Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed has today met with the visiting team from USAID. The meeting was held this afternoon at the President’s Office.
The USAID officials briefed the Vice President on a study commissioned by USAID that seeks to capture examples of good practice that will be useful for disaster management professionals. The report also seeks to help meet the challenges resulting from displacement caused by climate-related disaster events, and the effects of climate change adaptation over the longer-term.
The study is being implemented by a team of five technical specialists with backgrounds in displacement-related relief, water and sanitation, public health, architecture and urban planning, economics and governance.
Vice President expressed confidence that the USAID-funded study would be very helpful for the Maldives in terms of disaster management.
