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Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Australia China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam Search Search: Nasheed sworn in as Maldives president By KRISHAN FRANCIS,Associated Press Writer AP - 1 hour 39 minutes ago COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Mohamed Nasheed, who took the oath of office Tuesday as the Maldives' first democratically elected president, is looking for ways to protect his low-lying island nation from the threat of global warming. Nasheed was sworn in to office at a private ceremony in the capital of Male following an election victory last week that ended 30 years of single-party rule. He now leads the flattest nation on Earth _ with an average height of 2.3 meters (7 feet) above sea level _ and one considered particularly vulnerable to the perils of global climate change and rising sea levels. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned of significant rises in the sea level by the end of the century. Climate researchers say that many of the Maldives' 1,200 islands could disappear if the seas continue to rise. Ibrahim Zacky, a leader of the Maldivian Democratic Party, said Nasheed has proposed creating a fund so that its people could be relocated in case the nation of 350,000 people becomes submerged. He refused to give more details of the plan. Gayoom, who was ousted as Asia's longest-serving ruler, did not take part in the swearing-in ceremony. Gayoom oversaw the transformation of the Maldives from a poor fishing community into one of Asia's top luxury resort destinations but his critics accused him of ruling the country as a dictator. He had won six previous elections as the only name on the ballot, but obtained just 46 percent of the vote in last week's election. Nasheed is a democracy activist who had been jailed by the prior regime. He promised to push through deeper democratic reforms after fighting for change in recent years as an exile in Britain and Sri Lanka. Violent street protests in 2003 and resultant international pressure prompted Gayoom to start a lengthy reform program that led to his own ouster. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (0 votes) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: Climate Change Nasheed sworn in as Maldives presidentAP - 1 hour 39 minutes ago Gov't wants to change course of forest experimentsAP - Wednesday, November 12 Big global investors urge action on climate changeReuters - Tuesday, November 11 Maldives saves for new homeland amid flooding fears: reportAFP - Monday, November 10 Related Articles: Asia Pacific Taiwan's former president arrested over graft probeAFP - 1 hour 6 minutes ago ASEAN worried about food security amid crisisAP - 1 hour 24 minutes ago Hard-line former Beijing Communist Party boss diesAP - 1 hour 26 minutes ago Myanmar activists jailed for 65 years: familyAFP - 1 hour 35 minutes ago Nasheed sworn in as Maldives presidentAP - 1 hour 39 minutes ago Related Full Coverage climate change climate change All Full Coverage Most Popular – Asia Pacific Viewed In Obama's victory, Americans see legacy of Lincoln Britney Spears's son hospitalized: statement US expands record bailout of insurance giant AIG AIDS vaccines: New hope for problem-plagued path MP3 earphones can hamper defibrillators, pacemakers View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular

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