Former Environment Minister Mohamed Aslam has presented a scientific paper at the ‘Impact 2C’ conference in Copenhagen, Denmark about changes caused to island size by climate change.
According to a press statement from the office of former President Mohamed Nasheed on October 30, Aslam studied changes in size and sea level for 184 islands in Huvadhoo atoll (Gaaf Alif and Gaaf Dhaal atolls) from 1969 to 2013.
Aslam found that 43 percent of islands underwent significant changes. While 50 percent shrank in size, 23 percent grew and 27 remained unchanged.
Natural defences of the coral islands in the Maldives were changing due to climate change, Aslam concluded.
Former President Nasheed meanwhile stressed the importance of Maldivians participating in climate change discussions, forums and research projects.
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This will go down very well with foreign investors... let's invest billions before Maldives sinks.