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Maldives

Puerto Rico hurricane shows islands must have renewable energy

Puerto Rico hurricane shows islands must have renewable energy

As the world resumes climate talks in Bonn next month, island states will use the devastating hurricane season to fuel calls for expanded renewable energy investment

Cash begins trickling out of Green Climate Fund

Cash begins trickling out of Green Climate Fund

After a barrage of criticism, the UN’s primary climate fund has released $5.2m to a handful of projects

Maldives regime imperils coral reefs in dash for cash

Maldives regime imperils coral reefs in dash for cash

Under President Yameen, ministers are quashing environmental concerns to strike opaque resort deals with foreign investors, warn divers, scientists and two EPA insiders

Maldives president defends Saudi atoll deal, but reveals no detail

Maldives president defends Saudi atoll deal, but reveals no detail

Maldives “should be afforded the ability to expand our economy” says president in response to criticism of a US$10bn development deal with Saudi Arabia

Saudis make Maldives land grab to secure oil routes to China

Saudis make Maldives land grab to secure oil routes to China

Proposed multi-billion dollar deal sparks protests in the tiny atoll nation, which has found itself at the centre of a great game over oil, power and religion

Why the 1.5C climate limit matters in the Maldives

Why the 1.5C climate limit matters in the Maldives

Political focus on tackling climate change has dropped since Paris talks, but need for urgent action remains writes Thoriq Ibrahim

Ban Ki-moon calls on world to unite behind Paris climate deal

Ban Ki-moon calls on world to unite behind Paris climate deal

UN encourages countries to ratify Paris deal, as US weather agency NOAA reports June heat shattered global records

Maldives minister: UN talks must deliver clean power surge

Maldives minister: UN talks must deliver clean power surge

Crashing solar prices are evidence a renewables revolution is upon us and it’s time to deploy it globally, writes Thoriq Ibrahim

Maldives becomes fourth island state to ratify Paris climate deal

NEWS: Environment minister says new research on potential sea level rise makes approval of UN pact vital for vulnerable low-lying countries

Fiji needs help after Cyclone Winston, a portent of climate chaos to come

Fiji needs help after Cyclone Winston, a portent of climate chaos to come

COMMENT: Maldives foreign minister urges international community to stand with Fiji as it recovers from Cyclone Winston

Maldives is trashing climate legacy, says ousted president Nasheed

Maldives is trashing climate legacy, says ousted president Nasheed

NEWS: Represented by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, former leader wins release from prison and speaks out against successor

Fortress Maldives: Protecting islands against climate change comes at a price

Fortress Maldives: Protecting islands against climate change comes at a price

COMMENT: UN climate summit in Paris must drive investmnt in mangrove forests, sea walls, coral reefs and fresh water access critical to the future of small island states

UN General Assembly offers 'last chance' for climate leadership

UN General Assembly offers ‘last chance’ for climate leadership

COMMENT: Maldives minister urges leaders in New York to back tough Paris climate deal and protect small islands

It's Clooney v Blair as 'climate hero' Nasheed fights for freedom

It’s Clooney v Blair as ‘climate hero’ Nasheed fights for freedom

ANALYSIS: Amal Clooney faces Cherie Blair as jailed former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed appeals his sentence

UN Security Council hears climate fears of small island states

UN Security Council hears climate fears of small island states

NEWS: Unusual debate at UN HQ in New York highlights security concerns of world’s most climate vulnerable countries

Why climate change is humanity’s defining challenge

COMMENT: Maldives foreign secretary addresses UN security council during special session on development in small island states

Campaigners warn of climate finance corruption risk

Campaigners warn of climate finance corruption risk

ANALYSIS: Countries like Bangladesh and the Maldives need cash to deal with global warming, but have weak institutions

Warming above 1.5C will overwhelm islands, says Maldives minister

Warming above 1.5C will overwhelm islands, says Maldives minister

COMMENT: Proposed UN climate change pact will only be a success if it manages to secure radical carbon cuts ahead of 2020

Heavy polluters must deliver at UN climate talks in Bonn

Heavy polluters must deliver at UN climate talks in Bonn

COMMENT: Small island states are setting the pace, says Maldives foreign minister, but need big emitters to follow

Russia exploiting Arctic melt warns NATO

Russia exploiting Arctic melt warns NATO

NEWS: Alliance deputy assistant secretary general says warming climate is creating new challenges

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