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Item The geomorphology of Baa (South Maalhosmadulu) atoll and its reef islands(School of Environment, The University of Auckland ސްކޫލް އޮފް އެންވަޔަރޮމެންޓް، ދަ ޔުނިވަރސިޓީ އޮފް އޮކްލޭންޑް, 2019) Kench, Paul S. ޕޯލް. އެސް. ކެންޗްItem Drowning in rising seas : navigating multiple knowledge systems and responding to climate change in the Maldives(Pitzer College, 2017-04) Spiegel, Rachel H.; ރޭޗަލް އެޗް. ސްޕީގެލްThe threat of global climate change increasingly influences the actions of human society. As world leaders have negotiated adaptation strategies over the past couple of decades, a certain discourse has emerged that privileges Western conceptions of environmental degradation. I argue that this framing of climate change inhibits the successful implementation of adaptation strategies. This thesis focuses on a case study of the Maldives, an island nation deemed one of the most vulnerable locations to the impacts of rising sea levels. I apply a postcolonial theoretical framework to examine how differing knowledge systems can both complement and contradict one another. By analyzing government-enforced relocation policies in the Maldives, I find that points of contradiction between Western and indigenous environmental epistemologies can create opportunities to bridge the gap between isolated viewpoints and serve as moments to resist the dominant climate change discourse.Item Review report on water and waste accounts(National Bureau of Statistics, 2018) Zameela Ahmed; ޒަމީލާ އަޙްމަދުItem ދުނިޔޭގެ ވައިލްޑް ލައިފް ދުވަސް 2017(މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް އެންވަޔަރަންމަންޓް އެންޑް އެނަރޖީ, 2017) މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް އެންވަޔަރަންމަންޓް އެންޑް އެނަރޖީ; Ministry of Environment and EnergyItem SAP : strategic action plan 2019 - 2023(Government of Maldives, 2019) Government of MaldivesItem Preparing outer island sustainable electricity development project (POISED) : CIF-GDI delivery challenge case study - December 2019(Ministry of Environment of the Maldives (MoEn), 2019-12) Cortes, Rocio Sanz; Climate Investment FundsItem Asymmetrical distribution of distichopora violacea (cnidaria: hydrozoa) in four Maldivian atolls(Taylor & Francis, 2019-01-07) Roveta, C.; ސީ. ރޮވެޓާ; Bavestrello, G.; ޖީ. ބަވެސްޓްރެލްލޯ; Montefalcone, M.; އެމް. މޮންޓެފަލްކޯން; Pica, D.; ޑީ. ޕިކާ; Puce, S.; އެސް. ޕިއުސްItem Dredging in the Maldives(European Association of Remote Sensing Companies, 2019-02) European Association of Remote Sensing CompaniesItem What is shaping vulnerability to climate change? : the case of Laamu Atoll, Maldives(Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, 2019) McNamara, Karen E.; Clissold, Rachel; Piggott-McKellar, Annah; Buggy, Lisa; Azfa, AishathAs climate change accelerates, it brings with it numerous challenges to society and the natural world. Concepts such as vulnerability have emerged as a way of trying to understand people’s risk, despite there being a range of variables that can influence vulnerability and its temporal and spatial dimensions. Drawing from the well-known conceptualisation of vulnerability as a function of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity, this paper seeks to understand what variables are influencing and shaping vulnerability in Laamu Atoll, the Maldives, and produce a base of knowledge for future vulnerability reduction initiatives. Household questionnaires (n=412) were used on Laamu Atoll to ascertain locals’ perceptions of vulnerability based on livelihood resources, financial security, and climate-change experiences. Results show that peripherality, as a notion that describes the disparities between ‘core’ and ‘peripheral’ islands, is a key factor shaping vulnerability variables on Laamu Atoll. This has prompted an overarching recommendation for peripherality to be considered as a key dimension of vulnerability to climate change and an important consideration for existing and future human development and climate change policy and practice in Small Island Developing States.Item Coastal habitats of Maldives : status, trends, threats, and potential conservation strategies(International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 2017-03-03) Dhunya, Aminath; Huang, Qinghui; Aslam, AhmedCoastal environments has been always considered as one of the significant source of natural resources for the mankind. However there is growing threats on these extremely fragile, yet richest ecosystems. Anthropogenic presence, pressures along with natural as well as climate change effects had adversely affected the wellbeing of marine ecosystems, impairing structures, functions of theses environments and compromising resource gain from marine and coastal environments. This paper would aim in describing a synopsis of the unique physical and ecological attributes of coastal ecosystem of the Maldives and analyse the main anthropogenic pressures as well as the climate related issues to these ecosystems. Coastal ecosystems of the Maldives are at risk from numerous threats with a range of impact scales from local to global level. Some of the acute stressors are those from climate variability and climate change as well as due to some unregulated fishing practices. Also, chronic stressors like coastal modifications, pollution and economic activities are serious threats to the coastal habitats of the Maldives. There are plentiful of researches available for the coral reefs of Maldives, especially with regard to the bleaching events in late1990s. However, for the mangroves, seagrasses ecosystems only a handful of studies are available. The main threats to these ecosystems are related to human settlements, infrastructure development resulting from the increasing population. In this paper we highlight the current government strategies for conservation of the habitats and also recommend some applicable ecosystem based management and conservation strategies that are practiced in other parts of the world.