Floods in the Maldives
Flooding occurs in the Maldives due to its tropical monsoon climate, which is characterized by two distinct monsoon seasons: the northeast monsoon, and the southwest monsoon.{{Cite web |title=Climate Change Threatens Maldives' Fisheries and Tourism, Urgent Adaptation Needed |url=https://www.ifc.org/en/pressroom/2024/climate-change-threatens-maldives-fisheries-and-tourism-urgent-adaptation-needed#:~:text=The%20report%20assesses%20the,adaptation%20investments.&text=strategies,%20coastal%20flooding%20could,adaptation%20investments.&text=in%20damages%20of%20US$0.7%E2%80%931.1,adaptation%20investments.&text=sea-level%20rise%E2%80%94from%20a%20reduction,adaptation%20investments. |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=IFC |language=English}} The southwest monsoon, which occurs from May to November, brings significant rainfall,{{Cite web |title=World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal |url=https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/maldives/vulnerability |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org |language=en}} leading to floods. There were 128 reported flooding incidents in 2022.{{Cite web |title=Building Resilience in the Face of Climate Change: Empowering Communities in the Maldives {{!}} United Nations in Maldives |url=https://maldives.un.org/en/266806-building-resilience-face-climate-change-empowering-communities-maldives?afd_azwaf_tok=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.eyJhdWQiOiJtYWxkaXZlcy51bi5vcmciLCJleHAiOjE3MzY2ODA2OTUsImlhdCI6MTczNjY4MDY4NSwiaXNzIjoidGllcjEtNjdjYjRiOTc5Yi02OXp4ayIsInN1YiI6IjEwMy4xMDQuNTMuMjM2IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0eXBlIjoiaXNzdWVkIiwicmVmIjoiMjAyNTAxMTJUMTExODA1Wi0xNjdjYjRiOTc5YjY5enhraEMxREVMcTR6bjAwMDAwMDA4OGcwMDAwMDAwMDh5czIiLCJiIjoiZ19CWV9hMjBwYmFWRm54bzdfNW9OZHowTjVfNmpRZkZoX3BHamkyZ29ObyIsImgiOiJ3LWZRbFQ4MHR2R0xwQzhOaU8zN040TmU2SjI1MUUxWVFNaUJCUmI5Z2lBIn19.E_SR6bdufHKguirImlp9uyRiC45GjJy5oh9lB1pJ05LAxNnMVWQvNje6kUUSZ0A6uyewHqd0N0nRiGbWBeiYBYTEkUJcJNMm7JaR8B2G-nQyzr-ZKcFYAkJj9fO9AUaMCMqMg1TdB4fh7VBkCmgXJLFjOa3aSivyzaBtxDELBfy3WolAWRvSFs5sExgeDSO7Fy4dvIn9HesfHpZqo4IIS5XbWlEu9OjqKNtci2-vQY2xBOv-9edviDEGHGboJSL85HKNyV_J44anDbINy2R3O5oT5aUxq77YVjmvVNfD2BxkugniVzMw3e-F1AVLtTZVTzOQObfcmKtCqYLOLimKeg.WF3obl2IDtqgvMFRqVdYkD5s |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=maldives.un.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Building Resilience in the Face of Climate Change: Empowering Communities in the Maldives {{!}} Joint SDG Fund |url=https://www.jointsdgfund.org/article/building-resilience-face-climate-change-empowering-communities-maldives#:~:text=This%20is%20not%20an,its%20infrastructure.&text=caused%20floods%20in%20the,its%20infrastructure.&text=incidents%20across%2019%20atolls,,its%20infrastructure.&text=the%20most%20significant%20impact,its%20infrastructure. |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=www.jointsdgfund.org |language=en}} Floods in the Maldives are also caused by heavy rainfall, inadequate drainage systems, sea level rise associated with climate change, and tidal surges.{{Cite web |title=Study highlights complex causes of Maldives flooding {{!}} University of Southampton |url=https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2017/08/maldives-flooding.page |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=www.southampton.ac.uk |language=en}}