4 results for “Population”
Violent Extremism: Are We Addressing the Root Causes?
The attempted assassination of President Nasheed on May 6th was a tragic manifestation of a threat that has been brewing in the underbelly of Maldivian society for decades. A threat that has been steadily emerging from t...
How ready are we for the next emergency?
It took just minutes for almost 80% of our GDP to disappear, 83 lives to be lost and to leave thousands homeless. The 2004 tsunami brought about one of the single biggest humanitarian crises in Maldivian history. Looking...
Social Housing at current costs, a mirage?
There is perhaps no other issue that is at the forefront of our political and economic discourse than that of housing. A problem that we as a country have severely failed to address while it was clear for decades Male’ c...
Taxis in Male’- The customer comes last
There are several things about Male’ that makes one long for the good old days. Taking a taxi in the city though elevates the nostalgia to new heights. Long gone are the days when it was any use calling the taxi company...