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Maldives
Maldives: EC confirms 6.5 million Euros climate change assistance
28 Dec 2009, Maldives - gov
The European Commission have confirmed that 6.5 million Euros will be provided to the Government of the Maldives to assist with mitigation and adaptation projects on climate change...
National Platform
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National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) - Website:http://www.ndmc.gov.mv/
- Phone:+960-3304639 +960-7792772
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Maldives: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2007-2009)2009, NDMC, Maldives - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Maldives: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, Min of Foreign Affairs, Maldives - gov
- Maldives: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2007)2007, Maldives - gov
- Other Development Reports
- Maldives: Common country assessment - CCA (2007)2007, UNDG
- Maldives: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2008)2008, IMF; Maldives - gov; WB
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 0 |  |
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| Drought | 0 | ||
| Flood | 0 | ||
| Landslide | 0 | |
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| Earthquake | 0 | |
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| Tsunami | 12,981 |  |
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Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake* | 2004 | 27,214 |  |
| Storm | 1991 | 23,849 | |
| Flood | 2007 | 1,649 | |
| Flood | 1987 | 300 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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- Planet 1 - Water Pollution - Maldives1999, ACCU
- Planet 1 - Water Pollution - Maldives1999, ACCU
- Planet 2 - Forest Conservation - Maldives2001, ACCU
From ISDR System and other DRR actors
- Field programme directorCambodia (Phnom-Penh), Handicap Intl
- Forestry, climate change and biodiversity conservation technical advisorIndonesia (Jakarta), Winrock Intl
- Research specialistsJapan (Tsukuba), ICHARM
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.