Study: Maldives outpaces continents in dredging land

3 days ago

The Maldives has reclaimed more land in the past 24 years than the combined total reclaimed across Europe and Africa, according to a new study analysing the country’s rapid coastal transformation. The study, Land Reclamation in the Maldives: Trends and Impacts from 2000 to 2024, by Hussain Ziyath, Eden Rigo and Fathimath Shanna, is the first national‑scale assessment of reclamation carried