Government hoping to buy land in the event Maldives becomes submerged in water

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

In an exclusing interview to Asian Tribute, President Nasheed has said that the government is hoping to create a fund to buy land, in the event Maldives becomes submerged in water due to climate change.

Asian Tribute described the President as “a staunch advocate against climate change, trying to save his nation of coral islands from being submerged”.

The President said that when it comes to climate change “there is nothing called free lunch” but that “we have to fend for ourselves.”

“The bottom line” he said is “finding dry land” and for that matter the country is hoping to create a fund to buy land, in the event they become climate refugees.

Asian Tribute also reported that despite the country’s ongoing constitutional crisis, the President sounded optimistic of remedying it, sooner.

According to the report President Nasheed sees the passage of the amendment to the Public Finance Act in Parliament as no barrier for governance.

“The constitutional allows a fair amount of powers to the President. What the president has not done is using those powers,” Nasheed said hinting he would not hesitate to do so.

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