IRIS CDRI- Enhancing national and sub-national capacity for resilient infrastructure in the Maldives

About this project

Capacity building of subnational governments. Suggested actions in this regard include:1.1 Delivery of training sessions for local government authorities on resilient infrastructure – The trainings would cover concepts ranging from on localplanning, land-use planning, climate change, climate resilience, disaster assessment and valuation, nature-based solutions and risk reduction planning. Trainings tobe delivered for 3 regions; north, central and south Maldives. Trainings would be delivered by team of experts and primarily require the participation of planningofficers (civil servants) in the councils.1.2 Development of digital training courses. Based on the course contents of the in-person trainings under 1.1, these contents would be further refined andconverted into digital training modules. The training contents will require modification and also offer successively advanced modules on each theme i.e. beginner,intermediate and advanced.1.3 Institutionalizing online training courses. In partnership with Civil Service Commission and the Local Government Authority, the digital training courseswould be hosted on ‘Kiyeveni’ the online training portal of the Local Government Authority which is the parent body of all local councils. The trainings would alsoneed to be integrated into the mandatory training and onboarding requirements for staff and elected officials of local councils.2. Application of disaster/crisis risk insurance. Suggested actions in this regard include:2.1 Asses…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 11Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 13Climate Action

Published by

United Nations Development Programme · Multilateral

Countries

Maldives

Sectors

Multi-hazard response preparedness

Funded by

MPTF-Infrastructure Resilience Accelerator Fund (IRAF)

Implemented by

UNDP

Accountable

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Published by United Nations Development Programme to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 5 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-41114-PROJECT-01003525.

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