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Kurumba island basks in the sunshine in the Maldives, 12 November 2007.
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008

Open quoteAre they actually asking to re-establish the Maldives elsewhere?Close quote

  • SCOTT LECKIE,
  • director of Displacement Solutions, a Swiss-based refugee consultancy, on the Maldives' intent to buy land in case rising sea levels submerge its low-lying coral islands
Photo: SANKA VIDANAGAMA / AFP / GETTY IMAGES | Source: Financial Times