Commitment title:

Strengthen the legislative, regulatory, institutional framework and the human resource capacity to facilitate effective environmental protection and sustainable practices

Commitment description:

Action1:By 2020, Integrate environmental protection and biodiversity conservation with the guidelines, regulations and compliance documents on land
use planning, local developments planning, building and all infrastructure development projects
Action 2: Develop regulatory framework for designating green areas in reclaimed land and islands, to improve quality of life, and as a climate change mitigation and adaptation measure

Mode of engagement:
  • Programmatic action
    Harnessing the demographic dividend through investing in adolescents’ and youth’s education, employment opportunities and health, including family planning and sexual and reproductive health and services
Commitment to be actioned in: Maldives
Submitted from: Maldives
Submitted by
National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of National Planning and Infrastructure
Thematic area
Draw on demographic diversity to drive economic growth and achieve sustainable development
Commitment category

(8) Investing in the education, employment opportunities, health, including family planning and sexual and reproductive health services, of adolescents and youth, especially girls, so as to fully harness the promises of the demographic dividend.