The Maldives - On The Front Line Of Climate Change

MAHIBADOO, MALDIVES - DECEMBER 16: A boy performs ablutions using desalinated water before praying at a mosque on December 16, 2019 in Mahibadoo, Maldives. The Maldives is the worlds lowest lying country with a highest natural point of just 2.4 meters above sea level. As well as an increasing population, the nation faces a number of problems caused by climate change including rising sea levels, unpredictable weather, a shortage of drinking water, coastal erosion and declining fish stocks. With no rivers or streams on any of the islands, Maldivians have traditionally lived from fishing and except for Male and a handful of other islands, most islands rely on rain for drinking water and, increasingly, bottled water brought in from other islands. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)