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Read the requirements and the first report, write a short second report around 500 words(2pages). Please read the documents very carefully and make sure the answer fits the instruction.
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HARP 234 Hot Topics, Hot Issues, Hot Spots
Professor Mark E. Reisinger
Research Project Progress Report
Due Dates: February 28 and April 9, 2018
Prepare a short report discussing the progress you are making on your semester research project.
Begin your reports by briefly introducing your topic. In your first report you should include
some of the bibliographic resources that you think may be useful and how they will contribute to
the overall project. You should also discuss any datasets and sources of data that you intend to
use in your project. You may also want to include any problems you are encountering in finding
bibliographic sources or data.
In the second report you may include the above, however I expect that you will have narrowed
the bibliographic resources and data sets down to those you definitely intend to use for the
project. I also expect you to be able to discuss how your research project will be organized and
that you have actually done some writing. Once again, please feel free to discuss any problems
that you are encountering.
Format: The progress reports will be written and presented orally in class. The written versions
should be typed or word-processed, double-spaced. I suspect that a page or at the most two
pages will be sufficient. Please submit your progress report to Blackboard. The oral versions
will be presented to the rest of the class in a relaxed atmosphere. The goals for the oral versions
are to provide you with at least a little experience in speaking in front of the rest of the class, and
to also exchange ideas as well as sources of information and data.
Running head: RESEARCH PROPOSAL ON THE SUBMERGENCE OF MALDIVE
A Research Proposal on the Submergence of the Maldives
Student’s Name
University Affiliation
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Summary
My topic is the contribution of global warming to the submergence of the Maldives. A
research on this topic is not only timely but also necessary given the recent hurricanes that hit
Texas, United States. My choice of Maldives for the study is based on the observation that a vast
majority of the catastrophic consequences of global warming are felt along the coastal regions. I
will use both secondary and primary data sources. In particular, population census reports and field
observation will be my primary data sources. Secondary sources will include published case
studies and peer reviews. The collected data will be analyzed with the help of both quantitative
and qualitative techniques such as content analysis and correlation analysis.
Theoretical Basis for The Project
The question I want to address in this paper is, can global warming cause the submergence
of the Maldives and the subsequent displacement of its people? Although there are other factors
that may cause the submergence Maldives, I expect to find that global warming is responsible for
the submergence of the Maldives and the subsequent displacement of its people. I expect to
validate this predicted finding because I firmly believe that global warming causes climate change.
I view, the submergence of the Maldives is feasible because of the rising sea water levels. Besides,
I am utterly convinced that global warming causes the rise in atmospheric temperatures that trigger
the melting of ice on high mountains. The molten ice finally finds its way into the Indian Ocean,
thereby causing the rise in sea water level. I find this topic interesting because coastal regions are
prone to tsunamis, yet people enjoy the sandy beaches at the coastal islands.
The Most Relevant Literature
I find the following literature relevant to my topic.
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Gagain, M. (2012). Climate change, sea level rise, and artificial islands: Saving the
Maldives’ statehood and maritime claims through the constitution of the oceans
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Hirsch, E. (2015). “It won’t be any good to have democracy if we don’t have a country”:
Climate change and the politics of synecdoche in the Maldives
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Kench, P. S., McLean, R. F., & Nichol, S. L. (2005). New model of reef-island evolution:
Maldives, Indian Ocean
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Kothari, U. (2014). Political discourses of climate change and migration: Resettlement
policies in the Maldives
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Malatesta, S., & di Friedberg, M. S. (2017). Environmental policy and climate change
vulnerability in the Maldives: from the’lexicon of risk’to social response to change
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Pijpe, J., Voogt, A., Oven, M., Henneman, P., Gaag, K. J., Kayser, M., & Knijff, P. (2013).
Indian Ocean crossroads: human genetic origin and population structure in the Maldives
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Sovacool, B. K. (2012). Expert views of climate change adaptation in the Maldives
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Sovacool, B. K. (2012). Perceptions of climate change risks and resilient island planning
in the Maldives
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Quinn, N. J., & Zahir, H. (2013). Assessment of coral cover on Maldivian reefs after the
1998 bleaching event and 2004 tsunami
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Sovacool, B. K. (2011). Hard and soft paths for climate change adaptation
Data Type
The types of data I would expect to use for my research largely depends on the topic. I
would require quantitative data to assess the possible submergence of the Maldives and the
impending catastrophic consequences of global warming on the submergence and displacement of
the Maldives inhabitants. Survey and ethnographic fieldworks are likely to assist me in gathering
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quantitative data for the proposed research. I will be interested in the environmental condition of
the Maldives as well as the climatic changes in the Island. Besides, data on the size of the Maldives
population and its demographic characteristics are expected to give a rough estimate of the
magnitude of the damage by a potential submergence. The problems I may encounter researching
the topic include vagaries of nature, rejection by the locals, and lack of cooperation from the
relevant authorities. I may drown in the Indian Ocean, the locals may be apprehensive about my
presence during ethnographic fieldwork, and the authorities may conceal the most crucial
population data.
Contribution of the Results
The importance of the analysis and bibliography in understanding the submergence of the
Maldives cannot be overstated. Foremost, the analysis will reveal the relationship between climate
change and the rise in sea level in the Maldives. This connection will further the understanding of
global warming implications to climate change and thus, its role in the rise of sea water level. The
analysis will also highlight the perceptions and perspectives on climate change in the coastal
islands of Maldives. These viewpoints and perceptions will shed more light on why global
warming is a thorny issue in the flesh of the people of Maldives. Additionally, the population and
environmental analysis will underscore the role of climate change politics and policy discourses
in the expected submergence of the Maldives. Global warming is a serious environmental issue in
the world today and global environmental bodies are seeking the most appropriate and amicable
solutions to global warming. In this respect, the selected previous studies and the analysis of the
results will contribute to the understanding of a problem that the world is currently grappling with
of global warming.
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