The Maldivian Red Crescent (MRC) has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy to strengthen community-level disaster preparedness and climate resilience across the Maldives.
The agreement covers designated activities under the Toward Risk-Aware and Climate-resilient Communities (TRACT) Project, an initiative led by the Ministry in partnership with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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Under the partnership, the MRC will execute initiatives falling under Pillar 4 of the national Early Warnings for All roadmap, which focuses on preparedness and response capabilities. Serving as a national service provider for this pillar, the organisation will also support broader efforts across the remaining framework pillars.
MRC stated that, working alongside local communities and key state agencies, including the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the Maldives Meteorological Service, the MRC aims to enhance public awareness, knowledge, and grassroots response capacities at the community level of the early warning system.
In a statement announcing the partnership, the MRC thanked the Ministry for its trust and collaboration, expressing commitment to advancing climate resilience and disaster readiness nationwide over the next five years.
We are pleased to sign a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry to deliver designated activities as part of the Toward Risk-Aware and Climate-resilient communities (TRACT) Project which the Ministry is leading as part of the @theGCF Initiative, in partnership with @UNEP These activities sit under Pillar 4 of the national Early Warnings for All roadmap: Preparedness and Response Capabilities, for which MRC serves as a national service provider while also complementing work across the other pillars. Through this MoU, MRC will work to strengthen community-level disaster preparedness and response capacity across the Maldives, working alongside national partners such as @NDMAmv @MetMaldives and communities across the country. Our focus is the community end of early warning, where preparedness, response, and the development of knowledge and awareness come together. We thank the Ministry for its trust and collaboration, and look forward to working together.— Maldivian Red Crescent (@maldivianrc) November 10, 2026
