In 2013 we produced a short (18 minute) video designed to introduce the idea of building core resilience for heavily urbanised atoll islands in general, and for Funafuti in particular. As noted on the Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) site the natural environment is unequivocally the life support system for all human endeavours. Far from being…
Provision of safe water supply and sanitation, particularly in the wake of the 2004 tsunami, has become an urgent task for the Maldives Government. The Ministry of Housing, Transport and Environment (MHTE) developed an action plan for the implementation of water supply and sewerage projects in tsunami-affected islands and focus islands for regional development. A…