A systemic vulnerability analysis and stress tests were conducted as part of the Maldives FSAP. The vulnerability analysis and stress tests were based on quarterly aggregate balance sheet supervisory...
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Maldives Country Environmental Analysis: Towards a more sustainable and resilient blue economy
Maldives’ natural capital is the foundation of its economy and resilience. The Maldives Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) examines the critical challenges related to natural resource and...
We’re being swallowed by the ocean and running out of fresh water
The reality of climate change for children in Maldives Naff Asim The Maldives, a paradise nation of over a thousand coral islands nestled in the heart of the Indian Ocean, is my birthplace and my...
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Maldives Assistance Overview, October 2023
CONTEXT • The Maldives—an archipelago comprising nearly 1,200 coral islands in the Indian Ocean—is highly vulnerable to recurrent disasters induced by natural hazards such as cyclones, droughts, and...
World Bank Vice President visits Maldives, emphasizes building resilience in a challenging global context
MALE’, December 10, 2022 – World Bank Vice President for South Asia, Martin Raiser, today concluded his four-day visit to the Maldives. On his maiden visit to the Maldives since assuming office in...
On tap: How the Maldives is restoring water security on its most vulnerable outer islands
In 2014, the then-President of the Maldives was forced to cut short an overseas trip to tackle an unfolding water crisis in the capital, Malé. With no water flowing in one of the most densely...
Maldives advances its disaster and climate resilience agenda
As a small island developing state, the Maldives is among the most at-risk countries to the impacts of climate change. With 80% of its population living less than one metre above sea level, the...
Wading to school in Maldives
Climate change is already having a major impact on the islands, including the lives of the country’s children. By Eliane Luthi DHIFFUSHI, Maldives – “When there are floods, we take our shoes and...
Climate Risk Country Profile - Maldives
KEY MESSAGES Maldives experiences a consistently warm climate and has already experienced warming trends, with increases of 0.8°C between 1978 and 2018. Future projections are clouded by the...
Automatic Weather Stations handed over to Maldives Meteorological Services, ensuring better water security for communities
7 December 2020, Malé, Maldives - The Maldives' Ministry of Environment, supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has handed over six Automatic...
Maldives to Improve Resilience through Urban Development
Malé, May 6, 2020— The Government of Maldives and the World Bank signed a $16.5 million project to support resilient urban development and disaster preparedness in the Maldives. The agreement was...
ADB Briefs No. 117: National Geospatial Database for Maldives to Mainstream Climate Change Adaptation in Development Planning
KEY POINTS • The Republic of Maldives is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, yet it is among the most vulnerable to climate change. The country needs to ensure the sustainable...
Disaster Risk Reduction in Republic of Maldives, Status Report (July 2019)
Introduction The Republic of Maldives, one of the small island developing states (SIDS) is located in the Indian Ocean, covering a land area of 298 km2 in a territory of over 90,000 km. Thus, it is...
Transformative water project in the Maldives takes off with support from UNDP and the Green Climate Fund
August 18, 2017, Malé - A UNDP-supported project set to transform water security in the outer islands of the Maldives has moved one step closer to implementation this past week, with a meeting of key...
Sinking island seeks seat in Security Council
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jul 26 2017 (IPS) - The Maldives, one of the world’s low-lying, small island developing states (SIDS) — threatened with extinction because of a sea-level rise– is...
Drones for social good: UNDP Maldives takes a 'fight and flight' response to climate change
Ibrahim Adam Fulhu points at an eroded area where a farm once stood. Now there is just a collapsed tree and its broken branches. “This is nature, and we are powerless against it.” Ibrahim is a member...
Towards a Climate Resilient Future in the Water Sector: Government of Maldives signs Project Document with UNDP
Project will deliver safe and secure freshwater to 105,000 people in the islands of Maldives in the face of climate change-induced water shortages Malé, 7 May 2017 – The Government of Maldives, and...
Helping Maldives combat the effects of climate change
For low-lying countries like Maldives, the threat climate change poses is already as clear as the water off the country’s famous beaches. Access to sufficient clean water in Maldives is already...
Maldives, World Bank, EU and Australia Launch Climate Change Partnership
Male, October 6, 2015 – With the aim of building a climate resilient economy in the Maldives, the Government of Maldives together with the World Bank, European Union and the Government of Australia...
Maldives tackles climate change and gender inequality
Listen to the News Maldives is making strides in confronting challenges such as climate change and achieving gender parity, according to the UN. Located in the Indian Ocean, the island nation has...