Maldives
Beth
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26 Jul 2011
In 2010, the Maldives Ministry of Housing and Environment presented its Fourth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity (NBSAP) to the Commission on Biological Diversity.
At present, the total beach area is estimated at 13 km, or 5% of the total land area of the Maldives, and the coastline is estimated to be 2,300km long. Coastal ecosystems include mangroves, swamps, sea grass, coral and open ocean ecosystems. The small size of the islands forces people to live next to the sea...
Beth
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26 Jul 2011
Waste management is handled by the Environmental Protection Agency of the Maldives Government.
There are waste management systems, sewerage systems and erosion mitigation measures such as near-shore breakwaters and groynes operating in the Maldives. The waste management infrastructure’s location within close proximity to the coastline makes it highly vulnerable to sea level rise and storm conditions. 90% of the islands have their waste disposal sites within 100m of the coastline and on...
Beth
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26 Jul 2011
In 2006, the UNDP released a Disaster Risk Profile report on the Maldives. This was followed by a national strategy in 2009, entitled Strategic National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation 2010-2020, presented to the UNISDR.
The frequency of natural disasters in the Maldives is low, and a national strategy was only formulated after the 2004 Tsunami. However, global climate change is expected to increase the incidence and severity of natural and environmental...
Beth
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26 Jul 2011
The Maldives presented its First National Communication of the Maldives to the UNFCCC in 2001. The Maldives government also presented its First National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) to the UNFCCC in 2008. In 2010, the Maldives signed the Copenhagen Accord.
The Maldives is among the most vulnerable countries to predicted climate changes. Its small size, extremely low elevation and the unconsolidated nature of its coral islands place the people and their livelihoods at very high risk...
