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Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Disaster Risk

Reduction StrategiesRepublic of Maldives

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Risk of CC to Maldives

• Damage to coastal infrastructures due to adverse impacts of  hazards such as floods due to storm surge and heavy rain

• Salt water intrusion in to the fresh water lens 

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Severe Beach Erosion and Loss of land

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Coral Bleaching and loss of marine life having a direct impact on  economy

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Complete inundation of Islands

The 2007 IPCC 

report suggested 

that sea levels 

would rise by 

between 190

mm 

(7.5

inches) and 

590

mm by the end 

of this century.

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Sea Level Rise Projections for Male’

Male’

in the year 

202515% of Male’

inundated under 

IPCC worst case 

scenario (IS92e)

Male’

in the year 

205030% of Male’

inundated under 

IPCC worst case 

scenario (IS92e)

Male’

in the year 

2100Male’

inundated 

completely under 

IPCC worst case

scenario (IS92e)

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Recent Trends

Pro‐long dry seasons and water shortages

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• High intense hydro  meteorological weather 

events

• Cyclone Neelam  caused heavy rains 

inundating 51  islands.

• Long term impacts  to drinking water 

and infrastructures

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CCA-DRR Initiatives in Maldives

Population Consolidation and  Safe island concept

• wider environmental  protection zones.

• elevated areas for  vertical evacuation in 

event of floods.• easy access in 

emergencies.

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Maldives Disaster Management Bill• A balance of DRR and Response• Special focus on mainstreaming 

DRR into developmental  planning

• Special clauses on• Tourism Sector 

Preparedness• Maldives Building Code • Education sector 

Preparedness and  integrating DRR‐CCA into 

school curriculum• Improving Health Sector 

Preparedness, especially to  health hazards

• Establishment of a multi‐ hazard early warning system

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Current Programmes• Mainstreaming disaster

risk reduction in to developmental Planning• Tools

• Project Management, Budget tools

• CBDRR Framework• National framework

CBDRR• Training package• Planning tools

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• Institutional and legal systems for DRR established and capacities of DRR institutions strengthened to fulfill their mandate

• End-to-end early warning systems strengthened

• Increased public awareness and knowledge on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation

• Increased community capacities for disaster preparedness for effective response

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• School Preparedness activities

• A public private partnership initiative between tourist resorts and government on enhancing the capacity of tourism sector for disaster management

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Gaps

• A sustainable method of doing scientific risk assessments needs to be explored

• Linking risk assessment to developmental planning

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• Establishing an end-to-end early warning system with both national and island Level SOPs