"For us, climate change is real. We are already relocating people from 16 islands affected by rising seas to other areas of our country [Maldives]"
— Mohamed Nasheed

January 1, 1970

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PrisonersHuman rights activistsMuslimsPresidents of the MaldivesEnvironmentalists from the Maldives
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Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed told Costas Christ of National Geographic, quoted on Parent Herald, "Maldives: Is The Maldives Sinking? Only 30 Years Until It Becomes Next Atlantis", March 21, 2016.