Crisis preparedness gap analysis: Maldives briefing note

The crisis preparedness gap analysis (CPGA) has been developed by a cross-sectoral team of World Bank experts to support these efforts. The CPGA aims to: (a) provide a high-level assessment of crisis preparedness for different types of shocks; (b) identify gaps and opportunities to improve crisis preparedness at the country level; and (c) inform policy dialogue and technical and financial support on crisis preparedness as part of country and regional programming.

This briefing note presents summary findings from the CPGA in Maldives. The CPGA provides a shock-agnostic assessment of Maldives’s capacity to deal with crisis events across a range of core systems - whether driven by natural hazards, food insecurity, disease outbreaks, or other threats. Following a brief description of the CPGA methodology and an overview of the risk context in Maldives, this note showcases high-level insights from the preparedness assessment in the country, focusing on entry points and opportunities to strengthen crisis preparedness. The CPGA will be an important analytic input as the World Bank looks to develop its next CPF with the Government of Maldives (GoM). Further details on the CPGA findings are provided in an accompanying technical annex.