Climate Risk Country Profile : Maldives
Maldives is an archipelago of 26 low-lying coral atolls in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Indian subcontinent. Due to its location over the equator in the Indian Ocean, Maldives experiences a typical equatorial monsoonal climate. Maldives exper...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC and Asian Development Bank, Manila
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/638371632462806368/Maldives-Climate-Risk-Country-Profile http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36373 |
| Summary: | Maldives is an archipelago of 26
low-lying coral atolls in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the
Indian subcontinent. Due to its location over the equator in
the Indian Ocean, Maldives experiences a typical equatorial
monsoonal climate. Maldives experiences warm and humid
climate throughout the year, with seasonal fluctuations in
temperature and rainfall due to the monsoon. This document
aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by
Maldives. This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in
key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes
on communities, livelihoods, and economies, many of which
are already underway. This is a high-level synthesis of
existing research and analyses, focusing on the geographic
domain of Maldives, therefore potentially excluding some
international influences and localized impacts. The core
data presented is sourced from the database sitting behind
the World Bank Group’s (WBG) climate change knowledge portal
(CCKP), incorporating climate projections from the Coupled
Model Inter-comparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). This
document is primarily meant for WBG and Asian Development
Bank (ADB) staff to inform their climate actions. The
document also aims and to direct the reader to many useful
sources of secondary data and research. |
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