Podcast appearances and mentions of Mohamed Nasheed

An array of top voices are interviewed or heard on this episode straight from Climate Week in New York, a global gathering of leaders and experts working in the climate and environmental sectors on proactive policies and practical initiatives. The podcast speaks with several individuals on topics ranging from a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty that's gaining steam currently to ways of improving the financing of Indigenous communities and conservation organizations working in Africa, and many others. Here's who appears on the show: Allison Begalman, co-founder of the Hollywood Climate Summit Amitabh Behar, executive director of Oxfam International Tzeporah Berman, chair of the fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty Luisa Castaneda, deputy director of Land Is Life Paul Chet Greene, member of the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda Susana Muhamad, minister of environment and sustainable development of Colombia Mohamed Nasheed, former president of the Maldives Maria Neira, director of the Department of Public Health and Environment at the World Health Organization Sam Shaba, CEO of Honeyguide Like this podcast? Please share it with a friend and help spread the word about the Mongabay Newscast. Subscribe to or follow the Mongabay Newscast wherever you listen to podcasts, from Apple to Spotify, and you can also listen to all episodes here on the Mongabay website, or download our free app for Apple and Android devices to gain instant access to our latest episodes and all of our previous ones. Image Credit: Indigenous activists during an End of the Fossil Fuels event during Climate Week 2023. Image courtesy of the Confederation of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA). --- Time Codes (00:00) Mongabay at Climate Week NYC (01:34) Mohamed Nasheed (04:35) Paul Chet Greene (05:52) Amitabh Behar (07:23) PLANETWALKER with Allison Begalman (12:15) Funding justice with Luisa Castaneda (18:19) Community-led conservation with Sam Shaba (24:44) The fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty (29:19) Juan Bay and the Waorani Nation endorsement (36:49) Maria Neira from the World Health Organization (38:39) Susana Muhamad on Colombia's endorsement (44:07) Tzeporah Berman talks treaty (53:32) Rainforest reception and a song

Mohamed Nasheed, the former President of Maldives - a prominent climate activist and distinguished politician joins us for this episode of the IMPACT= Podcast.  He is Chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), an international partnership of countries highly vulnerable to climate change that advocates for stronger global climate action. The CVF works to amplify the voices of the most affected nations in global climate discussions.  In this conversation Nasheed shares his personal journey from political leader to climate champion. He also discusses the urgent need for global action on climate change, and the vital role of South-South collaboration in addressing climate challenge and promoting sustainable development Nasheed served as President from 2008 to 2012, advocating for democracy and environmental sustainability. He gained global recognition for his efforts to combat climate change, including holding an underwater cabinet meeting to highlight rising sea levels. He believes that developing countries can share knowledge, technology, and resources to build resilience against climate impacts. By working together, these nations can create innovative solutions tailored to their unique challenges and drive collective progress towards sustainability.

In 2009 then President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, made headlines when he held a cabinet meeting underwater to highlight the risk of global warming for small island states like the Maldives. Projections show that by 2100 the island could be submerged by rising sea levels. Since then Nasheed has been working to ensure that the demands of the most vulnerable countries are not ignored, as the ambassador for ambition at the Climate Vulnerable Forum. Last week CVF launched a Climate Prosperity Plan for Sri Lanka which aims to increase the country's renewable energy production to 75% as well as modernize its electricity infrastructure. Nasheed said Climate Prosperity Plans are low carbon development strategies “with less extraction and more recycling but with the same economic outcomes of high GDP growth, high employment, low inflation and so on.”

Simon Mundy is a journalist with the Financial Times. He is  currently the  Moral Money Editor – covering the push for a cleaner and more sustainable world economy for the award-winning Moral Money platform.  His career began in  Johannesburg, covering Southern Africa for the FT. After a stint as a corporate reporter in London he spent seven years in Asia, heading the FT bureau in Seoul and  Mumbai.Simon spent nearly two years traveling through six continents and visiting 26 countries to write Race for Tomorrow,  to tell the stories of the diverse cast of characters locked in this historic struggle – from communities hit by extreme physical shifts, to business leaders grappling with the implications for the world economy.  Race for Tomorrow is now on sale in 40 countries.  Follow Simon on Twitter: @simonmundy.comOn Instagram:   @simonmundyphotosBooks mentioned in this episode:A Sand County Almanac by Aldo LeopoldSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonThe Lost Gospel of the Earth by Tom HaydenThe End of Nature by Bill McKibbenA Life on Our Planet, My Witness Statement and A Vision for the Future by David AttenboroughElizabeth Howard is the host and the producer of the Short Fuse Podcast. She has never had barriers between her life, work, art and writing. Experience, sense of place and exploration define the choices she makes, seeking collaboration, flexibility, spontaneity and responsiveness in the projects she designs and engages with.  As the host of the Short Fuse she engages individuals in lively and provocative conversations around the arts: dance, theater, literature, music and film.  Alex Waters is a technical producer  for the Short Fuse Podcast. He is a music producer and a student at the  Berklee College of Music. He has written and produced music and edited for podcasts including  The Faith and Chai Podcast and Con Confianza. He writes, produces and records music for independent artists, including The Living. Alex lives in Brooklyn.  You can reach him with inquiries at alexwatersmusic12@gmail.com.

The former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, on how rising seas threaten low-lying islands; A lawyer who helped write the 2015 Paris Agreement says the world is running out of time; Leaders pledge more funds to help small countries adapt to the climate crisis. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

The former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, on how rising seas threaten low-lying islands; A lawyer who helped write the 2015 Paris Agreement says the world is running out of time; Leaders pledge more funds to help small countries adapt to the climate crisis. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

Day 2 at COP26 was action packed! World leaders arrive and Cameron speaks to Laura Young ('Less Waste Laura'), Bill McKibben, Kenny Anderson (a.k.a King Creosote), Patti Smith, Mary Kinyua and Mohamed Nasheed. Laura Young's website: www.lesswastelaura.com Fairtrade International: www.fairtrade.net For more information about the podcast, go to: www.thebiglight.com/cop26

On the eve of Cop26, Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives, argues that if countries do not get serious about reducing emissions, it will not be just the Maldives that faces a perilous future. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Ein schweres Bombenattentat Anfang Mai 2021 hat ihn fast das Leben gekostet: Mohamed Nasheed, Parlamentspräsident und bekanntester Klimaschützer auf den Malediven. Doch er macht weiter, denn sonst, davon ist er überzeugt, wird der Inselstaat untergehen. Von Werner Bloch und Sebastian Ferse www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Weltzeit Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14 Direkter Link zur Audiodatei

Ein schweres Bombenattentat Anfang Mai 2021 hat ihn fast das Leben gekostet: Mohamed Nasheed, Parlamentspräsident und bekanntester Klimaschützer auf den Malediven. Doch er macht weiter, denn sonst, davon ist er überzeugt, wird der Inselstaat untergehen. Von Werner Bloch und Sebastian Ferse www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Weltzeit Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14 Direkter Link zur Audiodatei

When it comes to climate change, what is the world of finance doing? Manuela Saragosa speaks to Jan Erik Saugestad, executive vice president of Norwegian asset managers Storebrand, whose investments must meet certain environmental, social and governance standards. This week also saw finance ministers from the V20 group of countries most vulnerable to climate change meet virtually. We talk climate justice with former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, currently speaker of the country's parliament. Produced by Benjie Guy. (Picture: coins in a jar with plant on a table. Credit Getty Images.)

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials; Blue Moon Spirits Fridays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, some GOP insiders criticized the party's steep slide into Nazism as “dumb, stupid tribalism.”Then, on the rest of the menu, an Oregon church that sued the state over Covid restrictions, suffered an outbreak with seventy-four severely sickened by the virus; a GOP county party affiliate in Texas has officially backed a state house resolution to secede from the United States; and, Florida is already being sued over its new voter suppression law.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where the speaker of parliament in the Maldives, former President Mohamed Nasheed, is being treated for shrapnel wounds after a bomb blast outside his family home; and, as public concerns mount over holding the Games in a pandemic, an anti-Olympics campaign gains traction in Japan.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.” -- Douglas Adams "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/5/7/2029346/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Friday

In the 11th episode of Planet A, Dan Jørgensen talks with the former Maldivian President, Mohamed Nasheed. Mr. Nasheed managed to put his country on the map of global climate politics during his tenure as President of the Maldives (2008-12) and became one of the strongest global voices on climate action.After being ousted in 2012, Nasheed was exiled to England where he was granted political asylum. However, two years ago, he returned to the Maldives and last year his party (The Maldives Democratic Party) won the parliamentary election in a landslide victory. Today, he serves as the Speaker of the Maldivian Parliament.Despite of his stature as an international luminary of the international climate negotiations, Mr. Nasheed believes that next year’s COP in Glasgow should be the last COP.He argues that the COP-process is so constrained by its consensus-based decision-making process that it has run its course. He further contends that the general approach to climate action, based on the premise that people should give up economic development is misguided.Mr. Nasheed reasons that the developed world simply does not have sufficient means to finance the developing countries green transition. Thus, he calls for a new approach to economics that combines high employment and GDP growth with a low carbon strategy.During the conversation, Mr. Nasheed also call for a radically different approach to climate adaptation, that advances nature based solutions. Not only should the Maldives use natural reefs or mangrove as infrastructure to cope with rising sea levels. Mr. Nasheed also emphasizes the need to double down on “assisted evolution” and the use of genetically modified corals.He also touches upon the Maldives ambition to become carbon neutral, the importance of public-private partnerships and the possibility of resettling the Maldivian population on artificial, floating islands.

The ocean has absorbed 90% of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases, and 40% of our carbon dioxide. We take a trip to Malé in the The Maldives to meet former president Mohamed Nasheed and discover what he sees in the future of the archipelago nation as it battles with threatening sea level rises. Ayana introduces us to Jill Pegnataro from Greenwave, a 3D seaweed farming model making bold changes off the coast of Connecticut in the United States.

Wochenrückblick des Unbehagens 87 So, liebe Kinder, lange ist es her, doch heute besucht uns mal wieder die liebe Petra. Ist das nicht schön? Also für sie ist es nur bedingt schön, weil sie jetzt noch wochenlang von grünen Seen, Eiterblobs, Staatstrojanern, privatisierten Autobahnen, einem Laster voller Leichen, Walfang, kirchlichen Menschenhandel und gruseligen Potenzpillen träumen wird. Aber es gab auch tolle Dinge, wie lustige Straßennamen, Müllpandas, Brennstoffzellenzüge, ein neudefiniertes Kilogramm und gruselige Potenzpillen. Hoffen wir, dass sie diesen Besuch ohne langfristige Schäden übersteht und dass ihr, liebe Hörer, viel Spaß habt. Podcast herunterladen Montag, 17.09.: von Norman: Große Überraschung über die Anwendung des Staatstrojaners https://netzpolitik.org/2018/bka-dokument-polizeibehoerden-wollen-staatstrojaner-vor-allem-gegen-drogen-einsetzen/ Brennstoffzellenzug https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/oldenburg_ostfriesland/Brennstoffzellenzug-Premiere-mit-hohen-Erwartungen,brennstoffzellenzug124.html Gülleflut https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/17/health/hurricane-florence-pig-poop-and-coal-ash-health-concern/ von Erik: Der Bundesrechnungshof und die Autobahnprivatisierung https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik/trotz-kritik-des-rechnungshofes--verkehrsministerium-plant-autobahnprivatisierung-31275140 Ein Hauch von 1933 http://www.schleckysilberstein.com/2018/09/ein-hauch-von-33-und-plotzlich-stehen-sie-vor-deiner-tur/ von Michael: Walfang bleibt illegal https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180917/p2a/00m/0na/024000c von Petra: Lustige Straßennamen http://m.haz.de/Nachrichten/Der-Norden/Lustige-Strassennamen-in-Niedersachsen-Unsere-Top-10 Dienstag, 18.09.: von Norman: Macrons Innenminister tritt auch zurück https://derstandard.at/2000087581054/Macron-verliert-auch-seinen-Innenminister Menschenhandel in Nigeria, unterstützt und organisiert durch Kirchen https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/nigeria-menschenhandel-in-gottes-namen.886.de.html?dram:article_id=428032 Medicanes http://www.severe-weather.eu/mcd/a-possible-formation-of-medicane-in-the-tyrhenian-sea-on-thursday-sept-20th/ von Erik: Das neue 1 Kilogramm https://www.welt.de/wissenschaft/article181568518/Paradigmenwechel-Naturkonstanten-werden-Mass-aller-Dinge.html Ein Laster voller Leichen http://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/kriminalitaet/kein-platz-in-leichenhalle-kuehllaster-in-mexiko-lagert-157-tote-15793859.html von Louis: https://www.n-tv.de/panorama/Die-Muell-Pandas-schlagen-zurueck-article20629757.html Mittwoch, 19.09.: von Norman: Schweizer Steuererklärungen, Steuerbescheide etc. öffentlich in der Cloud https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Schweizer-Steuer-App-speicherte-alle-Daten-oeffentlich-in-der-Cloud-4167240.html Maaßen und Seehofer vor dem Innenausschuss und im Innenministerium https://www.buzzfeed.com/de/marcusengert/wie-maassen-sich-vor-dem-bundestag-verteidigte https://netzpolitik.org/2018/koalitionsstreit-maassen-soll-sicherheitspolitik-im-ministerium-verantworten/ Richterleaks https://elmon.cat/politica/por-ellos-judicial (gekürzte Übersertzung: https://barbaryfigs.com/2018/09/20/the-judicial-go-get-em-spanish-judges-in-their-forums/) von Erik: Absurde Werberegelungen der UEFA https://www.11freunde.de/artikel/uefa-ueberklebt-historisches-foto-bern-wegen-sponsoren von Michael: Feines Rabattsystem https://soranews24.com/2018/09/19/awesome-tokyo-restaurant-caps-diners-dinner-price-and-after-that-anything-you-order-is-free/ von Petra: Potenzpillenmillionäre https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/osnabrueck_emsland/Familie-macht-Millionen-mit-illegalen-Potenzpillen,potenzmittel100.html Donnerstag, 20.09.: von Norman: Erregung öffentlicher Erregung https://derstandard.at/2000087723655/Skulpturen-mit-Sex-Szenen-versetzen-Valencia-in-Aufruhr Anführungszeichen vergessen https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/09/20/inenglish/1537437951_815110.html von Erik: Doch heimliche Werbefinanzierung: https://daserste.ndr.de/panorama/archiv/2018/AfD-Interne-Mails-belegen-heimliche-Wahlkampffinanzierung,afdparteienfinanzierung100.html von Michael: Böse Tätowierungen https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45586210 Abe bleibt https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180920/p2a/00m/0na/017000c von Petra: Früchtemüsli https://www.mittelbayerische.de/panorama-nachrichten/das-fruechtemuesli-lieber-selbst-mischen-21934-art1697534.html Otto https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/oldenburg_ostfriesland/Otto-bekommt-das-Bundesverdienstkreuz,otto740.html Tippen tötet auch zu Fuß https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/Tippen-toetet-Polizei-nimmt-Handynutzer-ins-Visier,handy640.html Spock-Planet entdeckt https://www.ndr.de/info/sendungen/auf_ein_wort/Faszinierende-Nachrichten-fuer-Mr-Spock,misterspock100.html Freitag, 21.09.: von Norman: Keine Werbung für die Polizei mehr bei 4chan, aber bei Unzensuriert, Compact und dem Wächter https://derstandard.at/2000087799691/Das-Innenministerium-wirbt-auf-rechten-Verschwoerungsseiten Mirai-Entwickler arbeiten für das FBI https://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Mirai-Die-Entwickler-des-IoT-Botnetzes-arbeiten-jetzt-fuer-das-FBI-4169926.html https://www.golem.de/news/gerichtsverfahren-mirai-entwickler-hoffen-auf-sozialstunden-beim-fbi-1809-136648.html Ferkelkastration https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/Ferkelkastration-Betaeubungspflicht-soll-kommen,ferkelkastration106.html https://youtu.be/gT694wtrYjo?t=46m12s (bis 48:06) von Erik:Cannabis-Bier: https://boerse.ard.de/anlagestrategie/branchen/cannabis-revolution-bier-geschaeft100.html von Lisa: Neues vom Problemwels https://www.echo-online.de/lokales/rhein-main/problem-wels-lebt-jetzt-in-darmstadt_19074234# von Louis: https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.muenchner-gewerbegebiet-seniorenheim-direkt-neben-dem-puff-geht-so-etwas.261de3f7-57a0-45eb-b4f7-5894cefbab9f.html von Michael: Magische Demonstrationsauflösung https://soranews24.com/2018/09/21/did-prime-minister-abe-just-make-an-entire-protest-disappear/ von Petra: Katholiken und ein homosexueller Lehrer https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/westfalen-lippe/katholischer-orden-schwuler-lehrer-borken-100.html Samstag, 22.09.: von Norman: Dauerhafte Umweltvergiftung https://derstandard.at/2000085351675/Die-Rechnung-fuer-das-toxische-Erbe-der-Menschheit Ordnung der Primzahlen und das Ende momentaner Verschlüsselungsmethoden? https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/mathematik-forscher-entdecken-ueberraschend-eine-ordnung-in.2850.de.html?drn:news_id=927709 von Erik: Ein Passbild, das Verwirrung stiftet http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/biometrie-im-reisepass-peng-kollektiv-schmuggelt-fotomontage-in-ausweis-a-1229418.html von Petra: Anker-Zentrum brennt, Seehofer hält an Maaßen fest (Nachrichten schaffen es nur wegen der Kombination rein) https://www.tagesspiegel.de/weltspiegel/bayern-grossbrand-in-fluechtlingsunterkunft-in-bamberg/23101448.html http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/horst-seehofer-will-hans-georg-maassen-nicht-entlassen-a-1229560.html Sonntag, 23.09.: von Norman: Präsidentschaftswahlen auf den Malediven https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldivian_presidential_election,_2018 https://derstandard.at/2000087886134/Malediven-Polizei-stuermt-Hauptquartier-der-Opposition https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/maldives-police-seize-opposition-headquarters-eve-election-180922140633531.html (in Ergänzung (Jung und Naiv mit Mohamed Nasheed, dem ersten und letzten demokratisch gewählten Präsidenten der Malediven)): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpgUibroeLE) von Petra: Erste Wiesnalkoholleiche nach zwei Stunden http://m.heute.at/welt/news/story/54598203 Empfehlungen: von Erik: Die Zukunft der EU: http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/franzoesisch-deutsches-manifest-die-eu-muss-neu-gegruendet-werden-15800281.html?printPagedArticle=true#pageIndex_0

With the Maldives’ third multiparty presidential election just days away, we caught up with former President Mohamed Nasheed on the sidelines of a press conference held in Colombo on 21 September. In the brief audio chat with our Editor Aunohita Mojumdar, Nasheed talked about the challenges facing the country’s democratic process and the difficult circumstances under which his party had had to organise. He also spoke about his uncomfortable but pragmatic alliance with former president and rival Abdul Gayoom, as well the Maldives’ increasingly complicated relations with India and China. For more, go to: himalmag.com Photo credit: presidencymaldives / Flickr

Mohamed is ein maledivischer Politiker, Menschenrechtler und Umweltschutzaktivist. Er war der vierte Staatspräsident der Malediven von 2008 bis 2012 und dabei das erste demokratisch gewählte Staatsoberhaupt. Davor gab's Diktatoren. Nasheed wurde berühmt, als er 2009 die erste Unterwasser-Kabinettssitzung abhielt. Tilo redet mit Mohamed über seinen Einsatz gegen den Klimawandel und für Umweltschutz und warum die Malediven in Gefahr sind. Dann geht's um die Malediven an sich: Was für eine Staatsform, was für ein Land sind die Malediven? Warum muss jeder Bürger ein Moslem sein? Gibt es keine Religionsfreiheit? Was für einen Einfluss hat Saudi-Arabien? Warum gibt es so viele IS-Unterstützer auf den Inseln? Gibt es eigentlich eine Gewaltenteilung? Warum wurde Nasheed so oft in seinem Leben verhaftet? Wie wurde er 2012 aus dem Amt geputscht? Und warum hatte er sich als Präsident Hilfe von deutschen Imamen geholt? Das und vieles mehr in unserer 311. Folge - wir haben sie am 30. Mai 2017 in Berlin aufgenommen. - Twitter: @mohamednasheed Bitte unterstützt unsere Arbeit finanziell: Tilo Jung IBAN: DE36700222000072410386 BIC: FDDODEMMXXX Verwendungszweck: Jung & Naiv PayPal ► http://www.paypal.me/JungNaiv Fanshop ► http://fanshop-jungundnaiv.de/

On March 6th  the Donia Human Rights Center a the University of Michigan sponsored a panel discussion with the world recognized human rights activist and politician, Mohamed Nasheed,   as well as UM Law graduate and celebrity human rights lawyer Jared Genser,  and our own Rebecca Hardin.  Genser has been co-counsel with Amal Clooney in defending Mr. Nasheed,  the first … Continue reading The Island President →

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The Sundance Film Festival is always full of surprises. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers begins this episode with reflections on the 2017 festival and the real-life characters who passed through it. The center of the episode is a wide-ranging interview with Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives, who was profiled in the 2011 […] The post PN 34: Island President Mohamed Nasheed in Exile appeared first on Pure Nonfiction.

Mary Robinson, Al Gore and Mohamed Nasheed on the injustices of climate change, the role of lawyers and the December 2015 Paris talks. #energy

This week Denis Staunton discusses the fallout from the Boris Nemtsov killing with Paddy Smyth in Dublin and Isabel Gorst in Moscow. He also hears about the political tensions in the Maldives where former President Mohamed Nasheed faces another hearing. He is joined by Mary Boland and Maldivian journalist Azra Naseem.

Mohamed Nasheed, the former President of the Maldives, is interviewed on the current political situation in the Maldives and on future prospects. The interview took place 16 April 2013 in Copenhagen, Denmark and was arranged by The Foreign Policy Society in cooperation with The Danish Parliament, Foreign Affairs Committee and CILJ - Centre for International Law and Justice, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen.

Mohamed Nasheed, the former President of the Maldives talks about the current political situation in the Maldives. The lecture took place 16 April 2013 in Copenhagen, Denmark and was arranged by The Foreign Policy Society in cooperation with The Danish Parliament, Foreign Affairs Committee and CILJ - Centre for International Law and Justice, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen.

The Maldives was plunged into political crisis when the former president Mohamed Nasheed resigned, claiming to have been forced out of his position. He was succeeded by his former vice president - Mohamed Waheed - who denies allegations of taking part in a coup. President Waheed is now building a government of national unity, but with tensions still running high between him and supporters of his predecessor, how safe is the island nation's democracy?(Image: Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed Hassan. Credit: Associated Press)

SAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, presents a conversation about the ouster of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives. Join SAJA board members Jigar Mehta (@JigarMehta) and Sree Sreenivasan (@sree) for a webcast with experts and journalists, including: * Bonni Cohen Shenk (@bcactual) a documentary filmmaker, is the producer, with Jon Shenk, of “The Island President,” a forthcoming film about Mohamed Nasheed. See their NYT op-ed today: http://bit.ly/xwmjO6 * Lily Jamali (@lilyjamali), 2011 SAJA Reporting Fellow, reporting on climate change in the Maldives for Public Radio International's "The World". See her work: http://www.lilyjamali.com/the-maldives/ Other speakers being confirmed. Topics we will discuss - we'll be taking your questions, too: * The details of the resignation and current status of ex-President Nasheed * Effect on global climate change initiatives led by the Maldives. And much, much more. Call-in live or send your questions or comments via email to sree@sree.net or @sree or @sajahq or #sajahq  

Global warming is no longer a fear for the future.  It's threatening human civilization, now. But a good portion of humanity doesn't seem that concerned.  On this edition, part 1 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian Edwards-Tiekert…on climate change that is happening, the political response that isn't, and the people trying to break the gridlock. This series was made possible by a grant from The Lia Fund, with additional support from The Cultural Conservancy. Featuring: Tim Flannery, author of “The Weathermakers”; Professor Joseph Alcamo,  United Nations Environment Program chief scientist; James Inhofe, US Senator from Oklahoma; Bernaditas Mueller, South Centre climate change special advisor; Patrick Bond, Center for Civil Society Director at the University of Kwazulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa; Enele Soapala, Tuvalu minister for foreign affairs, environment, and labor; Barack Obama, President of the United States; Stanislaus Lumumba Di-Aping, South Sudanese diplomat; Kumi Naidoo, Greenpeace International Executive Director; Mohamed Nasheed,  President of the Maldives; Terisa Turner, University of Guelph. Economist; Nnimo Bassey, Friends of the Earth International chair For More Information:  Climate Signals-An Inventory of Climate Change Impact Reports http://climatesignals.org/ Skeptical Science www.skepticalscience.com Climate Progress www.climateprogress.org Mobilization for Climate Justice http://www.actforclimatejustice.org Center for Civil Society, University of Kwazulu-Natal http://ccs.ukzn.ac.za/ Indigenous Environmental Network http://www.ienearth.org/ Senator James Inhofe http://inhofe.senate.gov/public/ The South Centre http://www.southcentre.org/ Tuvalu and Global Warming http://www.tuvaluislands.com/warming.htm Greenpeace International http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/ Friends of the Earth International http://www.foei.org/ COP17 in Durban, South Africa http://www.cop17durban.com The post Making Contact – Climate Change Gridlock: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 1) appeared first on KPFA.

The Maldives, a nation of roughly 1200 low-lying islands in the Indian Ocean, could be underwater by the end of this century if climate change causes ocean levels to rise. On the eve of the big climate summit in Copenhagen, the country's president, Mohamed Nasheed, is warning of a massive exodus from the Maldives if drastic global action is not taken. NOW talks with President Nasheed about the climate crisis and why he compares it to genocide.