Migration and the Environment

In 2022, IOM Maldives began to conduct baseline research on the impact of climate change and sea-level rise on internal migration. This research is being conducted under a project entitled ‘Strengthening Government and Community Capacities to Facilitate Effective Responses to the Human Mobility Dimensions Of Climate Change.’ 

The research seeks to better understand the present and expected impacts of climate change on human mobility in the Maldives. The findings of the report will allow IOM to provide recommendations to the Government of Maldives to contribute to mitigation planning.