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Shahudha Mohamed
Minister of Environment Dr Hussain Rasheed Hassan. PHOTO: MIHAARU FILES
Shahudha Mohamed
28 January 2021, MVT 19:22
Minister of Environment Dr Hussain Rasheed Hassan, on Thursday, announced that Maldives aims to reduce its carbon emissions to 26 percent by 2030.
He made this declaration speaking at the virtually held Climate Adaptation Summit 2021, in the attendance of 18,500 participants, including 50 ministers, 30 world leaders and 50 international organisations.
In his speech, the minister acknowledged the increasing challenges faced by low lying island nations, such as Maldives, due to the impending climate crisis, and noted that measures required to mitigate the effects of climate change require a considerable amount of funding.