Foreign Minister calls for greater resilience to climate change impacts
28 Dec 2014, 3:43 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dunya Maumoon has called on the Maldives to build individual and collective resilience to face rising seas and extreme weather events associated with climate change.
In a statement issued on Friday commemorating the tenth anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, Dunya said: “Floods and rising sea levels threaten the loss of our livelihoods, our homes, our cultures and our very existence.”
“The words of scientists that have for years warned of frequent natural disasters due to climate change, are undoubtedly proving to be true.”
The Maldives must take action at home to build resilience, and continue to urge other countries to do their part to combat climate change, Dunya said.
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