Toward Risk-Aware and Climate-resilienT communities (TRACT) - Strengthening climate services and impact-based multi-hazard early warning in Maldives
The Republic of the Maldives is a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) and is one of the smallest atoll island nations globally. The country consists of small, low-lying atoll islands which makes the Maldives extremely vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change, particularly coastal erosion and sea-level rise. The project entitled “Toward Risk-Aware and Climate-resilienT communities (TRACT) - Strengthening climate services and impact-based multi-hazard early warning in Maldives” will be implemented by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as the Accredited Entity (AE), and the Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy (MOCCEE), designated by the Government of Maldives as the national Executing Entity (EE).
Objectives
- The overall goal of the Project is to increase resilience and reduce the vulnerability of sectors and communities in Maldives to climate change impacts by ensuring the availability and access to reliable climate services and a people-centred impact-based multi-hazard early warning system (MHEWS) covering the entire country. The project is designed to ensure a holistic and integrated approach to strengthening early warning systems in Maldives as a critical component of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. The TRACT project is designed to scale up several previous or ongoing initiatives to support the delivery of reliable, user-driven climate services and an end-to-end, people-centred multi-hazard early warning system (MHEWS) that reach all those at risk.
Expected Outcomes
- Reliable climate and disaster risk information is available to support risk-informed, evidence-based decision making – The project will work with the government and key climatesensitive sectors in Maldives to improve collaboration for the collection, management and exchange of climate-related data and information. It will also strengthen capacities for multihazard risk and vulnerability assessments and collection and analysis of weather, water, climate and air quality data.
- User-driven climate services and an end-to-end, people-centred impact-based MHEWS are operational and sustained – The project will enhance the utilisation of climate information services in decision making for all sectors of the Global Framework for Climate Services at the national level. Reliable climate services will provide the data, forecasts and predictions that underpin effective MHEWS. Investment in early warning systems will go beyond Pillar 2 (Observations and Forecasting) to cover the entire MHEWS value chain
- Sectors and communities implement timely and effective preparedness and anticipatory actions that increase resilience and reduce disaster risks – Outcomes 1 and 2 provide an enabling environment for the increase of resilience and the reduction of disaster risks. This Outcome ensures that sectors and communities have the knowledge and capacity to access, use, and act on impact-based forecasts and warnings, and sector-specific climate analytics to reduce disaster risks and avert or minimise climate related losses and damages, including loss of life. Well-functioning early warning systems are also critical to enhancing public health and safety.
Project Timeline
3rd Coordination Meeting with Technical Partners
The third coordination meeting with the technical partners of the Toward Risk-Aware and Climate-resilienT Communities (TRACT) Project was held to strengthen coordination and support the effective implementation of project activities.
Discussions focused on the progress of ongoing activities and proposed updates to activities by the national partners. The meeting facilitated the sharing of updates, alignment of priorities, and strengthened collaboration among the Project Management Unit (PMU) and technical partners to advance the project’s objectives.
UNEP Mission Successfully Concludes, Advancing TRACT Project Implementation and Collaboration
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) mission for the TRACT Project has been successfully completed, marking an important step in supporting the project’s implementation. The mission included the first Project Steering Committee meeting, in-person engagements with key national partners, including the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Maldives Meteorological Service (MMS), Maldivian Red Crescent (MRC), and Communication Authority of Maldives (CAM), as well as field visits to assess the status of technical equipment at MMS. A dedicated training session was also conducted for Project Management Unit (PMU) staff to strengthen their capacity and support effective project coordination and implementation. Through these engagements, the mission reinforced collaboration among national and technical partners and advanced collective efforts to strengthen climate resilience and ensure timely, reliable, people-centred early warnings reach communities across the Maldives.
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First Project Steering Committee Meeting of the TRACT Project
The first Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting of the Toward Risk-Aware and Climate-resilienT Communities (TRACT) Project brought together national and technical partners to strengthen collaboration and guide project implementation. Discussions focused on strategic priorities, coordinated action, and advancing reliable climate services and people-centred multi-hazard early warning systems to ensure timely, accessible warnings reach communities across the Maldives.
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National Early Warning Roadmap Coordination Meeting
A National Early Warning Roadmap Coordination Meeting was held with key national stakeholders to strengthen coordination and align priorities towards a people-centred Early Warning System for the Maldives. The meeting focused on shaping a practical roadmap that strengthens climate resilience, supports risk-informed decision-making and ensures timely early warnings reach communities across the country.
The coordination marks an important step towards a more integrated and effective early warning system, enabling communities to better prepare, act early and respond to climate-related risks.
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Data Rescue (DARE) Technical Training Workshop
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), under the GCF-funded TRACT Project, initiated the Data Rescue (DARE) activity to strengthen national climate services. A two-day technical training workshop, led by Professor Enric Aguilar and Mr. Freddy Zinse of Universitat Rovira i Virgili, focused on data digitization, quality control, and AI-assisted data rescue techniques, including scanning, text recognition, data labelling and automated quality checks.
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Project Team
Hamdhoon Mohamed
Project Manager
Afa Hussain
Climate Advocacy Specialist
Razzan Ali
Liaison Officer
Mariyam Rizna
Budget Officer
Mariyam Fazula
Procurement Officer
