Sri Lanka has lifted a ban on the import of chemical fertilizers with effect from November 30, 2021 which disrupted domestic agriculture and threatened food availability amid a money printing bout that had created forex shortages.
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Maldives’ choice for next frontier of human development
Joint opinion editorial by UNDP Maldives Resident Representative Akiko Fujii, Minister of Economic Development Fayyaz Ismail, and Minister of Fisheries, Marine Resources, and Agriculture Zaha Waheed
18 December 2020, MVT 09:40
According to this year’s UNDP Human Development Report (HDR), Maldives has the highest material footprint per person in the South Asia region, which at 14.5 tonnes even surpasses the world average of 12.3 tonnes per person. PHOTO/UNDP
18 December 2020, MVT 09:40
This year’s UNDP Human Development Report (HDR) celebrates thirty years since its birth in 1990. In the middle of the disruption and confusion of the COVID pandemic, when everyone is wondering what the ‘new normal’ might be, what better year could we have for celebrating our 30th anniversary HDR?