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"For the Maldives climate change isn't a problem for the future, its already here.

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ENVIRONMENT
With the effects of climate change happening quicker and quicker, the water levels are rising. As this happens, the country is quickly being submerged under water and will soon disappear.

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"For a place that is so green it is a desert"

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"Everything we need comes from the earth"

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ECONOMY
1/3 or the Maldives economic income comes from tourism to the island.
With less and less resources coming in due to the increase of violent weather around the islands.

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CONFLICT
Within the next century  the country will disappear under water due to climate change.

PEOPLE
The people of these islands lost their homes and other resources because of the storms around the islands

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ENVIRONMENT
Sour gas pollutes the air with sulphur even though it is referenced to as  "clean gas".
Sour gas also pollutes the the ground water around the pipe line sites.

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ECONOMY
The government loans the ground to big companies to drill for the gas.

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CONFLICT
Sour gas pipe lines building in Alberta

PEOPLE
Sour gas is toxic to humans and is considered a carcinogen.
Sour gas can kill people quickly especially those who live around the drilling sites.
Big drilling sites pop up around residential areas and around farms until the inhabitants can no longer live there for health reasons.

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CONFLICT
An increase of mono-culture, eucalyptus trees to be exact.

PEOPLE
Farmers were conned into selling their farms to big companies (Aracruz) for low prices.
Many villages were displaced  because of of the eucalyptus trees. The burning of the eucalyptus wood creates smoke which causes pneumonia in children.

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ECONOMY
Government allowed Aracruz to use the country space for the eucalyptus trees. This is a huge source of income for Brazil and a Aracruz is profiting greatly (from the production and manufacturing of toilet paper)

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ENVIRONMENT
With the production of all of these trees there are:

1. An increase of termites without their natural predators being around so there is an increased use of pesticides.
2. Pesticides runoff and contaminate the water supply.
3. 1 tree takes  140 L of water per day.