Maldives Pledge to Carbon Neutral

On the 10th November, 2009 President Nasheed from the Republic of the Maldives delivered a moving speech to the members of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (V11). In his speech, the President voluntarily committed his country to carbon neutrality by March 2010, telling a press conference that:
“We want to show an example to the world by [...]

Resilient People – finding hope through despair

It’s a common situation: I am out and about – at a coffee shop, catching a bus, active loitering – and I start talking with someone new. As the script goes, we exchange pleasantries…names, where we’re from, where we are going, what we do. What we do…hmm, now that’s the one. I see it on [...]