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Mohammed Nasheed

Maldivian President Mohammed Nasheed signs a document underwater calling on all countries to cut down their carbon dioxide emissions in Girifushi, about 20 minutes by speedboat from the capital Male, Maldives

At COP26, island nations push hard for countries to meet goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius

Climate Change

The speaker of parliament of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, spoke to The World’s environment editor Carolyn Beeler in Glasgow, Scotland, about what’s at stake.

Climate conference promises non-binding

Environment
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