Maldives

This framework outlines actions that would guide local, national and international agencies when assisting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Maldives in any unfortunate case of a disaster. The framework will be activated under the administration

This brief describes the complex challenges faced by South Asian countries and outlines key priorities for governments to rebuild better from the current pandemic crisis. Countries in South Asia, before COVID-19, were already battling critical

The Republic of Maldives includes 1,192 small, low- lying islands grouped into 26 atolls that together form a chain over 820 km in length, over an area of more than 90,000 square km in the Indian Ocean. However, the total land area in the Maldives is less

Climate-related disasters have different risk pathways from COVID-19, but they can intersect and converge with the pandemic in complex and destructive ways. Many communities are exposed to both, and the long-term consequences can be similar –damage to

The measures enforced to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to dramatic changes in standard operating systems and the ordinary ways of doing businesses in all sectors that are established based on physical contacts and

The Maldives is vulnerable to the impacts of natural hazards however, the frequency and associated losses of events are comparatively low. This report identifies and estimates the disaster-related liabilities in the Maldives and presents potential actions

This brief discusses the establishment of a geospatial database to help Maldives integrate climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in development planning.

It explains how technical assistance helped build a geospatial database on coastal