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on June 29, 2009

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"Do we need a national dialogue on 'adaptation focused population consolidation' in the Maldives?"

In October last year, I shared my thoughts on why we need a national dialogue on adaptation focused population consolidation in the Maldives. The article titled "Do we need a national dialogue on 'adaptation focused population consolidation' in the Maldives?" was published on Maldives Policy Think Tank . Bellow is an extract of the article that gives a summary of what is discussed in the article: -- Where are we at? Evidently, climate change poses an irreversible and existential threat to these islands, affecting islanders, their economy and their environment. The resilience of Maldivian islands is deeply rooted on their natural bio-geophysical features, their size, shape, topography, vegetation, and their coastal and marine environment health. Unplanned, (unsustainable) development practices over the years have led to irreversible environmental change, increases in population pressures, unplanned urbanization, reclamation and coastal modification have significa...

fleur-de-lys; the World Scout Emblem

After his second stay in India, Baden Powell created a fleur-de-lys badge for his Scout Group. Just as in maritime maps this symbolises North, the Scouts of the world make it the symbol which identifies them. The Scout emblem which has been worn by an estimated 250 million Scouts since the Movement was founded and is today still used by 16 million Scouts in 150 countries and territories, is one of the world's best known symbols. But Scouts and members of the public often ask how the emblem originated. Lord Baden-Powell himself gave the answer, "Our badge we took from the 'North Point' used on maps for orienteering them with North". Lady Baden-Powell said later, "It shows the true way to go." So, the emblem helps to remind Scouts to be as true and reliable as a compass in keeping to their Scouting ideals and showing others the way. In Scouting, we take the three tips of the emblem to represent the three main points of the Scout Promise. The two decorative...

Photos: Eidhigali Kilhi and Koattey Area - Addu City

The Eidhigali Kilhi and Koattey Area located in Addu City Hithadhoo, is literally the Addu Nature Park. This environmentally significant location has been declared protected on 7th December 2004 and later on 13th September 2018 by the Environment Act of the Maldives. The lake at the far end of Hithadhoo is the biggest in the country and attracts varied birdlife to its shores. It has been incorporated into the Eedhigali Kilhi and Kottey Protected Area, which at 570 hectares is the largest of its kind in Maldives. On average, the value of ecosystem services of mangrove forests amounts to about 21,100 USD/ha.a (2018 prices). Mangrove forests also provide important regulating ecosystem services (such as carbon sequestration or erosion and flood control), amounting to about 36,100 USD/ha.a.

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