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Victim nations must get grant, not loan
... 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 ... Comment?
Maldivian officers pass out of KPA
... 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, ... Comment?
Climate: rich and poor must work together
... 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 ... Comment?
Dipu Moni seeks fund for climate victims
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. Comment?
Victim nations must get grant, not loan: Dipu
... 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 ... Comment?
Maldives faces up to extremism
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. Comment?
Maldives opens Climate Vulnerable Forum with appeal for carbon neutrality
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. Comment?
Maldives leader warns of Copenhagen 'suicide pact'
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. Comment?
Dengue on the rise due to heavy rain
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. Comment?
Male calls for carbon neutrality
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. Comment?
Vulnerable nations seek common climate stand
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. Comment?
Maldives urges small states to turn 'carbon neutral'
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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. Comment?
Maldives opens Climate Vulnerable Forum
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. Comment?
Copenhagen failure would be 'suicide': Maldives
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. Comment?
Norway offers Guyana up to $250mln to save forests
... 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: ... Comment?
Maldives urges small states to GO 'carbon neutral'
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. Comment?
MALE: The Maldives Customs Service, last Thursday, seized more than 1kg of drugs that were hidden inside a cardboard box. Comment?
'Climate policy should get priority'
... 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 Comment?
MALE: Maldives Monetary Authority has said that they will be releasing the new Mrf 20 note on 19 of this month. Comment?
Trip around world changes MSU student's life
... 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 ... Comment?