FECT in Maldives

Climate variability and climate change poses compelling challenges for the Maldives. In comparison with the potential impact and risks, there has been inadequate use of latest climate science for adaptation, risk management and policy-making. Advantage can be taken of advances in monitoring, prediction technologies and advances in computing, satellite imaging and communication technologies.

Further interactions have followed through a series of visits with other Agencies under the Ministry of Environment such as the Energy and Water Authority, Disaster Management Centre, Maldivian Meteorological Services, and other agencies such as the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Maldivian National University, the United Nations Development Program in the Maldives and Renewable Energy Maldives.

These interactions have led to the development of an action plan for capacity building for climate services, collaborative climate research and the development of web-based tools for climatic analysis, monitoring and predictions for the Maldives.