sustainable: maldives

why does the maldives need sustainable management?

* 90% islands experiencing erosion due to sea level rise
* 80% of land is below 1m above sea level sink in next 50-100 years
* 33% GDP comes from tourists and 10% from fishing
* more than 1m international tourists visited in 2015
* 97% country no longer has access to fresh groundwater

how have the gov not been sustainable?

* isolated islands ignored
* sustainable management overlooked in favour of protecting tourist and urban development

what made the maldives turn to sus management?

NGO intervention

what did NGOs do?

* encouraged ==sustainable living== and educated locals


* used public participation


* ==MMF== educates about importance of ==coastal mangroves== as coastal protection → reduce their deforestation
* ==GEF== provided small grants = develop sustainable and organic farming

what are the political impacts?

* maldives gov pledged to be carbon neutral
* environmental refugees → gov buy land in india and aus to move residents

future?

* more than 50% of national budget spent on adapting to climate change → inc in future
* temp predicted to inc by 1.5 degrees by 2050→ 70-90% coral reefs lost
* 80% become uninhibited by 2050