<p>Amidst looming environmental crisis and rising sea level, a floating city is being made just 10-minute boat ride from Maldives’ Male city in the Indian Ocean.</p>

<p>According to CNN, the city will be designed resembling a brain coral. It will consist of 5,000 floating units including houses, restaurants, shops and schools, with canals running in between.</p>

<p>The first units will be unveiled this month (June), with prices starting at $150,000 for a studio apartment, and going up to $250,000 for a family home.</p>

<p>The developers are expecting residents to begin moving into the island in early 2024, with the whole city due to be completed by 2027.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Maldives Floating City, developed jointly by the Dutch firm Waterstudio and the Maldives government, aims to house 20,000 people in less than five years.</p>

<p>Notably, this will be the second floating city in world. The first one was announced in April by the United Nations off South Korea’s second-largest city, Busan. Known as Oceanix City, it plans to provide homes for a community of 12,000 people, potentially rising to 100,000, with construction due to start in 2023.</p>

<p>This is "new hope" for the more than half a million people of the Maldives, said Koen Olthuis, founder of Waterstudio, the architecture firm that designed the city.</p>

<p>"It can prove that there is affordable housing, large communities, and normal towns on the water that are also safe. They (Maldivians) will go from climate refugees to climate innovators," he told CNN.</p>

<p>Features of Maldives Floating City includes rainbow-colored homes designed to attract local people. Wide balconies and seafront views are added onto each home. For transportation, residents will get around on boats, or they can walk, cycle or drive electric scooters or buggies.</p>
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<p>“Tech is not the problem, but it is the regulatory framework that takes time to adjust,” Olthuis explained.</p>

<p>“Money talks and so this means when authorities understand that the cost of floating development are lower than the cost of destruction of waterfront infrastructure and properties then this next shift in city development will fly.”</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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Amidst looming environmental crisis and rising sea level, a floating city is being made just 10-minute boat ride from Maldives’ Male city in the Indian Ocean. According to CNN, the city will be designed resembling a brain coral.

Amidst looming environmental crisis and rising sea level, a floating city is being made just 10-minute boat ride from Maldives’ Male city in the Indian Ocean. According to CNN, the city will be designed resembling a brain coral. It will consist of 5,000 floating units including houses, restaurants, shops and schools, with canals running in between. The first units will be unveiled this month (June), with prices starting at $150,000 for a studio apartment, and going up to $250,000 for a family home. The developers are expecting residents to begin moving into the island in early 2024, with the whole city due to be completed by 2027. The Maldives Floating City, developed jointly by the Dutch firm Waterstudio and the Maldives government, aims to house 20,000 people in less than five years. Notably, this will be the second floating city in world. The first one was announced in April by the United Nations off South Korea’s second-largest city, Busan. Known as Oceanix City, it plans to provide homes for a community of 12,000 people, potentially rising to 100,000, with construction due to start in 2023. This is "new hope" for the more than half a million people of the Maldives, said Koen Olthuis, founder of Waterstudio, the architecture firm that designed the city. "It can prove that there is affordable housing, large communities, and normal towns on the water that are also safe. They (Maldivians) will go from climate refugees to climate innovators," he told CNN. Features of Maldives Floating City includes rainbow-colored homes designed to attract local people. Wide balconies and seafront views are added onto each home. For transportation, residents will get around on boats, or they can walk, cycle or drive electric scooters or buggies. “Tech is not the problem, but it is the regulatory framework that takes time to adjust,” Olthuis explained. “Money talks and so this means when authorities understand that the cost of floating development are lower than the cost of destruction of waterfront infrastructure and properties then this next shift in city development will fly.” (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

A floating city is coming up in Maldives amidst rising sea level

<p>Ever imagine living in floating cities? In a bid to create sustainable living spaces, the United Nations has achieved another feat and unveiled a unique concept of 'floating cities'.</p>

<p>The first UN Roundtable on floating cities began a day ago in New York, United States with an aim to find an alternative and a solution for the present day living spaces.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As per reports, the UN seems to be all convinced with the project presented by the BjarkeIngels Group and a company called Oceanix. The concept offers the ideation of floating cities harbouring completely self-sufficient communities built on water, housing as many as 10,000 residents.&nbsp;</p>

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The United Nations just unveiled a concept for a floating city that can hold around 10,000 residents.<a href="https://t.co/H0LKpRjd6r">https://t.co/H0LKpRjd6r</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SDG11?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SDG11</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeavingNoOneBehind?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LeavingNoOneBehind</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MaimunahSharif?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MaimunahSharif</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/VictorKisob?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VictorKisob</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WBG_Cities?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WBG_Cities</a></p>
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<p>Not just this, the design can withstand natural disasters. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>"#FloatingCities: #ClimateChange &amp; rising sea levels pose a huge threat to millions of people. If we are to mitigate against this global challenge, we need new solutions that are scalable. Time is now to #innovate &amp; consider all ideas including Sustainable Floating Cities," Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director of UN-Habitat tweeted out.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"FloatingCities is a city built on water and can withstand Natural disasters. The United Nations just unveiled a concept for a floating city that can hold around 10,000 residents," read a tweet by UN-Habitat.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cities should be built knowing that they will be on the frontlines of climate-related risks – from rising sea levels to storms. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FloatingCities?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FloatingCities</a> can be part of our arsenal of tools. I am delighted that <a href="https://twitter.com/UN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UN</a> &amp; partners are working on solutions for a sustainable future. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GlobalGoals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GlobalGoals</a> <a href="https://t.co/KdIv9Oe4ro">pic.twitter.com/KdIv9Oe4ro</a></p>
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<p>Amina J Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General at the UN tweeted out lauding the concept, stating that "floating cities can be part of our arsenal of tools".</p>

<p>"Cities should be built knowing that they will be on the frontlines of climate-related risks – from rising sea levels to storms. #FloatingCities can be part of our arsenal of tools. I am delighted that @UN &amp; partners are working on solutions for a sustainable future. #GlobalGoals," her tweet read.&nbsp;</p>

<p>While the UN-Habitat is yet to give out more details on the project, we, in the meanwhile, can sit and think of actually living in an alternative space amid water - something we only thought made top stuff for blockbuster, sci-fi movies.&nbsp;</p>


Ever imagine living in floating cities? In a bid to create sustainable living spaces, the United Nations has achieved another feat and unveiled a unique concept of 'floating cities'.

Ever imagine living in floating cities? In a bid to create sustainable living spaces, the United Nations has achieved another feat and unveiled a unique concept of 'floating cities'. The first UN Roundtable on floating cities began a day ago in New York, United States with an aim to find an alternative and a solution for the present day living spaces. As per reports, the UN seems to be all convinced with the project presented by the BjarkeIngels Group and a company called Oceanix. The concept offers the ideation of floating cities harbouring completely self-sufficient communities built on water, housing as many as 10,000 residents. A #FloatingCities is a city built on water and can withstand Natural disasters. The United Nations just unveiled a concept for a floating city that can hold around 10,000 residents.https://t.co/H0LKpRjd6r#SDG11#LeavingNoOneBehind @MaimunahSharif @VictorKisob @WBG_Cities — UN-Habitat (@UNHABITAT) April 4, 2019 × Not just this, the design can withstand natural disasters. "#FloatingCities: #ClimateChange & rising sea levels pose a huge threat to millions of people. If we are to mitigate against this global challenge, we need new solutions that are scalable. Time is now to #innovate & consider all ideas including Sustainable Floating Cities," Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director of UN-Habitat tweeted out. "FloatingCities is a city built on water and can withstand Natural disasters. The United Nations just unveiled a concept for a floating city that can hold around 10,000 residents," read a tweet by UN-Habitat. Cities should be built knowing that they will be on the frontlines of climate-related risks – from rising sea levels to storms. #FloatingCities can be part of our arsenal of tools. I am delighted that @UN & partners are working on solutions for a sustainable future. #GlobalGoals pic.twitter.com/KdIv9Oe4ro — Amina J Mohammed (@AminaJMohammed) April 4, 2019 × Amina J Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General at the UN tweeted out lauding the concept, stating that "floating cities can be part of our arsenal of tools". "Cities should be built knowing that they will be on the frontlines of climate-related risks – from rising sea levels to storms. #FloatingCities can be part of our arsenal of tools. I am delighted that @UN & partners are working on solutions for a sustainable future. #GlobalGoals," her tweet read. While the UN-Habitat is yet to give out more details on the project, we, in the meanwhile, can sit and think of actually living in an alternative space amid water - something we only thought made top stuff for blockbuster, sci-fi movies.

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