Maldives Prepares for the Worst
Published on November 14th, 2007
Posted in Uncategorized
MALE, Maldives (Reuters) – Countries usually evacuate their citizens because of war or a sudden and catastrophic natural disaster.
For the Pacific island state of Kiribati, the climate change disaster facing the nation is no less dramatic but on a slower time scale and means preparing its 100,000 inhabitants for lives in nations less vulnerable to wild weather and rising seas.
“The breakup of our nation is a possibility,” Environment Minister Tetabo Nakara told Reuters on Wednesday on the sidelines of an international meeting of small island states in the Maldives capital Male.
