National Capacity Self-Assessment (NCSA) for Global Environmental Management

The principal objective of the NCSA process is to identify and assess critical capacity constraints and to develop a prioritised overview of capacity needs in the area of global environmental management. In addition to the overall objective of developing a comprehensive, nationally-driven assessment of capacity development needs, the NCSA process will also assist the Government of the Maldives in attaining a number of secondary objectives. These include: ·Better understanding and responding to critical cross-thematic environmental challenges such as the problem of sea-level rise and coastal erosion. ·Gaining an improved understanding of resource limits and carrying capacities, particularly in key economic sectors such as tourism and fisheries.