What are the three threats facing the Maldives?

Global warming and rising sea levels are causing warming of the seas and more severe frequent tidal waves and flooding in Maldives. Tidal waves and flooding often contaminate groundwater and sewerage systems leading to disease outbreaks in the country.



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Beach erosion is commonly reported as the main environmental threat that the country faces. Beach erosion categorised by the government as “severe”, where land is being rapidly lost to the sea, is present today on most inhabited islands.

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As well as rising sea levels, ocean temperature increases are also impacting life on the island nation. The Maldives has around 2,500 coral reefs, making them the dominant ecosystem found across the archipelago. As ocean temperatures rise, symbiotic algae in the coral turn white - a process called bleaching.

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