Maldivian Red Crescent says they are to organize activities in the Maldives to participate in the international earth hour campaign, which will be marked on 25th of March.
Earth Hour is a worldwide movement for the planet organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The event is held worldwide annually encouraging individuals, communities, households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m as a symbol for their commitment to the planet. It was famously started as a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia, in 2007.
The Maldives has been participating in the Earth Hour global event for the past 8 years. Different activities are planned to be held across the country to mark the day. MRC says that they aim to create awareness amongst public about earth hour and increase participation of citizens through messages and information provided via social media and other platform.
This year Earth Hour will be marked at 8:30pm on 25th March 2017, Saturday.
On Saturday 19 March 2016, Earth Hour was celebrated in a record-breaking 178 countries and territories across seven continents and aboard the International Space Station, serving as a strong visual reminder of the globe's determination to tackle our planet's biggest environmental challenge yet. In 2016, in recognition of the interconnected world we live in today thanks to social media and the crosscutting nature of climate change itself, Earth Hour aimed to move the movement for climate action from skylines to timelines. The movement encouraged people to not only support climate projects as in previous years, but also help in spreading the word by 'donating their social power' and taking a stand against climate change on their own personal landmark- their Facebook and Twitter accounts.