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Bangladesh sand to help keep the Maldives afloat [1]

Shine Jacob / Kolkata December 28, 2010, 0:00 IST

After looking to buy land in other countries, Maldives is making a last-ditch effort to avoid its citizens becoming climate refugees. It is importing sand. In this endeavour to tackle the effects of global warming, none other than Bangladesh is playing Good Samaritan.

Publication Date: 
28/12/2010
Business Standard (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Maldives [3], Bangladesh [4], Global Warming [5], Sea Level Rise [6], Climate Impacts [7]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maldives
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sea-level-rise
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts