CS Maldives

• Location: SW of India and west of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean
• Population: 350,000, a third being in the capital city Male'
• Industry

  • Imports around $12.5b off petroleum products, clothing, intermediate and capital goods
  • Exports $256.2m of fish (2016)
  • Rich in tourism, fish processing, sand mining and shipping
• Environmental

  • Maldives are ranked world's third most endangered nation due to flooding from CC and GB
  • Home to five of seven world species of marine turtles
  • Parrot fish makes a huge contribution to the beauty of the Maldives beaches. One parrot fish can produce around a ton of sand per year
• Tourism Impacts

  • Male' is surrounded by a 3 high swa wall to stop the city disappearing. Sea walls need maintenance and repair, which is paid for via tourism
  • Tourist industry is under threat. It provides 90% of the revenue. The 2004 tsunami destroyed resorts and beaches and will continue dropping
• Economic Impacts

  Fishing is the biggesy industry. Many people rely on industries for jobs and income for families
• Social Impacts

  The people fear that they will be literally washed away, lose their home, jobs and families
• Environmental Impact

  Majority of islands are only protected by a barrier of coral. There is little to stop the advancing sea level and the flooding and loss of the islands
• Political Impacts

  • An evacuation may be needed f many islands within 50yrs
  • the 2004 tsunami caused severe damage to the infrastructure of 57 islands, caused evacuations and destruction. 21 resort islands were closed due to damage and 108 deaths
• Reponses

  • Floating islands will be securd to the sea via anchrs, They will be built in India and towed to the Maldives. Will include tourist entertainment
  • Sea level rises forces castaways to move to Australia - Maldivian president deemed Australia a new home for the people
  • City of Hope - being built on an artificial island called Hulhumale'. New Male'. Can accomodate 130k people