Maldives
- Created by: Hannah Jeffery
- Created on: 12-04-15 12:34
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- Maldives
- south Asia in the Indian Ocean
- LEDC
- 1,200 islands
- none over 1.8m above sea level
- Threat of rising sea levels
- 80% of the land below 1m
- island will be completely submerged within 50 to 100 years
- coral reefs as a defeat against flooding, tidal surges and erosion
- reefs are damages by anchors, tourist's and increase in temperatures
- heavily affected by 2004 tsunami
- or hundred people killed or still missing
- erosion increase future vulnerability
- prevention
- set an example by going carbon neutral
- high publicity including cabinet meeting underwater
- 3m high sea wall
- buying land in Australia and India
- set an example by going carbon neutral
- Economic impacts
- loss of tourism which contributes for 28% of GDP
- airport cant function when flooded
- coastal flooding will disrupt fishing
- social impact
- houses destroyed
- freshwater is reduced
- people may have to move fro their home country
- environmental impacts
- flooding cause a loss of beaches
- decrease biodiversity
- exposing land behind
- flooding cause a loss of beaches
- south Asia in the Indian Ocean
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