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Speaker of the People’s Majlis, Hon. Abdul Raheem Abdulla, addressed the 5th Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network on 15 April 2026, held on the sidelines of the IPU 152nd Assembly in Istanbul, Türkiye. Speaking on climate-resilient urbanization for NAM areas, he stressed the vulnerability of small island developing states like Maldives to sea-level rise, coastal erosion, and flooding. He highlighted parliaments' role in strengthening legal and policy frameworks for environmental protection, climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and sustainable land use, and integrating climate priorities into national strategies. He also noted parliaments' oversight role in ensuring government accountability.

Speaker of the People’s Majlis, Hon. Abdul Raheem Abdulla, addressed the 5th Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network on 15 April 2026, held on the sidelines of the IPU 152nd Assembly in Istanbul, Türkiye. Speaking on climate-resilient urbanization for NAM areas, he stressed the vulnerability of small island developing states like Maldives to sea-level rise, coastal erosion, and flooding. He highlighted parliaments' role in strengthening legal and policy frameworks for environmental protection, climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and sustainable land use, and integrating climate priorities into national strategies. He also noted parliaments' oversight role in ensuring government accountability.

Speaker of the People’s Majlis, Hon. Abdul Raheem Abdulla, addressed the 5th Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network on 15 April 2026, held on the sidelines of the IPU 152nd Assembly in Istanbul, Türkiye. Speaking on climate-resilient urbanization for NAM areas, he stressed the vulnerability of small island developing states like Maldives to sea-level rise, coastal erosion, and flooding. He highlighted parliaments' role in strengthening legal and policy frameworks for environmental protection, climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and sustainable land use, and integrating climate priorities into national strategies. He also noted parliaments' oversight role in ensuring government accountability.

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