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  In October last year, I shared my thoughts on why we need a national dialogue on adaptation focused population consolidation in the Maldives. The article titled "Do we need a national dialogue on 'adaptation focused population consolidation' in the Maldives?" was published on Maldives Policy Think Tank .  Bellow is an extract of the article that gives a summary of what is discussed in the article: --  Where are we at? Evidently, climate change poses an irreversible and existential threat to these islands, affecting islanders, their economy and their environment.  The resilience of Maldivian islands is deeply rooted on their natural bio-geophysical features, their size, shape, topography, vegetation, and their coastal and marine environment health. Unplanned, (unsustainable) development practices over the years have led to irreversible environmental change, increases in population pressures, unplanned urbanization, reclamation and coastal modification have significa...