The Foundation for Environment, Climate and Technology (FECT) is a non-profit company set up in 2012 capitalizing on the 5 year long work on FECT-Sri Lanka has undertaken in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Columbia University and other organizations which led to a unique capabilities in climate adaptation for Maldives.
The staff affiliated with us and the networks of organizations possess expertise in the relevant fields of climate, water resources management, disaster risk management, energy conservation and management, and we are uniquely positioned to contribute to the successful implementation of the above project. Our vision is to make FECT-MV a repository of scientific expertise related to climate and environment and a driver of further research and development.
Adjunct Scientists
FECT in Maldives
Further interactions have followed through a series of visits
with other Agencies under the Ministry of Environment such as the Energy and
Water Authority, Disaster Management Centre, Maldivian Meteorological Services,
and other agencies such as the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Maldivian
National University, the United Nations Development Program in the Maldives
and Renewable Energy Maldives.
These interactions have led to the development of an action plan for capacity
building for climate services, collaboraitve climate research and the development
of web based tools for climatic analysis, monitoring and predictions for the
Maldives.