Both nations were planning to strike a deal last year, to ship sand to Maldives, which risks being inundated if the sea level rises by even one metre
A plan that hailed Bangladesh as the “Good Samaritan” of Asia, rescuing more than 328,000 Maldivians from being climate refugees seems to be shelved by both the countries now. Both Bangladesh and the Maldives were planning to strike a deal last year, to ship sand to the island nation, which is facing a threat of being inundated if the sea level rises by even one metre.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/climate-change-bangladesh-maldives-sand-deal-shelved
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shine-jacob
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maldives
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/islands
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sea-level-rise
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/australia
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
