Pres. is setting a benchmark for the global efforts to cope with climate changes- Freddy Svane

Ambassador of Denmark to Maldives, Freddy Svane has said that President Mohamed Nasheed is setting a benchmark for the global efforts to cope with climate changes and challenges.

Speaking at the at the inauguration ceremony of the second phase of Gulhi Falhu Development Project and naming the first avenue of Gulhi Falhu as “Copenhagen Avenue”, Danish Ambassador Freddy Svane said that President Nasheed took the lead in finding a solution to the climate changes and challenges.

“President took the lead and would reach into the future to sustainable solutions but also setting a benchmark for the global efforts to cope with the climate changes and challenges,” he said.

“Perhaps, you won’t believe it. But the President of this country was the person who really did a lot of good work to secure that Copenhagen could really be a kind of avenue to the future. And on behalf of the Danish government, I would like to express my gratitude for his Excellency, the President of Maldives for having really done the tremendous job in Copenhagen,” Freddy Svane said.

Danish Ambassador Svane said that yesterday’s ceremony at Gulhi Falhu will reach into the future and that it places a lot of obligations on the shoulders of the Maldivian government, and all the governments and parties involved in the project.  

“It is so important because the Maldives is setting a benchmark, it is the eye of the world. And in a blink we will see that the eye of Maldives will really materialize into sustainability and climate neutral solutions. You have chance and we will support you. We have supported you and we will do it in the future as well,” he said.

“Very importantly is to keep in mind that it all starts in our minds. We can build up all these fancy buildings, towers and so forth, but we need to change the mindset of people,” he said.

Freddy Svane furthermore said that the President of Maldives was such a personality that changed a lot of people’s mindset.