މި ދިރާސާއަކީ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ލާމަރުކަޒީ ނިޒާމުގެ ސަބަބުން ކުރާ އަސަރުތަކާއި އޭގެ ނަތީޖާތައް ދެނެގަތުމަށް ކުރެވުނު ދިރާސާއެކެވެ. މި ދިރާސާގައި ޚާއްޞަ ސަމާލުކަމެއް ދެވިފައިވަނީ ‘ލޯކަލް ގަވަރނަންސް’ގެ ޚިދުމަތްތަކުގެ ފެންވަރާއި، ހަރުދަނާކަމާއި އަދި އެ ޚިދުމަތްތަކަށް ރައްޔިތުންނަށް ވާސިލުވެވޭ މިންވަރަށެވެ. ދިރާސާގެ ނަތީޖާތަކުން ދައްކާގޮތުގައި، ގިނަ ބައިވެރިން ޤަބޫލުކުރާ ގޮތުގައި ލާމަރުކަޒީ އުސޫލުން ހިންގުމަކީ ސަރަހައްދީ ތަރައްގީއާއި، ހިންގުމާއި އަދި އާންމު ޚިދުމަތްތައް ފޯރުކޮށްދިނުމަށް ރަނގަޅު ފުރުޞަތެކެވެ. ނަމަވެސް، މި ކޮންސެޕްޓު ޤަބޫލުކުރާ މިންވަރު އާންމުންގެ ތެރޭގައި މަދުކަމާއި، މި ތަސައްވުރު ގުޅިފައިވަނީ އެކަށީގެންވާ ހޭލުންތެރިކަން ނެތުމުންކަމަށް ފާހަގަކުރެވުނެވެ.މި ދިރާސާގައި މިކްސްޑް މެތަޑްސް ޑިޒައިނެއް ނުވަތަ އެކުވި ތަރީގާތުގެ ފަރުމާއެއް ބޭނުންކޮށްފައިވާއިރު، ސިފަވި (ކޮލިޓޭޓިވް) އަދި ސުމާރީ (ކުއަންޓިޓޭޓިވް) ތަރީގާތައް ވެސް ހިމަނާފައިވެއެވެ.

މި ދިރާސާގެ މަޤްޞަދަކީ އިސްރަށްވެހިން ޢަބުރުވެރިކަމާއި ޝަރަފުވެރިކަމާއެކު ދުޅަހެޔޮ ގޮތުގައި ދުވަސްވުމާ މެދު މީހުންދެކޭ ގޮތް ވަޒަންކުރުމާއި އިސްރަށްވެހިން ޢަބުރުވެރިކަމާއި ޝަރަފުވެރިކަމާއެކު ދުޅަހެޔޮ ގޮތުގައި ދުވަސްވުމަށް ކުރިމަތިވާ ގޮންޖެހުންތަކާއި ހިރާސްތައް ދެނެގަތުމެވެ. މި ދިރާސާގައި ހިމެނެނީ މައިގަނޑު ތިން ބައެކެވެ. އެއީ އިސް ރަށްވެހިން ދުޅަހެޔޮގޮތުގައި ދުވަސްވުމާބެހޭގޮތުން ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ އާއި ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ ފަދަ އެހެން ގައުމުތަކުގައި ހެދިފަ ހުރި ދިރާސާތަކުގެ މުރާޖަޢާތަކުރުމާއި (ކޮންޓިޓޭޓިވް) ސަރވޭ ކުރުމާއި (ކޮލިޓޭޓިވް) އިންޓަރވިއު/ ފޯކަސް ގްރޫޕް އިންޓަރވިއު ކުރުމެވެ.

The report highlights a project aimed at identifying livebait fishing grounds in the Maldives by having fishers themselves mark these locations on a map with a 0.025° x 0.025° spatial resolution. This project was essential due to the rapid development of tourism, which has led to uninhabited islands and submerged reefs being allocated for resort development, restricting access to traditional fishing grounds. The project aimed to assist in spatial planning and environmental impact assessments of development projects like resorts and dredging. Additionally, it sought to contribute to the conservation and management of the livebait fishery, crucial for the Maldives’ pole-and-line and handline tuna fisheries.

The Maldives is experiencing serious concerns related to teacher shortage, attrition, and retention. More specifically, the teacher education institutions in the Maldives have been raising concerns over the low enrolment of students in the teaching courses over the last few years. This research aims to investigate the perception, value and choice of the teaching profession as a career. The research attempts to answer the following questions.

The comprehensive study conducted in this report provides a necessary step to understanding the current nitrogen policy landscape for Maldives within South Asia. The report highlights the issues and challenges around nitrogen pollution and management, overview of the nitrogen issues at the global and national scale, methods and results from the SANH nitrogen policy dataset1, the drivers of emissions and policy trends at the country level, emerging issues, and contains a case study overview of significant nitrogen control policies.

This report presents findings from a research study carried out on the youth of the Maldives to determine the factors that lead youth to commit crimes and the issues that they face which leads to repeat offences. The proceeding sections of this report present an outline of the background of the study from the available literature in the Maldivian context, research objectives, scope, and methodology for this undertaking. This will be followed by the findings, discussions, and conclusions with implications and recommendations for policy makers, parents, caregivers, and to the society in general.

The Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), which emerged as early as November2019 and was declared a pandemic in February 2020 (Adam et al., 2020) is one of the most dramatic social crisis that both the Maldives and the world has witnessed in recent decades. The first case of COVID-19 in the Maldives was detected in early March 2020 from tourists, and a community spread was detected by mid-April 2020. Like many other countries, the response in the Maldives was unprecedented. From mobility restrictions to business closures, containment measures escalated to a full-scale country border closure, lockdowns, and curfews (Moosa et al., 2021). These restrictions created an intensely disruptive situation that has affected livelihoods in the short term and long term.

This report presents the finding of the Maldives STEPS survey 2020-21, a nation-wide study conducted by the Maldives National University (MNU) for Health Protection Agency in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and Ministry of Health (MoH). The study addresses the common risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), specifically the use of tobacco, alcohol, and also dietary habits that predispose to cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease and cancer. The scope of the study also covers mental health. addiction, injuries, and access to health care.

The purpose of the study was to identify public perception towards the police and the challenges faced by the public in accessing Maldives Police Service. In this regard, the study specifically will focus on the following objectives: As part of the desk review the research team carried out a preliminary assessment to understand the context and determine the key indicators used in the questionnaire design and identify areas for the focus groups. In addition, the stakeholder consultations of this phase included the methodology finalisation. This phase included studying relevant documents and obtaining information from stakeholders through small focus group meetings.

Housing is one of the basic needs essential for healthy living, welfare, social attitudes and economic productivity of an individual. Like many other countries, one of the main challenges faced in meeting the housing need in Maldives is provision of affordable housing, especially in the capital city Male’. Housing Development Corporation in consultation with the Maldives National University and Islamic University of the Maldives undertook this study, “A comprehensive Housing Market study for the greater Male’ region” in order to explore and address the challenges faced in meeting housing need. Hence, the objectives of this study were to explore the local housing conditions and trends, to identify housing choices in a demographic and geographic context, to analyse and forecast the housing market stock, supply and housing finance options and to determine a housing market equilibrium.