Maldives

Maldives is the sixth smallest in terms of land area and one of the world’s most geographically dispersed sovereign states. However, the Maldives faces development challenges due to climate change risks, disaster resilience, and environmental sustainability. The country is particularly sensitive to sea level rise, coastal storms, and flooding, with economic modeling showing that the Maldives may be the hardest hit out of six South Asian countries in terms of total economic loss due to climate change.

Programme type:	Accelerated Support Window
Funding:	$ 242,950
Duration:	Jan 2024–Dec 2024
Status:	Completed

Key Goals

Enhancing understanding of the status of risk knowledge and related tools in Maldives.
Strengthening disaster data collection mechanisms, aggregation, and analysis with a focus on early warning system, including the rollout of the new tracking system for hazardous events and losses and damages reinforcement of feedback mechanisms from subnational level for the production and use of risk information and early warning coverage.

Progress to Date

Draft Report on Enhancing Tracking of Hazardous Event and Disaster Losses and Damages in Maldives
Drafting of the Male Island Disaster Management Plan
Finalization and publishing of National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy 2024–2030
Developed list of actions for strengthening the inclusion of the early warning system in Maldives
Disaster Management Committee strengthened for more complete government engagement on disaster risk reduction
Risk communication Campaign build between NDMA and Maldivian Red Crescent

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Integrated approaches to disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA)

The UN’s “Early Warnings for All” initiative, led by the UN Secretary General, aims to ensure global coverage by 2027, with a focus on 30 priority countries, including the Maldives. The UNDRR, as a leader of this initiative, is supporting Maldives in developing EWS and updating its Strategic Action Plan for sustainable development. The Maldives government has prioritized disaster preparedness and climate resilience in its COVID-19 recovery and resilience plans and is strengthening its disaster risk governance through improved coordination, risk data management, and response capacities. CREWS ASW is providing support to enhance localized early warning systems in South Asia, specifically in areas like Maldives, Bhutan, and Nepal. These efforts aim to establish community-focused, inclusive EWS and improve disaster loss data collection, facilitating better interagency cooperation and informed decision-making across the region.

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