Maldives Climate Change Documents

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The Ministry of Climate Change, Environment, and Energy of the Maldives is responsible for implementing government policies, regulations, programmes, and projects related to the provision of clean water and appropriate sewerage services, provision of clean and affordable energy services, provision of the clean and healthy environment free from pollution, protection of the islands from coastal erosion, advocate for the rights of small islands states in the fight against climate change, mobilize finance to adapt and mitigate the negative impacts of climate change, coordinating sustainable development goals within the government, and protection and preservation of the natural environment.

The following government agencies are affiliated and function under the direct supervision of the Ministry:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Maldives Meteorological Service (MMS)
Utility Regulatory Authority (URA)
UNSECO Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve Office (BR Office)
Baa Atoll Conservation Fund.

The Republic of Maldives’ contribution to global Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) emissions and, by extent, to the causes of climate change (CC) is negligible. Still, the country is one of the Small Island Developing States that is most vulnerable to climate change, which is a cross-cutting development issue affecting every aspect of the Maldivian way of life and livelihoods. Recognising the significance of CC-related issues is, hence key to the Maldives’ overall sustainable development and achieving its climate goals and targets.

The CC department at the Ministry of Energy and Environment is thus in charge of formulating policies and standards to address CC’s challenges in line with the legislative framework of the Republic of Maldives as well as international practices and conventions.

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Maldives Water and Sewerage Policy

SummaryDetailsSuggest an EditSummary The National Water and Sewerage Policy of the Maldives 2017 sets out the government's plans for water and sewerage services in the future and the steps that will be taken to ensure the provision of appropriate and sustainable water and sewerage services for all. The Policy sets out the 9 following goals: [...]

Maldives Water and Sewerage Policy

Maldives National Action Plan on Air Pollutants

The National Action Plan on Air Pollutants of Maldives is based on the objective to develop an analysis of air, mitigation measures and also identify possible ways to mainstream action on air, prioritize action for air quality management, etc. The Action Plan also includes measures to reduce emissions.

Maldives National Action Plan on Air Pollutants

Maldives’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Implementation Plan

The NDC Implementation Plan outlines the need to build a cadre of expertise in technical and policy-related aspects of climate change. The Plan commits to ensuring the implementation of greenhouse gas mitigation activities and adaptation activities and reducing risks associated with extreme events.

Maldives’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Implementation Plan

National Adaptation Program of Action

The goal of the National Adaptation Program of Action of the Republic of Maldives is to provide a coherent framework of climate change adaptation that enhances the resilience of the natural, human, and social systems and ensures sustainability in the face of predicted climate hazards. The Program also covers adaptation needs, priority adaptation strategies, and [...]

National Adaptation Program of Action

Strategic National Action Plan For Disaster Risk Reduction And Climate Change Adaptation 2010- 2020

The Strategic National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation 2010-2020 of the Republic of the Maldives aims to sustain progress, build resilient communities, and incorporate disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation in development processes. The Plan provides an overview of the goals, guiding principles, the context of policy, institutions, etc. The [...]

Strategic National Action Plan For Disaster Risk Reduction And Climate Change Adaptation 2010- 2020

Water and Sewerage Master Plan

The Water and Sewerage Master Plan of the Republic of Maldives will ensure a safe water supply and adequate sewerage facilities. The Plan also covers the socio-economic development and current status of water and sewerage.

Water and Sewerage Master Plan

Gender Action Plan – Accelerating Renewable Energy Integration And Sustainable Energy

The Gender Action Plan ensures the integration of renewable energy and sustainable energy. The plan lays down strategies to ensure the participation of both men and women in a given target community, address existing inequalities, and understand gender dynamics and gender gaps in the energy sector. Additionally, the Plan also acknowledges the participation and representation [...]

Gender Action Plan – Accelerating Renewable Energy Integration And Sustainable Energy

Update of Nationally Determined Contribution of Maldives

The Update of Nationally Determined Contribution of Maldives provides the scope, periods of implementation, planning process etc. and also provides the Maldivian enhancement of adaptation efforts.

Update of Nationally Determined Contribution of Maldives

Maldives Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC)

The Maldives Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) recognizes the adverse effects of climate change and ensures to build capacity, to ensure a safe sustainable, resilient and prosperous future. The INDC includes details on mitigation and adaptation contributions.

Maldives Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC)

National Strategic Framework to Mobilize International Climate Finance to Address Climate Change in the Maldives 2020-2024

The National Strategic Framework to mobilize international climate finance to address climate change in the Maldives includes areas like country agenda and Green Climate Fund engagement, institutional arrangement, roles and contributions, etc.

National Strategic Framework to Mobilize International Climate Finance to Address Climate Change in the Maldives 2020-2024

Maldives Tourism Act

The Maldives Tourism Act provides the determination of zones, leasing of islands for the development of tourists, leasing land for the development of tourist hotels and guesthouses, etc.

Maldives Tourism Act

State of the Environment

The State of the Environment of the Maldives covers areas like drivers of environmental change, state and trends of the environment, key environmental issues, environmental governance, and international and regional agreements.