(File photo) from a meeting of the Committee on Environment and Climate Change
Majlis
The Parliamentary Committee on Environment and Climate Change is set to review the issue of resorts dumping waste into the oceans, as well as discuss developing a Natural Gas Station in the Maldives using funds from Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The decision to convene for these sessions were made at the first meeting of the Committee on Environment and Climate Change for the year 2021 held on Saturday.
The People s Majlis has announced that the Committee has decided to call on stakeholders across the environment and tourism spheres including the Ministry of Environment, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ministry of Tourism, Waste Management Corporation (WAMCO) and the Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) for discussions to resolve the issue of resorts illegally dumping waste into the ocean.