While tourists sip cocktails in overwater bungalows, some neighboring islands are literally running out of fresh water. Tourism accounts for more than 20 percent of Maldives’ GDP and is likely ...

Marginalized island communities in the Maldives affected by climate change face limited access to water because of inadequate government consultations, poor monitoring, and economic barriers.

Hulhumalé, Maldives — “My most peaceful moments are on the water,” Thoiba Saeedh, an anthropologist, said just before a motorboat took us skimming across the glassy Indian Ocean towards the ...

"Could I do a large water . . . but make it dirty?" I anxiously ask the unlucky employee working the Sonic drive-thru. He says yes, but I can hear the laughter in his voice. I say thank you and ...