This Plan aims to strengthen Maldives’ position as a competitive and sustainable destination, enabling the industry,which has been the driving force in transforming the economy over the last 50 years, to continue leading the country’s growth. One of the goals is to build climate resilience and protect natural assets, which will be implemented through the following strategies:
- Improve planning guidelines and concept-approval processes to ensure sustainability is adequately addressed;
- Improve the management of common beach resources;
- Scale up and improve the quality of management systems to increase the resilience and health of coral reefs;
- Develop guidelines to ensure wildlife interactions are sustainable and in line with Maldives’ image and brand;
- Improve planning guidelines, knowledge sharing, and access to finance to adapt to climate change and build climate resilience into tourism infrastructure;
- Eliminate the use of single-use plastic products in tourist establishments in line with national targets;
- Reduce waste and develop and operationalise waste collection and processing infrastructure; and
- Develop a framework to renew and rejuvenate coconut palms and native vegetation.
