Maldives

It takes only forty days for the average Canadian to produce as much greenhouse gases as the average Maldivian will produce over the course of the entire year.  Therefore, February 9th (forty days into the year) is "Climate Change Impacts in Maldives Day."

President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom outlines some of the challenges that his country faces as a result of climate change: “We must find ways to adapt to higher sea levels, higher levels of natural stress on coral reefs, higher temperatures, higher frequency of severe storms and varying rainfall patterns.”

For more information on climate change impacts in Maldives, see Maldives’ National Adaptation Programme of Action.