Not enough people concerned over climate change: Environment Minister

Minister of Environment Dr Hussain Rasheed Hassan declared late Saturday that despite the Maldives advocating against climate change on an international platform, not enough individuals were heeding the call.

At the reception held to commemorate World Ocean's Day, Dr Hussain affirmed scientists' findings that if nothing were done to combat climate change, global temperatures would increase by more than two degrees by the year 2030 causing irreversible damage such as the deaths of reefs. While Maldives highlighted the various major damages climate change poses to the country and is calling on the international society to take preventative actions, Dr Hussain proclaimed that it is not being heeded adequately.