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Item Proceedings of international symposium on islands and oceans : January 22 & 23, 2009(Ocean Policy Research Foundation , 2009-01) Ocean Policy Research Foundation; އޯޝަން ޕޮލިސީ ރިސާރޗް ފައުންޑޭޝަންBased on its philosophy of ‘coexistence between mankind and the ocean,’ the Ocean Policy Research Foundation (OPRF) seeks to address a broad range of ocean problems from a global and comprehensive perspective. We foster interdisciplinary cooperation and build networks among social and natural scientists, work to achieve a balance between ocean use and the need to conserve the marine environment, and carry out a variety of research on the new order taking shape on the oceans. Since 2005, one focus of OPRF’s activities has been to address the problems of the maintenance and revitalisation of Okinotorishima, the southernmost island of the Japanese archipelago, from a technical as well as a legal viewpoint. One of the lessons learned from the process is that we should not treat the issue solely as a domestic one, but invite the consideration of the Pacific Island states, Australia, New Zealand, and international society at large and carry out joint research in the search for solutions. As a result, on January 22-23, 2009, OPRF, with the cooperation of ANCORS and SOPAC, held the ‘International Symposium on Islands and Oceans’ in Tokyo, so as to share and discuss issues related to conservation, revitalisation, and management of islands and surrounding ocean areas. Eighteen experts, both national and international, from various social and natural scientific disciplines gathered and made informative presentations on their current research in order to exchange knowledge and opinions on the development of ocean governance. We are happy to have published the proceedings from the ‘International Symposium on Islands and Oceans.’ They include the collection of all the papers presented by the invited experts as well as general information on the symposium. Each paper has insightful perspectives and unique arguments and is written in a way that enables interdisciplinary discussion, which, we believe, leads to integrated and sustainable approaches for ocean governance. It is OPRF’s pleasure to announce that these proceedings will serve as the basis for our future research on islands and oceans and demonstrate the beginning of our future international collaboration.Item Small states conference on sea level rise : 14-18 November 1989(Kuruba Village, Republic of Maldives, 1989-11-18) Kuruba Village, Republic of Malives; ކުރުބާ ވިލެޖް، ދިވެހިރާއްޖެItem State of the environment report 2001 Republic of Maldives(Ministry of Home Affairs, Housing and Environment މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ހޯމް އެފެއަރސް، ހައުސިންގް އެންޑް އެންވަޔަރޮމެންޓް, 2001) Ministry of Home Affairs, Housing and Environment; މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ހޯމް އެފެއައސް، ހައުސިންގް އެންޑް އެންޑް އެންވަޔަރޮމެންޓްItem Maldives : state of the environment 2002(United Nations Environment Programme, 2002-09) Minister of Home Affairs, Housing and Environment; United Nations Environment Programme; South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme; Norwegian Agency for Development CooperationItem General guide to selected corals of Maldives(Marine Research Section, Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, 1996) Zahir, Hussain; Naeem, IbrahimItem The national biodiversity strategy and action plan of the Maldives(Ministry of Home Affairs, Housing and Environment, 2002) Jameel, Ahmed; އަހުމަދު ޖަމީލް; Hameed, Faathin; ފާތިން ހަމީދް; Shakeel, Hassan; ހަސަން ޝަކީލް; Ahmed, Hudha; ހުދާ އަހުމަދް; Shareef, Hudha Ali; ހުދާ އަލީ ޝަރީފް; Shareef, Maaz; މާޒް ޝަރީފް; Saleem, Mariyam; މަރިޔަމް ސަލީމް; Aslam, Mohamed; މުހައްމަދު އަސްލަމް; Faiz, Mohamed; މުހައްމަދު ފާއިޒް; Zuhair; މުހައްމަދު ޒުހައިރް, Mohamed; Hassan, Moosa Zameer; މޫސާ ޒަމީރު ހަސަން; Saeed, SimadItem ގޮނޑުދޮށް ބެލެހެއްޓުން : އެންވަޔަރަންމަންޓަލް އެޑިއުކޭޝަން ޓޫލްކިޓް(މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް އެންވަޔަރަންމަންޓް، އެނާރޖީ އެންޑް ވޯޓަރ, 2006-11) އަޒްލިފާ އަޙްމަދު; Ahmed, Azlifa; މަރިޔަމް ނަޝާތު; Nashaathu, Mariyam; ފާތިމަތު ޝަފީޤާ; Shafeeqaa, Fathimath; ޒަމީލާ އަހްމަދު; Ahmed, Zameela; ޝިރުމީން އަޙްމަދު; Ahmed, Shirumeen; އަޙްމަދު ރިޔާޒް; Riyaz, AhmedItem First national communication of the republic of maldives to the united nations framework convention on climate change(Ministry of Home Affairs, Housing and Environment, 2001) Ministry of Home Affairs, Housing and Environment,EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This first National Communication of the Republic of Maldives has been produced with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) as part of the enabling activity project; Maldives GHG Inventory and Vulnerability Assessment: A Climate Change Enabling Activity. A national country team worked closely with relevant government sectors in developing this first National Communication. It was prepared in close adherence to the guidelines provided by Decision 10/CP.2 of the Second Conference of the Parties (COP2) to the UNFCCC. This report is composed of seven main chapters: (1) National Circumstance; (2) National GHG inventory; (3) Mitigation of GHG emissions; (4) Vulnerability to climate change; (5) Adaptation to climate change; (6) Policy and measures; and (7) Project proposals. National circumstance The Republic of Maldives is comprised of 1,192 small, low-lying coral islands in the Indian Ocean. The islands exist as a chain of coral atolls, stretching 860 km from latitude 706’35”N, crossing the Equator to 0042’24”S, and lying between 72032’19”E and 73046’13”E longitude. The total land area of the Maldives is estimated at around 300 km2. The islands are surrounded by coral reefs, which protect these islands from the impacts of strong waves and other such effects. The Maldives enjoys a warm and humid tropical climate, with the weather mainly being dominated by two monsoon periods: the southwest monsoon (the wet period, from May to November); and the northeast monsoon (the dry period, from January to March).Item National biodiversity strategy and action plan of the Maldives 2002(Ministry of Environment and Energy, 2002) Jameel, Ahmed; Hameed, Faathin; Shakeel, Hassan; Ahmed, Hudha; Ali Sharef, Hudha; Shareef, Maaz; Saleem, Mariyam; Aslam, Mohamed; Faiz, Mohamed; Zuhair, Mohamed; Hassan, Moosa Zameer; Saeed, SimadItem Renewable energy technologies in the Maldives : determining the potential(2006-02) Alhphen, Klas Van; G.J.H.M, Wilfried; Sark, Van; Hekkerta, Marko P.The Maldives is one of the most vulnerable countries to the projected impacts of climate change, due to a combination of the small sizes of the islands and their low height above sea level. Like other small island developing states, the Maldives depends overwhelmingly on petroleum imports for their electricity production, which creates serious economic and financial difficulties. The Government of Maldives is therefore committed to promote sustainable energy and has been actively pursuing several inter-related initiatives to overcome the existing barriers to the utilization of renewable energy technologies. To assist this, the quantification and evaluation of the potentials of available solar and wind resources in the country for electricity applications has been performed. The hybrid system design tool HOMER has been used to create optimal renewable energy (RE) system designs. In order to evaluate these different RE alternatives a multi-criteria analysis is performed using a number of criteria that are likely to be decisive in implementation decisions. The evaluation shows that fully RE system configurations are not financially viable in the Maldives while the RE-diesel hybrid systems could bring down the price of electricity with 5–10 $cent/kWh in smaller outer islands. Assuming that these latter systems with a high probability of adoption are implemented, the results