Climate risk country profile: Maldives 2020
This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by the Maldives. This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on communities, livelihoods and economies, many of which are already underway. This is a high-level synthesis of existing research and analyses, focusing on the geographic domain of Maldives, therefore potentially excluding some international influences and localized impacts.
The core data presented is sourced from the database sitting behind the World Bank Group’s Climate Change Knowledge Portal, incorporating climate projections from the Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project Phase 5. This document is primarily meant for WBG and ADB staff to inform their climate actions. The document also aims and to direct the reader to many useful sources of secondary data and research. Additionally, in March 2020, ADB published the Multi-hazard Risk Atlas of the Maldives. This resource provides an extensive library maps with comprehensive detail on geographic characteristics, historical climate, and projected climate changes.