Integrating Climate Change Risks into Resilient Island Planning In the Maldives
- Maldives
- South Asia
ENTRY DATE: 09.03.2012 | LAST UPDATE: 09.03.2012
SCALE:
- Countrywide
TARGET AREA:
- Rural and Urban
BEST PRACTICE IN:
- Capacity Building
KEY SECTOR:
- Land Use Management
FUNDING AMOUNT:
Description of Intervention
Funds will be utilized to assist the Government of Maldives to systematically assess the costs and benefits of different adaptation options in the fields of land use planning and coastal protection, and to develop the necessary institutional and individual capacity at national, provincial, atoll and island levels to enable decentralized and well-informed decision-making.
Problems to be Addressed
Lack of institutional capacity of island communities to adapt to climate change impacts
Aims
To increase the resilience of Maldives in the face of climate change and improve its capacity to respond effectively to increasing threats posed by climate change and natural disasters
Objectives
Capacity building for adaptation planning
How it fits into the EbA concept
The project involves incorporating climate change risk resilience to the planning in Maldives. This indicates the climate change adaptation intention and hence fits into the CCA concept.