Should the Maldives be creating new land? 

The problem with this sort of land reclamation project is that these geo-engineered lands will have to be supplemented for decades. The tide won't just stop just because sand from the sea-bed has been excavated. Not sure if there is any AI simulation for geo-engineering feats like these as the question of newly reclaimed lands' erosion resistance is a major factor for settlements. And as she pointed-out, there's huge effects on marine life in the area due to this. These changes then affecting the weather and perhaps even the climate. But realistically, when it comes to marine life or human life, human life will obviously be preferred.

Maybe try going Dutch style. Live below sea level, dig out bowls and build dikes from the excavated sediment. Use windpower to pump the seawater out of the bowl. Hope that nature can never overcome your many failure points. Maximize the land usage immediately and monetize monetize monetize

Vice news had a good bit on Sand Mining and it’s impact on Mangrove Swamps among other things for people who found this interesting.

Utilizing Carbon Black or other Carbon Negative (in theory, LCA’s needed etc) material for “Land Reclamation” could be an interesting option. ESPECIALLY in cases where it is related to Sea Level Rise rather than Petrostate Pet Projects etc. Granted production may need to be scaled up, protocols made, and long term studies needed.

Challenge means this! Hopefully, it may become a model, recreating harmony kept over millions of years. Also, the use of land should be well considered, avoiding inharmonious ways.

How does tourism affect this issue as well? More land on the price of nature? These people are nuts. I'll never go there.

Floating houses, floating villages !! It s beautiful

So they just destroy ocean front property without compensation?

On the bright side of things, perhaps acidification, decrease in crucial marine life, decrease of Carbonate ions, will lead to more problems to be tackled such that this type of geo-engineering feat is made sustainable. Decrease in marine food for starters, then perhaps change in surface and sub surface ion concentrations leading to color changes. Atleast, they can then increase their salt-exports by then.

huge suction pipes on the ocean floor the ocean floor: please stop >:( 😩

That's really bad idea! Recently I have been learning from resistance group in my country because government are being careless about nature and people protections. sand is so fine and have no cohesion which pose a threat to construction engineering. every hurricane season we suffer the consequences of wrong development, especially those that remove our natural barriers at ours beaches (and others places). specifically, I'm talking about Puerto Rico. take a look how hurricane Maria (category 5) destroyed a lot of properties around the coast and the beaches couldn't be self restored.

Using fossil fuel to mitigate the problems caused by fossil fuel. ♪♪ What goes up must come down. Spinnin' wheel got to go 'round. Talkin' 'bout your troubles, it's a cryin' sin. Ride a painted pony, let the spinnin' wheel spin. ♪♪

The massive construction and manmade disturbance in Maldives will lead to natural calamities.........

The sealife will need reparations!

Can’t beat Mother Nature 🙃. Sea level will rise. A category 4 hurricane will remove that sand in one day. I wouldn’t buy a home there 👨🏿‍💻👨🏿‍💻👀🤷🏿🤷🏿‍♂️

Replanting mangroves and corals would help to maintain the new land against erosion.

Follow the Money. Sea level isn't rising 3mm a year or they wouldn't be building all that Beach Front property to sell to the developers.

why would anyone care about few plants and corals lol, we can grow corals in aquariums or ZOO's