Unsurprising developments: Malé and the atolls
22 Jun 2014, 8:09 PM
Daniel Bosley
The UNDP last week confirmed what most in the Maldives are only too aware of, that the lives of those in the capital Malé bear increasingly little resemblance to those in the outer atolls.
The country’s second Human Development Index report revealed the Malé area to have achieved a ‘highly developed’ score, while the rest of the country lagged behind in the middling bracket.
“Where one is born within the Maldives determines many of the opportunities and choices available to a person,” concluded the report.
While the UNDP will meet with relevant stakeholders in the coming weeks in order to discuss the implementation of policies that might bridge this divide, the government pushed ahead with plans which many feel will only exacerbate the problem.
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