Now the time has arrived to pack your bags and move to the Maldives since the country which is composed of 1,200 islands and a population of about 380,000 is looking ahead to become carbon neutral in just 10 years.
Mohamed Nasheed, the country’s new president who was elected for the first time using democratic principles mentioned that environment has now become the Maldives’ top priority due to the reason that the continuously rising sea levels may cause to flood the land.
In 2008 Mr. Nasheed delivered the idea of buying an alternative homeland for the country due to the fears of the rapid change in climatic conditions of the country. It is important to mention here that the Maldives had already spent over $42 million on a 3-meter high flood defense wall that surrounds the capital, Male. Despite this, 80 percent of the islands are only 1 meter above the sea level.
