The main aim of the Project is to provide the Republic of the Maldives with the capacity to effectively manage environmental risks and threats to fragile coral reefs as well as marine habitats resulting from tourism development, increased solid waste disposal, fisheries and global climate change. Accordingly, this Project has two development objectives: 1) that a solid waste management system is established and that inhabitants on targeted islands use solid waste management facilities, reducing the risks of contamination associated with accumulated wastes and sea dumping, 2) to build human and technical capacity for environmental management so that the environmental dimension is integrated in the planning process using information and expertise developed in the Project.