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· General information
· News & periodicals
· Institutions
~ International organizations
~ Government information and agencies
~ Nongovernmental organizations
· Environmental law
· Environmental initiatives
· Transportation
· Climate change
· Biodiversity
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General information
CIA World FACTBOOK on Maldives
· Includes information about energy and fuel sources under “Energy” tab
· Shows Maldives' economic makeup to demonstrate why urgent climate action is needed
Maldives @ UN Food and Agriculture Organization
· Has link to Maldives Country Programming Framework
Maldives @ Environmental Performance Index
· Maldives’ national ranking for many environmental categories
· Includes information about air quality, biodiversity, water and sanitation, climate and energy, forests, and more
News & periodicals
· Website written in Dhivehi
· Link to website with English translation
Environmental News from Maldives Times
Institutions
~ International organizations ~
United Nations Development Programme
Maldives Climate Change Adaptation
Updated list of climate change adaptation projects and proposals
· Current information about environmental initiatives in the Maldives
~ Government ~
· Presidential and Government News
Ministry of Environment and Energy
~ Nongovernmental organizations ~
Environmental law
International environmental agreements to which the Maldives is Party
Environmental Protection and Preservation Act of Maldives (Law No. 4/93)
The Fisheries Law of the Maldives
Environmental initiatives
Initiatives in the tourism industry
Maldives pushes sustainability at home and abroad
Third National Environmental Action Plan
Transportation
Environmentally Sustainable Transport in Maldives
Climate change
Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) @ UNFCCC NDC Registry
Country case study – Maldives Climate for Sustainable Growth
· Examines if climate projects have been conducted in a sustainable way
First National Communication of Maldives to the UNFCCC
· General information about country and climate change
· Investigates the intersection between adaptation and mitigation, and the role of education
Maldives Sea Level Rise Projection Map
· Shows how much of Maldives will by underwater by 2100.
· Use ‘control F’ to find Maldives’ rankings for ND-GAIN index, vulnerability, and readiness for climate change
· ND-GAIN index ranks countries’ vulnerability ability to improve resilience to climate change
Biodiversity
The economic case for biodiversity conservation in the Maldives
Biological Diversity of the Maldives