Maldives

...the Commonwealth's members are small island states and the group put at the forefront of the climate debate the cases of nations like the Maldives in the Indian Ocean and Tuvalu and Kiribati in the Pacific, whose existence would be threatened...

In this article: Copenhagen, United Nations, Global warming, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Ban Ki-moon, Port of Spain, Pacific, and Climate change

...of climate change to the US Congress. Here, he begins a heated debate with experts from around the world, from China to the threatened Maldives, and argues that our leaders must be shaken out of their complacency. But will they show...

In this article: Carbon, Fossil fuel, Climate change, Coal, Copenhagen, China, Barack Obama, Global warming, and Carbon dioxide

...that the diversity of the Commonwealth -- whose members count rich nations Britain and Canada as well as small states such as the Maldives -- was valuable in closing differences ahead of Copenhagen. "The Commonwealth's strength is the...

In this article: Commonwealth, Copenhagen, Carbon, Kevin Rudd, Climate change, Deforestation, Global warming, Agence France Presse, and Gordon Brown

...against either Robin Soderling or Juan Martin del Potro. "I just thought, OK, if I lose, tomorrow I go home and the next day I go to the Maldives for a holiday," Davydenko told reporters matter of factly after arguably the best victory of his...

In this article: Nikolay Davydenko, Roger Federer, Robin Soderling, Juan Martin del Potro, and O2 Arena

...climate deal that includes $10 billion for next year to help poor and vulnerable states fight the effects of global warming, the Maldives president said on Saturday. Mohamed Nasheed, whose small Indian Ocean state risks being swamped...

In this article: United Nations, Mohamed Nasheed, Climate change, Global warming, Thomson Reuters, Copenhagen, Ban Ki-moon, Port of Spain, and Small business

...in October, Nasheed announced he would create a sovereign fund to finance the migration of the entire Maldives population if the threat of the Maldives being swamped by rising sea levels continued to increase. This quixotic idea was the first...

In this article: Mohamed Nasheed, India, Democracy, Climate change, Carbon, Global warming, Islam, and Carbon dioxide

...and family ties. Members of the social elite are concentrated in Male'. The early history of the Maldives is obscure. According to Maldivian legend, a Sinhalese prince named KoiMale was stranded with his bride--daughter of the king of Sri...

In this article: United States, Department of State, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Male, Islam, Sri Lanka, Maldivian Democratic Party, and International Monetary Fund

The Beach House at Manufaru, Maldives Spa Spy: our sleuth investigates the curative claims of wellbeing retreats around the world. Published: 7:00AM GMT 16 Nov 2009 The Beach House at Manufaru, Maldives The spa: Surrounded by dense...

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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. Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed opened a two-day...

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The Maldives is the world's lowest lying country The president of the Maldives has strongly criticised the world's rich countries for doing too little to stem climate change. Mohamed Nasheed said there was so little money offered to...

In this article: Mohamed Nasheed, Climate change, Carbon, Desertification, Global warming, Greenland, and Denmark