Multihazard Risk Atlas of Maldives - Volume I: Geography - Paperback

by Asian Development Bank (Author)

The Multihazard Risk Atlas of Maldives is composed of GeographyVolume I, Climate and Geophysical HazardsVolume II, Economy and DemographicsVolume III, BiodiversityVolume IV, and SummaryVolume V.

This atlas provides spatial information about Maldives and thematic maps necessary for assessing future development investments in terms of climate risks and geophysical hazards. It is also intended to support the formulation of cobeneficial options for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and management. The five-volume atlas is a major output of the project Establishing a National Geospatial Database for Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Development Activities and Policies in Maldives under the Asian Development Bank's regional knowledge and support (capacity development) technical assistance Action on Climate Change in South Asia (20132018).