Building sustainable cities poses significant challenges, but what makes urban living convenient & pleasant? UNDP Maldives & Housing Development Corporation collaborate with the Hulhumale' community & stakeholders to develop a liveability index, paving the way to a better future for the city. 🏙️🌱

Hulhumale' is the 1st reclaimed & planned city of its scale. Its planning fosters balanced opportunities for living, working, & recreation. The liveability index guides decisions for urban planners & policymakers, enhancing Housing Development Corporation' vision for a more liveable city. ✨

Raa Meedhoo is beating #PlasticPollution 🙌🏾 ✨ The 'Blue Water'💧project led by Meedhoo Jamiyathul Salah is introducing glass water bottles to reduce single-use plastic waste on the island 🏝️. An initiative proudly supported by UNDP Maldives w/ Small Grants Programme #ClimateAction #CleanWater

Raa Meedhoo is driving climate impact by providing clean drinking water💧through RO in glass bottles. A sustainable initiative to enhance water security, #BeatPlasticPollution & preserve 🏝️ecosystem, supported by Small Grants Programme & UNDP Maldives. #ClimateAction #SDG6

Noonu Atoll Community Local Government Authority Maldives Institute of Local Governance Enrico Gaveglia UN Development UNDP in Asia and the Pacific Joint SDG Fund 🇺🇳 Mohamed Basheerᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ “The best prize is that you have now constructed the strategic argument for what you believe will work for your community.” - Enrico Gaveglia reaffirmed UNDP’s support to decentralization to unleash the potential for tailored solutions that drive progress from the ground up💪🏾

Striking the balance between 'Authenti-City' & an Artificial City✨🌇 Discover how UNDP Accelerator Labs🇲🇻& Housing Development Corporation are working to create a harmonious urban landscape in Hulhumalé, fostering happier communities & sustainable living. bit.ly/3OQcbPr ✍️🏾Nayasheen, UNDP Maldives

.UNDP Accelerator Labs🇲🇻 concludes 2-day workshop in N. Maafaru. Day 1: Hazards, Vulnerabilities, Capacities Assessment Residents & local institutions crafted a factsheet on island history, threats, community vulnerability & resources that can be mobilised in times of disasters/crises.

Day 2: Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation Plans in Maafaru. Key roles for institutions, individuals & community groups during response, recovery, risk reduction, preparedness & accountability were defined across emergency levels, to⤴️disaster readiness!🙌🏾 #DRR

މޫސުމީ ބަދަލުގެ ނޭދެވޭ އަސަރުތަކުން އަރައިގަތުމުގައި މުޖުތަމައުގެ ބައިވެރިވުން އިތުރުކުރުމާއި ބެހޭ ގޮތުން ޔޫ.އެ.ން.ޑީ.ޕީ އާއި ފުވައްމުލައް ސިޓީ ކައުންސިލާއި ގުޅިގެން ބާއްވާ ވަރކްޝޮޕް ގައި ބައިވެރިވުމަށް 23 އޮކްޓޯބަރ ، 13:00ގެ ކުރިން ނަން ހުށައަޅުއްވާ Fuvahmulah City Council

Inviting the community of Fuvahmulah City to join a workshop on 'Community Participation for #ClimateAction'! 📅25,26 Oct 2023 📍Fuvahmulah City Council Sign-up by 23rd October 2023, 1300hrs. Fuvahmulah City Council

We are in #fuvahmulah ✨! Productive meeting today with Mayor Ismail Rafeeq and Fuvahmulah City Council. We did a stock take of projects and initiatives we are supporting in Fuvahmulah City. We're committed to sustainable development and finding solutions together with 🇲🇻 communities 🌱💡

.UNDP Accelerator Labs 🇲🇻 kicks off workshop on ‘Community Participation for #ClimateAction’ in #Fuvahmulah City. Today's discussions centered on the triple 🌍 crisis & explored ways for harnessing collective intelligence to gain insights from the community & tackle these challenges.

We met with #Fuvahmulah Nature Park, exploring ways to turn this natural gem into a shining example of conservation & sustainability, all while creating an economic model that benefits both nature & people. 🌱🫶🏽 Fuvahmulah City Council

Day 2 of the UNDP Accelerator Labs🇲🇻 workshop on 'Community Participation for #ClimateAction'. Today, we dived into participatory mapping within the island, where participants learned and conducted live mapping of natural resources & hazards.

UNDP Accelerator Labs UN Development UNDP in Asia and the Pacific Enrico Gaveglia Gan Pek Chuan Fuvahmulah City Council In a bushfire, we may see challenges from a distance but understanding the impact requires community insight. What we are doing here is creating a room for that knowledge to emerge, capturing ideas/realities & crafting solutions from collective community wisdom. -Enrico Gaveglia

Q3 has been 🌟! We proudly supported accessibility at polls🗳️, sparked💡community-driven change & economic safeguarding🛟for resilience. Data+insights for liveable cities🏙️, sustainable🌊ocean resources & food security🌱& our small grants⚡️big impact! More in our newsletter⏩

📢 In our latest newsletter 🗞️our work on: 🌱 Sustainable🌊resources & food security 🗳️ Effective & transparent governance 💰 Employment & entrepreneurship opportunities 🏙️ Urban development 💡 Community-driven innovation ❤️‍🩹 Health & well-being 🇲🇻 More⏩

Back in September, we teamed up with noonuatollcouncil Council to strengthen #DisasterRiskReduction in Maafaru island. Here's how UNDP Accelerator Labs 🇲🇻 worked with the community in charting resilience for the🏝️👇

Sustainable agriculture & food security🌱! Thanks to the people of Japan 🇯🇵, 54 participants certified to promote sustainable agricultural practices in 🇲🇻🙏 Read more🗞️in our Q3 newsletter👇: 🙏🤝Embassy of Japan in Maldives The Gov't of Japan #PartnersAtCore @MoFMRAmv

Citizen-generate data for disaster preparedness is helping map the way to safety. UNDP Accelerator Labs 🇲🇻 taps into Collective Intelligence on a journey of discovery across Maldives, on how climate change manifests in our small islands 🏝️ & bigger cities 🏙️. More: bit.ly/46oXDfo