In 2009, Mohamed Nasheed, former president of the Maldives, made headlines when he held an underwater cabinet meeting to dramatize the vulnerability of his country to rising seas due to global warming.
With an average elevation 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level, most of the 1,200 islands that make up Maldives may well be gone by 2100.
But between now and then, this country known as a tropical island paradise has a more immediate problem. Trash. Lots and lots of poorly managed trash.
What 20 years ago was an unspoiled coral island now accepts up to 300 tons of trash daily. Some if it cascades to the water’s edge. Full story + video...
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With an average elevation 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level, most of the 1,200 islands that make up Maldives may well be gone by 2100.
But between now and then, this country known as a tropical island paradise has a more immediate problem. Trash. Lots and lots of poorly managed trash.
What 20 years ago was an unspoiled coral island now accepts up to 300 tons of trash daily. Some if it cascades to the water’s edge. Full story + video...
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