From talking to people about the Maldives Project, it’s become evident that many people have never heard of the country. Or even if they have, they aren’t sure where it’s located, what it looks like and what the culture is like. And when you throw in the term climate change, people are even more puzzled. How could climate change affect [...]

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Speaking at CNN’s Earth’s Frontiers debate in Seoul, Nasheed said he was looking for a greater urgency from countries and business across the world in dealing with the problems caused by climate change.
“I think it’s going to be very difficult for the Maldives to survive if business goes as usual,” he said. “I think it’s time especially for big emitter [...]

 
 
Every week, we’ll be posting fun facts about the Maldives.
For example, did you know that the official name for the Maldives is Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa? Or that it’s highest peak is 2.4 meters tall?
Here are some other facts to get you started:

The capital of Maldives is Male.
Maldives has 1199 coral islands, grouped in twenty-six major atolls.
The currency of Maldives is [...]

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