The Ministry of Tourism and Environment stated that this project is a landmark initiative designed to enhance climate resilience and impact-based multi-hazard early warning systems in the Maldives
The New York Times
The Ministry of Tourism and Environment has announced that the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has officially approved the “Toward Risk-Aware and Climate-resilient Communities (TRACT)” project.
In a statement published on 02 July 2025, the Ministry of Tourism and Environment stated that this project is a landmark initiative designed to enhance climate resilience and impact-based multi-hazard early warning systems in the Maldives. The approval secures a grant of USD25 million from the GCF, complemented by USD248,570 in co-financing.
The TRACT programme was developed with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which serves as the accredited entity for the project. The development of the proposal was led by the Climate Change Department of the Ministry of Tourism and Environment, with extensive technical and consultative support.
According to the Ministry, The TRACT programme will work on addressing challenges that the Maldives faces as one of the most climate-vulnerable small islands, such as threats from rising sea levels, extreme weather, and environmental degradation.
The project aims to help curb these issues by strengthening climate services and establishing an end-to-end, user-focused, impact-based multi-hazard early warning system (MHEWS) across the nation’s 1,190 dispersed islands.
In partnership with the Maldives Meteorological Service (MMS) the project will deliver four outputs aligned with MHEWS pillars: improving risk knowledge; enhancing observations and forecasting; strengthening dissemination and communication of warnings; and boosting preparedness and response capabilities.
This approval is a major milestone for the Maldives, as the country has now been selected as one of the first 30 nations to globally receive such focused support.
