The Maldives' Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for the implementation of Government policy and is responsible for regulating the production, use, import, export and sale of water, the development of water standards and guidelines for waste water, the development of strategies for wastewater service industries, and for scientific research on water resources.
In the case of the Maldives, no significant changes in long term trends due to climate change are evident in the observed daily, monthly, or annual rainfall levels, nor in the maximum daily rainfall levels. However, it is predicted that extreme rainfall will become more common by 2050. Due to the absence of large freshwater bodies to support the ecosystem, there are only a few mangroves and swamps on some islands and what is present is not well-developed. Additionally, salt water has intruded into ground water resources.
The report "SIDS-focused Green Economy: An Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities" was launched at COP7 of the Nairobi Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region, which took place in Maputo, Mozambique, from 10 to 14 December 2012.
The Contracting Parties of the Nairobi Convention -among which there are SIDS, i.e., Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles- , the Intergovernmental organisations and...
“Islands are the barometers of international environmental policies. The entire world will first witness their success or their failure on our islands.” These words, of James Michel, the President of Seychelles, deserve to be spoken out loud as delegates from small island developing States (SIDS) gear up to defend their interests at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20).
SIDS serve as the guardians of a “planet under pressure,” whose point of no return is...
March 2013: The Global Water Partnership (GWP) March edition of “News Flow” highlights the launch by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and GWP of a joint Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) to improve monitoring and prevention of droughts.
The newsletter features articles on GWP projects and workshops, including on: climate information in the Caribbean; integrated urban water management (IUWM) in El Salvador; water use efficiency in India; flood information in...
