA: The president of the Maldives warned yesterday that the world was set to sign a 'global suicide pact' unless it agreed a deal in Copenhagen next month to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

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    Related Topix: Asia, Suicide, World News, Global Warming

  9. Dengue on the rise due to heavy rainRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | South Asian Media Net

    MALE: Centre for Community Health and Disease has said that dengue fever is on the rise in Malea and the atolls due to heavy rains in Maldives.

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  10. Male calls for carbon neutralityRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | South Asian Media Net

    MALE: Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed called on fellow vulnerable, developing countries to embrace a carbon neutral future, during his inaugural address to the a Climate Vulnerable Forum held yesterday.

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

  11. Vulnerable nations seek common climate standRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | People's Daily Online

    Ten of the world's most climate vulnerable nations met in the Maldives on Monday to adopt a common stand in international negotiations on climate change.

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  12. Maldives urges small states to turn 'carbon neutral'Read the original story w/Photo

    23 hrs ago | Gulf Times

    President of Kiribati Anote Tong meets Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed at the President's Office on Sunday The Maldives, which is one of the nations most vulnerable to rising sea levels, yesterday asked fellow endangered states to go carbon neutral and lead a drive to reduce global warming.

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    Related Topix: Travel, World News, Asia, Maldives Travel, Oceania, Kiribati, Global Warming, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

  13. Maldives opens Climate Vulnerable Forum

    Monday | The New Nation

    Staff Reporter Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed called on fellow vulnerable, developing countries to embrace a carbon neutral future, during his inaugural address to the Climate Vulnerable Forum, which is meeting in the Maldives on Monday and Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, Atone Tong, Oceania, Kiribati

  14. Copenhagen failure would be 'suicide': MaldivesRead the original story

    Monday | Canada.com

    In this handout picture released by The Maldives Presidency, Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Ibrahim Didi signs the decree of the underwater cabinet meeting off Girifushi Island on October 17, 2009.

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    Related Topix: Travel, World News, Asia, Maldives Travel, Global Warming, Suicide

  15. Norway offers Guyana up to $250mln to save forestsRead the original story

    Monday | AlertNet

    ... change author and environmentalist Mark Lynes speaks during the Climate Vulnerable Forum in Male, November 9, 2009. Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed called on fellow vulnerable, developing countries to embrace a ... URL: ...

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    Related Topix: South America, Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo

  16. Maldives urges small states to GO 'carbon neutral'Read the original story

    Monday | The Age

    The Maldives, which is one of the nations most vulnerable to rising sea levels, on Monday asked fellow endangered states to go carbon neutral and lead a drive to reduce global warming.

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  17. Narcotic haul at Male airportRead the original story

    Sunday | South Asian Media Net

    MALE: The Maldives Customs Service, last Thursday, seized more than 1kg of drugs that were hidden inside a cardboard box.

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    Related Topix: Asia, World News, India, Trivandrum, India, Kerala, India

  18. 'Climate policy should get priority'Read the original story

    Sunday | South Asian Media Net

    ... lean, green energy. Now is the time to reverse our carbon footprint - species are dying out and nations such as the Maldives and Bangladesh are being flooded. Time is running out. PANTAGRAPH.COM

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    Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Wind Power, Energy

  19. Maldives new Mrf 20-note soon

    Sunday | South Asian Media Net

    MALE: Maldives Monetary Authority has said that they will be releasing the new Mrf 20 note on 19 of this month.

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  20. Trip around world changes MSU student's lifeRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | Lansing State Journal

    ... got that chance. The Michigan State University junior spent three months this summer in Hawaii, Australia, the Maldives, South Africa, England, Wales and Iceland, circumnavigating westward. She wasn't part of a study-abroad program. She went ...

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