Supporting Vulnerable Communities in the Maldives to Manage Climate Change-Induced Water Shortages: FP07
Project Outline
This project seeks to deliver safe and secure fresh water to 105,000 people on the islands of the Maldives in the face of climate change risks, by increasing rainwater collection capacity, providing reverse osmosis (RO) water desalination plants, establishing early warning information based on forecasted meteorological information, and installing ground water recharge systems with monitoring protocols.
| Country(ies) | Maldives |
|---|---|
| National Designated Authority (NDA) | Director General Ministry of Environment and Energy: MEE |
| Accredited Entity (AE) | United Nations Development Programme: UNDP (International) |
| Executing Entity (EE) | Ministry of Environment and Energy (Public) |
| Date of Final FP Submission | September 21, 2015 |
| Estimated Project Duration | 2016-2021 |
| Target Sector | Water Management |
| GCF Financing | 23.636 million USD (Grant) Small |
| Co-financing |
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Project Description
< Major Project Components>
- Scaling up an integrated water supply system to provide safe water to vulnerable households.
- Introduction of decentralized and cost-effective dry season water supply systems.
- Groundwater quality improved to secure freshwater reserves for long-term resilience.
Ref: FP07 Supporting Vulnerable Communities in the Maldives to Manage Climate Change-Induced Water Shortages
Potential Indicators of Key Impacts
Expected total number of direct and indirect beneficiaries, disaggregated by gender (reduced vulnerability or increased resilience):
- Direct and indirect beneficiaries: 105,000 persons
- 26% of the total population
