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A national consultation on the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction (the successor of the Hyogo Framework for Action or HFA2) was held at the National Disaster Management Centre, Maldives on 15th April 2013.
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Maldives, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as storms, cyclone and earthquake.
A declaration, adopted by 19 climate vulnerable countries, reaffirming the commitment by climate vulnerable countries to focus on adaptation, particularly in the short term in order to minimise immediate danger, and calling on developed countries
This document outlines a Disaster Management Strategy and Plan for the Tourism Sector of the Republic of the Maldives.
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...
President Nasheed and Margareta Wahlström, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, discussed the programmes and projects carried out by UN agencies in the Maldives at the Copenhagen summit yesterday...
In his keynote address at the National Workshop on Climate Change and Human Health, the Maldives vice president focused on the urgent need to protect the population from the effects of climate change on human health and security...
The unique and devastating nature of the tsunami along with the fact that is was the first ever major natural disaster to strike the Maldives was a key point raised during the opening sessions.
Voluntary Commitments
The organization has no registered commitments.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
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