Maldives: Identifying Vulnerable Communities and Safe Islands in the Maldives
By combining AI-based population analysis and climate projections, Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab and IOM Maldives identified populations at risk from sea level rise, finding roughly 9,000 people (4% of population outside the capital) who may be in vulnerable areas by 2050.
Five specific islands were identified as “safe” with minimal sea level rise risk, supporting IOM’s efforts to propose relocation sites for vulnerable communities.
This data-driven approach to disaster risk reduction (DRR) provides a valuable tool for policy development, long-term relocation strategies, and enhancing the Maldives’ National Adaptation Plan (NAP).
DTM Global Survey 2023
The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Global Survey 2023 is an annual stocktaking exercise which aims to present IOM DTM's operations and activities transparently. The Global Survey focuses on operations active from January 1 to December 31, 2023, with data collection occurring from February to April 2024.