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Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies Republic of Maldives National Disaster Management Centre, Male’ Maldives Unite to Mitigate Risk of CC to Maldives • Damage to coastal infrastructures due to adverse impacts of hazards such as floods due to storm surge and heavy rain • Salt water intrusion in to the fresh water lens National Disaster Management Centre, Male’ Maldives Unite to Mitigate Severe Beach Erosion and Loss of land National Disaster Management Centre, Male’ Maldives Unite to Mitigate Coral Bleaching and loss of marine life having a direct impact on economy National Disaster Management Centre, Male’ Maldives Unite to Mitigate The 2007 IPCC report suggested that sea levels would rise by between 190 mm (7.5 inches) and 590 mm by the end of this century. Complete inundation of Islands National Disaster Management Centre, Male’ Maldives Unite to Mitigate Sea Level Rise Projections for Male’ Male’ in the year 2025 15% of Male’ inundated under IPCC worst case scenario (IS92e) Male’ in the year 2050 30% of Male’ inundated under IPCC worst case scenario (IS92e) National Disaster Management Centre, Male’ Maldives Male’ in the year 2100 Male’ inundated completely under IPCC worst case scenario (IS92e) Unite to Mitigate Recent Trends Pro‐long dry seasons and water shortages National Disaster Management Centre, Male’ Maldives Unite to Mitigate • High intense hydro meteorological weather events • Cyclone Neelam caused heavy rains inundating 51 islands. • Long term impacts to drinking water and infrastructures National Disaster Management Centre, Male’ Maldives Unite to Mitigate CCA-DRR Initiatives in Maldives National Disaster Management Centre, Male’ Maldives Population Consolidation and Safe island concept • wider environmental protection zones. • elevated areas for vertical evacuation in event of floods. • easy access in emergencies. Unite to Mitigate National Disaster Management Centre, Male’ Maldives Unite to Mitigate Maldives Disaster Management Bill • A balance of DRR and Response • Special focus on mainstreaming DRR into developmental planning • Special clauses on • Tourism Sector Preparedness • Maldives Building Code • Education sector Preparedness and integrating DRR‐CCA into school curriculum • Improving Health Sector Preparedness, especially to health hazards • Establishment of a multi‐ hazard early warning system National Disaster Management Centre, Male’ Maldives Unite to Mitigate Current Programmes • Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in to developmental Planning • Tools • Project Management, Budget tools • CBDRR Framework • National framework CBDRR • Training package • Planning tools National Disaster Management Centre, Male’ Maldives Unite to Mitigate • Institutional and legal systems for DRR established and capacities of DRR institutions strengthened to fulfill their mandate • End-to-end early warning systems strengthened • Increased public awareness and knowledge on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation • Increased community capacities for disaster preparedness for effective response National Disaster Management Centre, Male’ Maldives Unite to Mitigate • School Preparedness activities • A public private partnership initiative between tourist resorts and government on enhancing the capacity of tourism sector for disaster management National Disaster Management Centre, Male’ Maldives Unite to Mitigate Gaps • A sustainable method of doing scientific risk assessments needs to be explored • Linking risk assessment to developmental planning National Disaster Management Centre, Male’ Maldives Unite to Mitigate • Establishing an end-to-end early warning system with both national and island Level SOPs National Disaster Management Centre, Male’ Maldives Unite to Mitigate