The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has advised public institutions and businesses across the country to bolster disaster preparedness and protect critical operations, warning that the El Niño weather phenomenon is rapidly intensifying across the Pacific Ocean.
The atmospheric shift threatens to destabilise local weather patterns, bringing severe risks to supply chains, infrastructure, and core services. To mitigate potential economic and operational losses, stakeholders are being advised to immediately draft, review, and test robust Business Continuity Plans.
Key preparedness priorities include reinforcing supply chain networks, establishing alternative vendor arrangements, and leveraging seasonal meteorological forecasts to implement proactive protective measures before weather-related disruptions strike.
To guide these efforts, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has issued actionable framework guidelines tailored for both large enterprises and small-to-medium businesses (SMEs). Officials emphasise that early, coordinated action remains critical to maintaining uninterrupted public services and securing the nation’s economic stability throughout the El Niño cycle.
ޕެސިފިކް ކަނޑުގައި އުފެދިފައިވާ "އެލް ނީނޯ" ގެ ބާރު އިތުރަށް ގަދަވަމުންދާއިރު، މީގެ ނޭދެވޭ އަސަރު ދިވެހިރާއްޖެއަށް ވެސް ވަރަށް ބޮޑަށް ކުރާނެކަމަށް ވަނީ ލަފާކުރެވިފައެވެ. އެހެންކަމުން، ހުރިހާ ދާއިރާތަކަކުން ވެސް މިކަމުގެ ސަބަބުން ކުރިމަތިވެދާނެ ގެއްލުންތައް ދެނެގަނެ،… pic.twitter.com/eGAGeu4iyU
— NDMA Maldives (@NDMAmv) September 9, 2026advertisement
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