FP165
Building Climate Resilient Safer Islands in the Maldives
Building Climate Resilient Safer Islands in the Maldives
The low elevation of the 188 small, inhabited islands of the Republic of Maldives makes them highly vulnerable to severe weather events, while retreating inland or to higher ground is impossible. Accelerated sea level rise due to climate change will have devastating effects on the islands, and could threaten their very existence.
This project will address these challenges by enhancing coastal management, including the protective functions of natural sandy beaches and coral reefs. It will do this through integrated coastal zone management, early warning and early action, and knowledge sharing. This project marks the first time such an adaptive beach protection solution will be implemented on public land in the Maldives islands.
Project timeline
Pipeline
05 Sep 2018 - 1031 days
Concept note received
05 Sep 2018
Funding proposal received
23 Jan 2020
Cleared by GCF Secretariat
05 Apr 2021
Cleared by iTAP
07 Jun 2021
Approved
01 Jul 2021 - 638 days so far
Approved by GCF Board
01 Jul 2021
Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval
05 Nov 2021
FAA executed
20 Oct 2022
Under implementation
Completed
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Financing
- Private sector
- Public sector
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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
GCF financing
Instrument | Amount |
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Grant | USD 25,097,880 |
Total GCF Financing |
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USD 25,097,880 |
Co-financing
Co-financer | Instrument | Amount |
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Co-Financing | Grant | USD 35,421,937 |
Co-Financing | Grant | USD 5,486,520 |
Total Co-Financing |
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USD 40,908,457 |
GCF Contacts
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Accredited Entity

Japan International Cooperation Agency
Director, Office for Climate Change, Global Environment Department
Senior Deputy Director, Office for Climate Change, Global Environment Department
More contacts
National Designated Authority
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology
Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology
Director, Climate Change Directorate
Green Building, Handhuvaree Hingun, Maafannu, Male, Maldives
Assistant Director, Climate Change Department
Documents
Title | Type | Date |
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Building Climate Resilient Safer Islands in the Maldives JICA FP165 |
Approved funding proposal | 01 Jul 2021 |
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP165: Building Climate Resilient Safer Islands in Maldives JICA FP165 |
Environmental and Social Safeguards report | 07 Jun 2021 |
Gender action plan for FP165: Building Climate Resilient Safer Islands in the Maldives JICA FP165 |
Gender action plan | 07 Jun 2021 |
Gender assessment for FP165: Building Climate Resilient Safer Islands in the Maldives JICA FP165 |
Gender assessment | 07 Jun 2021 |
News + Stories

GCF and partners sign project agreements for four transformative climate projects
28 Oct 2022 / Four key agreements for climate projects (Funding Activity Agreement; FAA) were signed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners on the margins of GCF’s 34th Board meeting (17-20 October 2022). They include climate resilience projects in the Maldives, Barbados, and Guinea-Bissau and GCF’s first at-scale private sector programme in the water sector.