Transparency Maldives 267d ago

The Maldives Anti-Corruption Conference 2024, organized by Transparency Maldives in collaboration with the Anti-Corruption Commission, focused on climate governance and corruption, a critical intersection for a nation facing existential threats from climate change. With substantial climate finance flowing into the country for mitigation and adaptation projects, this conference brought together government agencies, civil society organizations, and key stakeholders to address governance gaps, transparency challenges, and accountability mechanisms in climate finance management. This panel brings together representatives from Maldives Local Councils' Association (MLCA), Maldives Association of Persons with Disabilities (MAPD), Project ThimaaVeshi (PTV), and Transparency Maldives (TM) to discuss how decentralization and urban planning impact climate governance. Key issues include restrictive consultation processes under the Decentralization Act, central government control over climate finance limiting local initiatives, inadequate inclusion of vulnerable communities (youth, PWDs, migrants) in decision-making, and weak RTI implementation. #ActivismArchive #AntiCorruption #ClimateGovernance #Maldives