Maldives: Strengthening Government and Community Capacities to Facilitate Effective Responses to the Human Mobility Dimensions of Climate Change

  • Start Date
    2022
  • End Date
    2024
  • Project Status
    Active
  • Project Type
    Environment and Climate Change
  • Budget Amount (USD)
    100000.00
  • Coverage
    National
  • Year
    2022
  • IDF Region
    Asia and Oceania
  • Prima ID
    MV10P0511
  • Projects ID
    NC.0087
  • Benefiting Member States
    Maldives
Maldives stands at the front line of the climate change crisis. The low elevation and geographical dispersion of the islands makes the country especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and presents challenges to an effective response. Sea level rise presents a particular risk where a rise of two metres would virtually submerge the entire country of 1,190 small islands, and communities across the country are already grappling with the issues of increased coastal erosion, flooding, coral bleaching, tidal surges, thunderstorms, and heavy rain. These adverse effects of climate change have been influencing factors on internal migration within the Maldives. Maldives has become a leading global voice advocating for ambitious climate action on the international stage, yet the country still lacks sufficient evidence-based research and disaggregated data about the impacts of climate change on human mobility. There is a need for the development and application of evidence-based government policy to address the human mobility dimensions of climate change. The proposed project thus seeks to strengthen the capacities of the Government of Maldives and communities to better respond to the impacts of climate change on human mobility. Two outcomes will contribute to towards this objective. First, Relevant local government agencies will collect baseline information on climate-induced migration in the Maldives, towards future evidence-based policy making (Outcome 1). The data collected will then be disseminated among communities to raise awareness on climate-related issues, and pilot training on climate-resilient practices will be conducted with identified vulnerable communities (Outcome 2). As a Line 1 project, the project is designed with future upscaling in mind, and reports on best practices and lessons learned will be produced throughout.