Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy, Maldives 2024 -2030

This Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Strategy prioritizes actions to safeguard Maldives from the multifaceted threats of natural hazards and human-made disasters. Building upon consultations with stakeholders, assessments of the existing legal framework, and international commitments, this strategy establishes a comprehensive framework for a more resilient Maldives.

Maldives, the world's lowest-lying country averaging 1.5 metres above sea level, faces diverse natural and human-made hazards. This low elevation, combined with the small size of its islands and the concentration of 44% of its settlements living within 100 metres of the coastline (Ministry of Environment, 2020a), exposes the country to significant threats from rising sea levels and intensifying hydrometeorological hazards.