Maldives to host summit for climate vulnerable nations

T V Sriram
Colombo, Nov 3 (PTI) After the succesful underwater
cabinet meeting last month to highlight the threat to his
atoll nation from rising sea waters, Maldivian President
Mohamed Nasheed will host a two day summit next week focussing
the danger posed by climate change to developing nations.
The meeting, to be held on 9 and 10 November, aims to
forge a common position among developing countries on the
contentious issue of financing for climate adaptation and
green growth, an official statement said today.
The summit will take place at Bandos Island Resort, close
to the Maldivian capital Male.
Bangladesh, Nepal, the Philippines, Kiribati, Rwanda and
Ghana are expected to attend the summit. China, Denmark, the
Netherlands and the United States will send their observers,
it said.
"The summit will bring together a diverse, like-minded
group of the most climate-vulnerable countries," Mohamed
Aslam, the Environment minister of Maldives said.
"Some of the nations most at risk from rising sea levels,
desertification, glacier melt and more extreme weather events
associated with climate change have been invited," Aslam said.
"Climate change threatens every country on Earth. But
some nations are at the frontline of this battle. And many
developing, frontline states, who do not have resources for
adaptation, are most vulnerable," he said. MORE PTI