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Item Maldives : Environment Assessment(Asia Development Bank, 2007-09) Asia Development Bank; އޭޝިޔާ ޑިވެލޮޕްމެންޓް ބޭންކްItem Techical report mapping deliverables(Ministry of Envornment, Climate Change and Technoloy, 2023-10-02) Ministry of Envornment, Climate Change and Technoloy; މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް އެންވައިރަމަންޓް، ކުލައިމެޓް ޗޭންޖް އެންޑް ޓެކްނޮލޮޖީItem Progress of gender monitoring framework(Ministry of Climate Change, Envinroment and Energy, 2024) Ministry of Climate Change, Envinroment and Energy; މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ކްލައިމެޓް ޗޭންޖް، އެންވަރަމެންޓް އެންޑް އެނާރޖީItem Report of findings on habitat pattern of the ICZM : using remotely sensed data and through field validation(Ministry of Climate Change, Envinroment and Energy, 2023-10-30) Ministry of Climate Change, Envinroment and Energy; މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ކްލައިމެޓް ޗޭންޖް، އެންވަރަމެންޓް އެންޑް އެނާޖީItem An ecological assessment on biodiversity & management(IUCN and the Government of Maldives in collaboration with USAID, 2020) Charlie Dryden; Ahmed Basheer; Ali Ahmed Didi; Enas Mohamed Riyaz; Hussain SufranItem A screening approach for assessing groundwater quality for consumption in small islands : case study of 45 inhabited islands in the Maldives(MDPI, 2020) MDPI; އެމްޑީޕީއައިThe expense and logistical difficulties of groundwater assessment in geographically dispersed, small landmasses, prevent it from being widely applied in small island developing countries. We propose a survey-based approach for screening groundwater quality using crowd-sourced information. A household-level survey was conducted in 45 selected inhabited islands across 11 atolls of the Maldives. In each island, covering a sample size between 16 and 85 (median 50) households, use of groundwater, the perceived quality and household groundwater treatment methods applied, were surveyed. The respondents perceived groundwater as highly contaminated and non-potable, but due to the lack of alternative water resources, almost all respondents used it for non-potable purposes. Over 84% of the surveyed islands reported varying degrees of elevated salinity. The water quality indicators of odor, color, and debris were seen to be significantly correlated to each other, but salinity did not show such a correlation. Salinity increased with population density and decreased with the area of the island as well as the latitude. Household treatment of groundwater was rare. Due to the ease of deployment, rapidity of assessment, low cost, and good spatial coverage, crowd-sourced water quality screening can be a viable and important approach alongside detailed groundwater investigation studies.Item Loss and damage and climate litigation : how can the Maldives and other small island developing states (sids) position for greater climate action?(United Nations Development Programme, 2023) Mohamed Shahud; Michael König; Luis H. Zamarioli; Christine GrüningItem Coral reef restoration in the Maldives: an assessment of techniques and challenges(Scuola Di Dottorato Uversiata Degli Studi Di Milano-Biccoca, 2021) Dehnert Inga; ޑެހްނާރޓް އިންގާCoral reefs, which are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet, are declining at an alarming rate. To counteract the threats posed by climate change and other anthropogenic impacts, conservation efforts such as active coral reef restoration have increased globally. Ecological restoration aims to assist natural recovery and increase coral reefs resilience in an effort to preserve the many functions and services these iconic ecosystems provide to society. Under current climate scenarios, coastal and island populations are the first to suffer from continued ecosystem degradation. For example, the Maldives’ vulnerability to global and local coral reef threats is evident for a nation that lives on shallow reef islands with an economy driven by fisheries and tourism. However, little information is available on suitable, regionally tested coral restoration techniques that could be applied at an ecological meaningful scale in the Maldives. ‘Coral gardening’, which comprises fragment farming in coral nurseries followed by the transplantation of these corals to a restoration site, appears particularly suitable for remote locations like the Maldives. The method can be applied by local communities or tourism stakeholders to assist local reef recovery, while creating awareness, stewardship and even income opportunities. This research assesses the application of ‘coral gardening’ for upscaled coral restoration efforts in the Maldives, providing the necessary regional validation and useful insights into the various aspects of this technique for the first time. To evaluate the suitability and performance of this restoration approach across different regions and farming habitats (i.e., lagoon and reef), a total of six mid-water coral rope nurseries were assessed on the local island of Magoodhoo in Faafu Atoll and on Athuruga resort island in Alif Dhaal Atoll. Coral gardening success was examined for three different coral genera, namely Acropora, Pocillopora and Porites, using a common monitoring protocol. This delivered regional benchmarks for fragment growth over time and at different depths as well as coral survival, which typically exceeded 90% in both farming habitats. In addition, ecological interactions were investigated by8Item Maldives energy policy and strategy(Ministry of Environment and Energy މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް އެންވައިރަމެންޓް އެންޑް އެނާޖީ, 2016) Ministry of Environment and Energy މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް އެންވައިރޮންމެންޓް އެންޑް އެނާޖީItem Environment Monitoring report : Maldives : greater Malé environmental improvement and waste management project(މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް އެންވަރމަންޓް , 2021-10) މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް އެންވަރމަންޓް ; Ministry of Environment