Works cited
Primary Sources:
"Australia Population Density." About Australia. Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. Map. This map shows the population density in Australia. Will be used to show the vacant areas in the country.
Boy Walks Through Flooded Streets in Maldives.. Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This image depicts a young boy walking through the flooded streets of Maldives, showing the future of the islands when rising sea levels submerge the country.
Building of Tourist Resort in Maldives. This image depicts the construction of a tourist resort in Maldives. I will use this to show the message the country will be overrun with tourist resorts.
"Climate Change: It’s Real. It’s Serious. And It’s Up to Us to Solve it." National Geographic, Accessed 30 Oct. 2016. This documentary is a great source to not only learn about the science of climate change, but also to investigate ways we could minimize the damage of global warming. This documentary will be useful for further research on what the Maldives can do, if anything to save their country, and also how the hypothetical drowning of the Maldives would affect the rest of the world.
Cook, John. Quantifying the Consensus on Anthropogenic Global Warming in the Scientific Literature. Skeptical Science. Skeptical Science. Accessed 4 Feb. 2017. This report is a research document made to show the idea that the overwhelming majority of scientists believe in the idea of man made climate change. I will use this source in my project to show the idea that rising sea levels are due to the impact of humans on the environment.
Couple Ridiculed by Hotel Staff in Wedding Ceremony. The Week UK, Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This video shows a group of Maldivian resort workers ridicule an unknowing Swiss couple during a wedding ceremony. This will be used to show the Maldives' strong ties to Islam and hatred towards westerners.
"Exon Mobil's Climate Denial." Greenpeace. Accessed 25 Feb. 2017. Map. This infographic shows the NGO Greenpeace's account of Exon Mobil's denial of climate change. I used this source to show reasons for the lack of motivation by the government on climate change.
"Gorgeous Male Aerial." Vignette, Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. Depicts an aerial view of the Maldivian capital, Male. Will be used in a slideshow visually showing the Maldives.
"Grand Friday Mosque in Maldives." The World Factbook, Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. Depicts a mosque in Maldives, will be used to show ties to Islam in Maldives.
"Maldives Area Map." World Atlas. Map. This map of the Maldives' atolls gives an accurate representation of the bird's eye view of the country. I will use this map to show a few specific locations in the country.
Maldives Beach Bridge to Spa. Pinterest, Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This image depicts a spa on a Maldivian beach and will be used for visual purposes.
"Maldives Beach Resorts." Expedia, travelblog.expedia.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/maldives-beach-resorts.jpg. Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This image depicts a Maldivian beach resort and will be used for visual purposes.
"The Maldives Landscape." Best Tourism, Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This image depicts a bridge above the water of a beach and will be used for visual enhancement.
"Maldives NGO Calls for Creation of Nature Reserves." Bluepeace Maldives, edited by Minivan News, Bluepeace, Accessed 5 Nov. 2016. Bluepeace Maldives is an NGO centered in the Maldives which is an organization that tries to improve the Maldives environment by raising awareness and improving education. The Bluepeace organization is a primary account of what is being done in the Maldives because it is the source is not altered from what is the organization is doing.
"Maldives Research." Maldives Research, Accessed 9 Nov. 2016. This think tank's purpose to further research the Maldives and create public policies to help the country using the research done. The think tank is based in the UK so the perspective of the research is done from the outside looking in. The website is a primary source because it's research is original and done by this non-profit organization.
"The Maldives- Vulnerability and Climate Change Challenges." Youtube, uploaded by Min.ofEnvironmentAndEnergy Maldives, 14 Dec. 2015. This video dives into the negative implications resulting from climate change, including rising sea levels. I used this video source to access a visual account of the current climate change struggles in the Maldives.
"Male Original." Thousand Wonders, Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This image depicts a resort in the Maldives. Will be used to show visuals of the Maldives.
Manifestant Claiming for Change on the Concept of Climate Refugee during the COP 15. The Maldives Case, Luisa Reis de Freitas, May 2013. Accessed 31 Oct. 2016. The photograph depicts a manifestant asking for change because of his climate change refugee status. Although the man may not be legally considered a refugee he is sending the message that climate change has caused him to become a refugee. The image is a primary source of the climate change crisis because it is original and was taken at the scene.
"MDP Protest." Blog Spot, Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This image depicts a scene of chaos on the Maldivian streets resulting from an MDP protest. Will be used to show visually the riots of 2010-2012 in Male.
Mehi, Qaumuge. Political Cartoon Mocking Maldivian Supreme Court Justice. Voteless in Maldives: Resistence Is Not Futile, 19 Sept. 2013, Accessed 9 Nov. 2016. This illustration is a political cartoon created to the paradox of a supreme court justice who engaged in adultery with prostitution. The cartoon depicts the supreme court justice half naked sentencing people to 25 years of prison based on the crime that they released the justice's sex tape. The political cartoon is a primary source of an Maldivian perspective on the issue of their country's supreme court, because it is an original artistic response.
Men Praying to Allah in Maldives. Asia News, Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This image depicts a group of Maldivian men praying to Allah. Will be used to show the Maldives' ties to Islam.
Mohammed, Ismail. "A Plea for Help." 25 June 2010. Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. Letter. This letter is from an atheist men from the Maldives begging the person whom he is writing refuge in Britain because of the situation he is dealing with in his country. Will be used to show the religious fervor in the Maldives.
"Poverty and Equity Data Maldives." The World Bank. Accessed 4 Feb. 2017. Raw data. This source is a collection of data done by The World Bank on poverty and equity in the Maldives. The data includes: country indicators (economic background), poverty trends, and inequality trends. I used this source to show the poverty in the Maldives when I discussed the complex emergency.
Scene of Chaos in Maldives. New York Times. Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This image depicts two law enforcement officers in riot gear with a grenade at their feet. Will be used to visually show chaos.
"Tamara Spa Entrance.". This peaceful image of a Maldivian spa will be used as a background in my website.
Trofimenko, Natalia, editor. Climate Change: Current Issues. PDF ed., Kiel Institute for the World Economy, 2011. This book on climate change discusses the science behind the issue and how global warming will affect our world. The book is a secondary source because it uses information form other sources to compile an informative book.
---, UN. UNFCCC. Code of Federal Regulations, vol. , 1992. Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. Accessed 31 Oct. 2016. This international UN treaty regulates the amount of human influence on the climate, including air pollution, forest destruction, and others. I will use this source in my final project to show what is being done about the climate change crisis and if it is enough. The treaty is a primary source because it is original in it's meaning.
Secondary Sources:
"Climate Change: How Do We Know?" Accessed 7 Nov. 2016. This article, published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration focuses itself on the science of climate change and how science tells us that global warming is man made and real. The article is a secondary source because although the article has original data, the write up is an interpretation of that data making the source secondary.
"Climate Change in the Coral Triangle." Climate Change, Reefs and the Coral Triangle, WWF Global, 2015. Accessed 28 Oct. 2016. Infographic. I used this info-graphic to get a jump start to my research. The digital chart included a small amount of information about climate change from a lot of different sources which allowed me to investigate the sources provided. This is also a good resource for telling someone about rising sea levels who may not know a lot about climate change and I could use this info-graphic as a presenting tool in the future.
"Coal, Steam, and the Industrial Revolution." Youtube, uploaded by CrashCourse, 30 Aug. 2012. Accessed 4 Feb. 2017. This video provides a detailed description of the industrial revolution and it's significant affect on the world. I will use this information in my explanation of how rising sea levels originated.
Hoffmann, Justin. "Maldives and Rising Sea Levels." American EDU, ICE Case Studies, May 2007, Accessed 19 Oct. 2016. The "Maldives and Rising Sea Levels" website is an informational, non-bias database that explains the effect of rising sea levels on The Maldives. The author, Justin Hoffmann offers his readers facts about the current situation in The Maldives to inform the public on the issue on the island. I used this source to get initial research about The Maldives and also dig deeper by researching sources given in the bibliography.
Mindha, A. The Political Economy of Development: The Case of the Tourism Industry in the Maldives. Department of Economics, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, 2008. Maldives Research. Accessed 27 Nov. 2016. This research paper debriefs the success of the tourism industry and the threat rising sea levels pose to it. The paper also talks about the unstable political system in the Maldives and it's effect on Maldivian tourism. This source is secondary because it is an analyzation of the economical and political stability of the Maldives.
Ministry of Housing, Transport, and Environment. "Adaption to Climate Change." 23 Mar. 2009. Accessed 6 Nov. 2016. Working paper.
National Adaption Plan of Action. Ministry of Environment, Energy and Water, 19 Nov. 2006. The Case for the Maldives, Ministry of Environment, Energy and Water, Accessed 29 Oct. 2016. This source about the plan of action to combat climate change in the Maldives is a research paper written by the "Ministry of Environment." I used this source because as I was doing my initial research I found this source under many of the "works cited" page. I found that this source had really gone the extra mile and has already researched the dirty work making it a great source for my paper.
Niyaz, Ahmed. "Terrorism and Extremism." Terrorism and Extremism: A Threat to Maldives Tourism Industry, vol. 02, no. 01, Jan. 2011, pp. 1-14. International Journal of Small Economies, Accessed 2 Nov. 2016. This journal is a secondary source that compiles information about terrorism in the Maldives and the Maldivian tourist industry and using an abstract style shows how the two could intertwine in the near future. I will use this source in my final project to explain to readers why surviving the Maldives surviving climate change will be more difficult because of the country's internal problems, or potential problems. The journal is a secondary source because it primarily contains information from other places that is compiled together in a comprehensive journal.
"Republic of Maldives." Proquest. Culture Grams. Accessed 3 Oct. 2016. This database breaks down the country of Maldives talking about the country's government, culture, and people. The database separates itself by containing important country data and other metrics all in the same place.
Robinson, J.J. The Maldives; Islamic Republic, Tropical Autocracy. This book describes the Maldives as a "country of contradictions" and really take it's readers to every perspective of the Maldives. This book will help me see the economic situation in the Maldives and exactly how much rising sea levels will affect the country and it's people. The book is a secondary source because it uses different people to stand in their shoes and see the problems within the country excluding climate change.
Sokhin, Vlad, producer. "The Worlds First Climate Refugees." Seeker Stories, Accessed 6 Nov. 2016. This video podcast is created to tell the world that the beginning of climate change refugees has come and the number of refugee has no plans to slow down in the future. It tells the stories of the first climate refugees and how and why they became displaced and have adjusted to their new home. The video is a secondary source because it contains second hand stories of the very first climate refugees from Tuvalu and other low lying islands.
"The Truth Behind 97% of Scientists Believe Man Made Climate Change Is Real." The Heartland Institute. Accessed 4 Feb. 2017. This source, The Heartland Institute is an organization that publishes articles about the dramatization of the climate change phenomena. I will use this source to show both sides of the climate change debate.
United States, Congress, House. UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Submission by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees For the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' Compilation Report - Universal Periodic Review: Republic of Maldives, October 2014, available at. This source is document published by The UN High Commissioner for Refugees about the issues within the Maldives regarding humanitarian issues. The document is in the perspective of someone outside of the Maldives looking in and is a secondary source because it's main purpose is to provide background which comes from other sources.
"Australia Population Density." About Australia. Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. Map. This map shows the population density in Australia. Will be used to show the vacant areas in the country.
Boy Walks Through Flooded Streets in Maldives.. Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This image depicts a young boy walking through the flooded streets of Maldives, showing the future of the islands when rising sea levels submerge the country.
Building of Tourist Resort in Maldives. This image depicts the construction of a tourist resort in Maldives. I will use this to show the message the country will be overrun with tourist resorts.
"Climate Change: It’s Real. It’s Serious. And It’s Up to Us to Solve it." National Geographic, Accessed 30 Oct. 2016. This documentary is a great source to not only learn about the science of climate change, but also to investigate ways we could minimize the damage of global warming. This documentary will be useful for further research on what the Maldives can do, if anything to save their country, and also how the hypothetical drowning of the Maldives would affect the rest of the world.
Cook, John. Quantifying the Consensus on Anthropogenic Global Warming in the Scientific Literature. Skeptical Science. Skeptical Science. Accessed 4 Feb. 2017. This report is a research document made to show the idea that the overwhelming majority of scientists believe in the idea of man made climate change. I will use this source in my project to show the idea that rising sea levels are due to the impact of humans on the environment.
Couple Ridiculed by Hotel Staff in Wedding Ceremony. The Week UK, Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This video shows a group of Maldivian resort workers ridicule an unknowing Swiss couple during a wedding ceremony. This will be used to show the Maldives' strong ties to Islam and hatred towards westerners.
"Exon Mobil's Climate Denial." Greenpeace. Accessed 25 Feb. 2017. Map. This infographic shows the NGO Greenpeace's account of Exon Mobil's denial of climate change. I used this source to show reasons for the lack of motivation by the government on climate change.
"Gorgeous Male Aerial." Vignette, Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. Depicts an aerial view of the Maldivian capital, Male. Will be used in a slideshow visually showing the Maldives.
"Grand Friday Mosque in Maldives." The World Factbook, Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. Depicts a mosque in Maldives, will be used to show ties to Islam in Maldives.
"Maldives Area Map." World Atlas. Map. This map of the Maldives' atolls gives an accurate representation of the bird's eye view of the country. I will use this map to show a few specific locations in the country.
Maldives Beach Bridge to Spa. Pinterest, Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This image depicts a spa on a Maldivian beach and will be used for visual purposes.
"Maldives Beach Resorts." Expedia, travelblog.expedia.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/maldives-beach-resorts.jpg. Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This image depicts a Maldivian beach resort and will be used for visual purposes.
"The Maldives Landscape." Best Tourism, Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This image depicts a bridge above the water of a beach and will be used for visual enhancement.
"Maldives NGO Calls for Creation of Nature Reserves." Bluepeace Maldives, edited by Minivan News, Bluepeace, Accessed 5 Nov. 2016. Bluepeace Maldives is an NGO centered in the Maldives which is an organization that tries to improve the Maldives environment by raising awareness and improving education. The Bluepeace organization is a primary account of what is being done in the Maldives because it is the source is not altered from what is the organization is doing.
"Maldives Research." Maldives Research, Accessed 9 Nov. 2016. This think tank's purpose to further research the Maldives and create public policies to help the country using the research done. The think tank is based in the UK so the perspective of the research is done from the outside looking in. The website is a primary source because it's research is original and done by this non-profit organization.
"The Maldives- Vulnerability and Climate Change Challenges." Youtube, uploaded by Min.ofEnvironmentAndEnergy Maldives, 14 Dec. 2015. This video dives into the negative implications resulting from climate change, including rising sea levels. I used this video source to access a visual account of the current climate change struggles in the Maldives.
"Male Original." Thousand Wonders, Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This image depicts a resort in the Maldives. Will be used to show visuals of the Maldives.
Manifestant Claiming for Change on the Concept of Climate Refugee during the COP 15. The Maldives Case, Luisa Reis de Freitas, May 2013. Accessed 31 Oct. 2016. The photograph depicts a manifestant asking for change because of his climate change refugee status. Although the man may not be legally considered a refugee he is sending the message that climate change has caused him to become a refugee. The image is a primary source of the climate change crisis because it is original and was taken at the scene.
"MDP Protest." Blog Spot, Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This image depicts a scene of chaos on the Maldivian streets resulting from an MDP protest. Will be used to show visually the riots of 2010-2012 in Male.
Mehi, Qaumuge. Political Cartoon Mocking Maldivian Supreme Court Justice. Voteless in Maldives: Resistence Is Not Futile, 19 Sept. 2013, Accessed 9 Nov. 2016. This illustration is a political cartoon created to the paradox of a supreme court justice who engaged in adultery with prostitution. The cartoon depicts the supreme court justice half naked sentencing people to 25 years of prison based on the crime that they released the justice's sex tape. The political cartoon is a primary source of an Maldivian perspective on the issue of their country's supreme court, because it is an original artistic response.
Men Praying to Allah in Maldives. Asia News, Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This image depicts a group of Maldivian men praying to Allah. Will be used to show the Maldives' ties to Islam.
Mohammed, Ismail. "A Plea for Help." 25 June 2010. Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. Letter. This letter is from an atheist men from the Maldives begging the person whom he is writing refuge in Britain because of the situation he is dealing with in his country. Will be used to show the religious fervor in the Maldives.
"Poverty and Equity Data Maldives." The World Bank. Accessed 4 Feb. 2017. Raw data. This source is a collection of data done by The World Bank on poverty and equity in the Maldives. The data includes: country indicators (economic background), poverty trends, and inequality trends. I used this source to show the poverty in the Maldives when I discussed the complex emergency.
Scene of Chaos in Maldives. New York Times. Accessed 13 Mar. 2017. This image depicts two law enforcement officers in riot gear with a grenade at their feet. Will be used to visually show chaos.
"Tamara Spa Entrance.". This peaceful image of a Maldivian spa will be used as a background in my website.
Trofimenko, Natalia, editor. Climate Change: Current Issues. PDF ed., Kiel Institute for the World Economy, 2011. This book on climate change discusses the science behind the issue and how global warming will affect our world. The book is a secondary source because it uses information form other sources to compile an informative book.
---, UN. UNFCCC. Code of Federal Regulations, vol. , 1992. Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. Accessed 31 Oct. 2016. This international UN treaty regulates the amount of human influence on the climate, including air pollution, forest destruction, and others. I will use this source in my final project to show what is being done about the climate change crisis and if it is enough. The treaty is a primary source because it is original in it's meaning.
Secondary Sources:
"Climate Change: How Do We Know?" Accessed 7 Nov. 2016. This article, published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration focuses itself on the science of climate change and how science tells us that global warming is man made and real. The article is a secondary source because although the article has original data, the write up is an interpretation of that data making the source secondary.
"Climate Change in the Coral Triangle." Climate Change, Reefs and the Coral Triangle, WWF Global, 2015. Accessed 28 Oct. 2016. Infographic. I used this info-graphic to get a jump start to my research. The digital chart included a small amount of information about climate change from a lot of different sources which allowed me to investigate the sources provided. This is also a good resource for telling someone about rising sea levels who may not know a lot about climate change and I could use this info-graphic as a presenting tool in the future.
"Coal, Steam, and the Industrial Revolution." Youtube, uploaded by CrashCourse, 30 Aug. 2012. Accessed 4 Feb. 2017. This video provides a detailed description of the industrial revolution and it's significant affect on the world. I will use this information in my explanation of how rising sea levels originated.
Hoffmann, Justin. "Maldives and Rising Sea Levels." American EDU, ICE Case Studies, May 2007, Accessed 19 Oct. 2016. The "Maldives and Rising Sea Levels" website is an informational, non-bias database that explains the effect of rising sea levels on The Maldives. The author, Justin Hoffmann offers his readers facts about the current situation in The Maldives to inform the public on the issue on the island. I used this source to get initial research about The Maldives and also dig deeper by researching sources given in the bibliography.
Mindha, A. The Political Economy of Development: The Case of the Tourism Industry in the Maldives. Department of Economics, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, 2008. Maldives Research. Accessed 27 Nov. 2016. This research paper debriefs the success of the tourism industry and the threat rising sea levels pose to it. The paper also talks about the unstable political system in the Maldives and it's effect on Maldivian tourism. This source is secondary because it is an analyzation of the economical and political stability of the Maldives.
Ministry of Housing, Transport, and Environment. "Adaption to Climate Change." 23 Mar. 2009. Accessed 6 Nov. 2016. Working paper.
National Adaption Plan of Action. Ministry of Environment, Energy and Water, 19 Nov. 2006. The Case for the Maldives, Ministry of Environment, Energy and Water, Accessed 29 Oct. 2016. This source about the plan of action to combat climate change in the Maldives is a research paper written by the "Ministry of Environment." I used this source because as I was doing my initial research I found this source under many of the "works cited" page. I found that this source had really gone the extra mile and has already researched the dirty work making it a great source for my paper.
Niyaz, Ahmed. "Terrorism and Extremism." Terrorism and Extremism: A Threat to Maldives Tourism Industry, vol. 02, no. 01, Jan. 2011, pp. 1-14. International Journal of Small Economies, Accessed 2 Nov. 2016. This journal is a secondary source that compiles information about terrorism in the Maldives and the Maldivian tourist industry and using an abstract style shows how the two could intertwine in the near future. I will use this source in my final project to explain to readers why surviving the Maldives surviving climate change will be more difficult because of the country's internal problems, or potential problems. The journal is a secondary source because it primarily contains information from other places that is compiled together in a comprehensive journal.
"Republic of Maldives." Proquest. Culture Grams. Accessed 3 Oct. 2016. This database breaks down the country of Maldives talking about the country's government, culture, and people. The database separates itself by containing important country data and other metrics all in the same place.
Robinson, J.J. The Maldives; Islamic Republic, Tropical Autocracy. This book describes the Maldives as a "country of contradictions" and really take it's readers to every perspective of the Maldives. This book will help me see the economic situation in the Maldives and exactly how much rising sea levels will affect the country and it's people. The book is a secondary source because it uses different people to stand in their shoes and see the problems within the country excluding climate change.
Sokhin, Vlad, producer. "The Worlds First Climate Refugees." Seeker Stories, Accessed 6 Nov. 2016. This video podcast is created to tell the world that the beginning of climate change refugees has come and the number of refugee has no plans to slow down in the future. It tells the stories of the first climate refugees and how and why they became displaced and have adjusted to their new home. The video is a secondary source because it contains second hand stories of the very first climate refugees from Tuvalu and other low lying islands.
"The Truth Behind 97% of Scientists Believe Man Made Climate Change Is Real." The Heartland Institute. Accessed 4 Feb. 2017. This source, The Heartland Institute is an organization that publishes articles about the dramatization of the climate change phenomena. I will use this source to show both sides of the climate change debate.
United States, Congress, House. UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Submission by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees For the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' Compilation Report - Universal Periodic Review: Republic of Maldives, October 2014, available at. This source is document published by The UN High Commissioner for Refugees about the issues within the Maldives regarding humanitarian issues. The document is in the perspective of someone outside of the Maldives looking in and is a secondary source because it's main purpose is to provide background which comes from other sources.