Comments on: NEW HOMELAND ELSEWHERE IS NOT THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR CLIMATE VICTIMS OF THE MALDIVES

By: downabove

downabove — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:20:15 +0000

I like what issay just said…

Let’s think of adapting to sea level rise. It’s one thing WE can actually DO!

Becoming Enviromental Refugees is not a a game worth playing.

Think and think ahead. We can overcome… this, even if the world fails to hear any of our concerns. Let us try and discuss solutions. Setting a green example to the world is one thing, even I would like to see. Yet, I feel investing and struggling for our nation’s survival is much more important.

It would be nice to see an initiative by the Bluepeace, to start a constructive think-tank on this one.

By: samo

samo — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:37:54 +0000

hi, i am working on an architectural solutions on Maldives, in terms of the necessity to save certain islands. I am happy to see the flash model in this article as a precedent study for further possibility. Could you let me know where the image from and what project that is. Thanks

By: issay

issay — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:04:55 +0000

When we talk about relocating!!! Why cant we look back in to the past & find a better solution than just abandoning your home & run like crazy..

We have to consider the fact that, the republic of Maldives has a population,out of which about 60% will most probably not survive one year, if they had to change their livelihood & move to another land, may it be India or Antarctica.
How many of us can get a job, how long will the money last,which we get from whatever means before we abandon Maldives??

Will the world continue to think of us as people from beautiful nation, once this Nation is underwater?? After all every nation will probably be more worried about their own ass..

So, instead of relocating, we better find a way to gradually adapt to the increasing sea level phenomenon, which has still not yet been agreed up on by many climatologists…

Its best we prepare for the worst & find a means to gradually live higher above the sea level..
I do not think this is the first time that the earth had a warming up or a freeze over..even though, right now Humans live on earth!!

Lets all forget about moving.. its the worst option. its not gonna be like we go live in Malaysia for 3 years or something.. once we move we do not have a back up which is our country & assets or businesses.

Hope to see some ideas on this, instead of just discussions on the topic.

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By: jacopo

jacopo — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:01:40 +0000

I do not live there, but it would surprise me if the government would not run a survey to understand what the Maldivians feel better between consolidating the archipelago and buy some land elswehere. However, it is true that the Maldives are kind of small paradigm of our planet: too much inhabitated to be naturally sustainable. In this respect, moving away is more realistic than one would think (and populations leaving next to deserts have been pushed away several times in history, often rising issues with nighbors).

Does the government has some ideas about where to buy exactly this land?

And if the uninhabited islands are built up for tourism, meaning more tourists to come, and at the same time the Maldivians move away, should we would suggest to rename the archipelago Tourislands?

By: HAMZA

HAMZA — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:10:04 +0000

Dear Bluepeace…when you say :
“What is so sad is that there are still no signs that the developed nations will agree to the terms of the adaptation funds created in the Bali climate change talks. Developed nations should help the contingency country of the Maldives to develop at least seven elevated islands in different parts of the country as contingency islands.”
remember the international communities and the developed countries of the world have an obligation to finance adaptation measures. If you have read through the documents of adaptation produced in the Maldives as well as the National Adaptation Plan of Action-NAPA- they all identify measures for adaptation to climate change. The international donors including the Global Environment Facility [Fund] have money donated by the international community for adaptation to climate change in the small island nations via the declarations signed. It is a matter of Governments interest in the area to tap these funds and do more research and carry out the identified needs. I will give you a copy of the NAPA for your information. I here like to note that the previous government used Climate Change as a tool for politics. LET US PRAY THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT DOES NOT. and takes up the issue of climate change quite seriously. Also on the idea of migration…the world is not ready but we need to talk about it, but the actual putting aside of funds is debatable.

By: Ca

Ca — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:46:39 +0000

The government now is certainly immature and illogical in policy making.

What is democracy and decentralization, when everything is been done according to the thoughts of a single head.

People need to be discussed and he needs to listen to what people are to say. People’s opinion matters. A good leader not only aspires to conquer his ambitious big dreams, but lets the people decide for themselves.

In short, there is no difference than maumoon, if anni continues to do what he thinks is the best for the people.