Citizens of Maldives VOice out on Climate Change

S.O.S a local NGO working for a better future for the youth of Maldives.They held a local meeting of the global campaign called World Wide Views carried out by the Danish Board of Technology [www.wwviews.org].
This meeting brought together a group of citizens to and helped find their views on Climate Change and the Global policies regarding it. This was the first of its kind...maybe this is what the government should also be doing. More democratic values are realized through these kinds of public participation activities. Check out the results compared to other countries. IT is quite interesting. it seems we are not as concerned as other citizens of the world on the Climate Change issue. Strange ain't it.

The Climate Summit and Maldives - COP15

The world is gearing up for the summit that can literally conclude the future of the world.The Conference of Parties summit number 15 will be held in Copenhagen in December 2009.This will be the summit where 4 major issues that concern Maldives will also be decided:
1-Will the new President Mohammed Nasheed attend the summit with the talks of lack of funding in the government budget?
2-As one of the major contributors to Climate Change and its adverse effects;Will the USA sign onto the new document that will succeed the Kyoto Protocol that USA previously refused to sign onto?
3-Will there be same or harsher penalties for Developing countries that emit large amounts of CO2 or will it be the richer countries who pay?
4-Will the 350.org campaign succeed and Mr.Bill Mc.Kibben and a lot of scientific support given minimum amount of CO2 in the atmosphere of 350parts per million be the new limit that the world works to meet?

Well these are all major issues concerning the Maldives. For one thing our leader should be there for the sake of all small island nations. While we have been lucky and blessed to have such richness compared to many low lying vulnerable nations, our democratically elected leader in my opinion should be there for all of us.His presence alone will be a powerful statement.

The USA is one of the leading CO2 emmiters and their signing on can be a turning point in the global warming crisis.While they argue developing countries burn more fossil fuel and release as much CO2 the argument is futile when one claims to be of greater intellect and power.I believe things have to proven in action not just words. Again Maldives becomes key as our president has unprecedented access to Chinese and Indian government and politicians and a ;leverage the Americans don't have. Mr.Nasheed could be the negotiator that can actually strike a common deal between China India and America as the worlds largest Co2 emmiters to sign on to an agreement.This can be world history that future generations will always look back in awe and love and thankfulness.

350.org campaign by the writer Bill Mc.Kibben is being a greater force that can greatly benefit the world. Reducing the global CO2 levels in the atmosphere and maintaining can actually be the only solution that low lying islands like Maldives has. If we are to give a blind eye and call him a fool then it is our future that we gamble. Will we do that? Of course not! 350ppm is the minimal level at which the world can survive and prosper that has been scientifically proven. Right now we are beyond that limit and it can also be easily reversed and decreased with a common understanding and practices. Hence Maldives has to see to it that 350 campaign is a success.
All in all Maldivians do not know about the goings on of the world on the Climate Change arena as the previous dictatorship had a nasty habit of withholding information.

Check out local NGO S.O.S campaign to find out peoples views on these issues which is a global effort by the Danish Board oF Technology, http://www.wwviews.org/ :
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=261628000636&ref=ts

register and be part of the voice on this global campaign for leaders to hear your voice! Sign up at
http://download146.mediafire.com/1wlmd1gy1mng/nntndkeniwm/WWViewsInvitationletterandenrolmentFormSOS.doc

Sadness

IT is meaningless to pursue something that shall lead us no where
What ifs and what could be no longer amuse me to keep on trying.
Too much failure and disappointment has left me all dry.
Now all i wish for is a lonely end to the despair.

Remmembering The Past

We have come a long way in our path of freedom and greater democracy,we have made pack ts with the Devil and slept with our enemies.Now we are on the pedestal of change itself.It is now that we all need to think for the Nation and be assertive in our decisions.
The new government of MDP did come through a revolution, but its wasn't like those of Serbia, Georgia India or any of the past popular revolutions of Democracy.MDP had a minor lead over the now opposition.The majpurity of citizens are still skeptical of the changes. The parliament is at a disarray with DRP majority.Their only thought and ideal seems to be to be the barrier of the changes the MDP government hastens to bring.
Well now we have to ask ourselves who has forgotten the past? For it is when we forget our mistakes and history that we repeat them and take steps backwards.DRP is headstrong in going back to the Dictatorial regime of Gayyoom.The people are ever more impatient and critical and more vocal on each and every step the MDP government takes. Of course the government today is young and very new and have been making many mistakes that should not be repeated.Their core belief of old regime citizens or rather the whole of the civil service might still be adamant Gayyoom supporters but i am sure they shall not stand in the way of good for the people.MDP NEEDS TO win over their loyalty!
For in the past it was these civil servants who kept Gayyooms government in place and they shall have skills from 30 years of experience that the new government might not.
DRP needs to be laid to rest with a tombstone that says "Never to Return". While their only strength is Yaameen they also have a leader who is for now sure not with the least bit of sanity.
In the past we have let our leaders play the role of sole decider and benefactor and employer of all the citizens of Maldives. That gave us 30 years of corruption and hindered development. Maybe it i snow time for us all to do our part in changing the country. TO support the development and be part of the national spirit.Someone says that democracy is a dream.Then let us not call it names but rather do it with wit and actions guided by free thought.
IT is now time to remember we have so much lost in the past that we shall not let it happen again.Remember the government is not the appointed but it is of all of us for us.Remember that DRP is the old and the past and MDP is our future right now. If MDP fails in this 5 years it is the failure of not only Anni but rather of all of us. Again it is us letting our government fail!!!

What makes Us Evil???

i sometimes wonder if i am an evil person.I wonder if where i stand on my beliefs and thoughts, do they make me evil? How can we tell if one of us is not on the right path? Or if they can be judged to be worse than us???yea religion tells us somethings are wrong plain right and there still is so much gray area that so many scholars don't even speak about.So how can we judge our own selves? Of course murder rape and theft can be defined as the evil characters...but what about the reasons? Do we ignore to ask why the people do the things they did? Do we blame them for their actions though we do not understand their reasons or hear out their justifications? Sometimes i think if what we consider to be moral if it really is...I do not doubt God at all or not believe in his holy book...but i definitely do not TRUST the so called scholars who seem to consider themselves only worthy to explain GODs will to the people.how are we to know the truth? Do we all have to revel in reading gaining knowledge and learning the truth ourselves? Back to the point...social well being is supposedly guaranteed by democracy adn religion and our own guidelines...but i guess we have to keep questioning and looking back and progressing or else we end up for example with Windows NT and Doom 3D latest version...now it would never run on the old system!!!

Past can be Forgotten but not Forgiven!!!

Maybe it is getting too alte for the Civil Society or the government or Political parties or Figures to pursue the Re apyment of all the loss left behind by the Past Dictator gayyoom and his regime. Maybe it is out of fear of oneself being entangled in it that so many political and vocal figures refrain from a court case or human rights case or simply even the media to dig deep and find the truth behind all the lies and deceipt by Gayyoom. For one thing i beleive you cannot start a new without cleaning up the past. Its like going to the dentist...you expect him to clean all his tools before he begins to poke inside your mouth with his instruments...you do not want the previous patients miscrobes being transfered to your mouth and im sure you can imagine where im getting at...So my big question is WHY refraine??? Human Rights NGO's are quite young and lack the technical aspects to deal with such issues and they do not ahve the knowledge...but im sure so many other authorities and pooliticians and parties have enough evidence...if we are to set an example of Gayyoom being set free without even a trial that cleans his records of the horrors in the jails and the torture of innocent and the malnutrition of islanders...do we also set free the peadophiles and rapists without a charge??? I do not understand it...Anni could say he will not pursue on his own...but shouldnt someone else be doing it??? where is the Maldivian Human Rights Commission ??? i beleive Nan reethi Saleem should resign if he refrains from carrying out atleast an investigation...dowsnt matter if there is no evidence..just follow a standard procedure...if we do not then anni and his government might commit such attrocities aswell and we would end up at the same place...!!!!Who ends up loosing??? The Fish??Also i do not say we should hold on to the past as so much it regresses our ability to develop and go forward!!!

Life

Strange as it is mystery Drives us
Beginning with a cry we begin to smile
Remember the times that we used to be free
Thoughts would wonder like bees to honey
Times have changed and repent we do
Forgiveness we seek too often for comfort
Sins hold us back from finding god within
Temptation for revenge gets stronger again
Lies and deception are the titles of our book
Songs we sing are song for ourselves
Selfish and greedy we feed on each other
Like goblins and monsters of fairy tales
We have become what we feared the most
And through out at what a cost
Second chances gives us hope
Sometimes wishing it was the last breath
For the end is near and time has passed
What we set out to do has come and past
Let us lay down to rest for eternity
I wonder if they forgive me for all i did
For i meant no harm and was human for it