Concept Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) - MV: Digital Maldives for Adaptation, Decentralization and Diversification - P177040 (English)

To achieve the PDO, the project is designed around two components and the proposed activities are conceived following the country’s priorities and funding needs in the medium term: (a) to develop the enabling legal and regulatory foundations for digital economy; (b) to enhance and accelerate adaptation, diversification, and decentralization strategies and measures through the use data and digital [...] This component will finance strengthening the enabling legal, policy, and regulatory environment and the institutional capacity for the design, implementation, and evaluation of policies in support of digital transformation and emergence of digital economy in the Maldives. [...] SCREENING OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL (ES) RISKS AND IMPACTS A. Environmental and Social Risk Classification (ESRC) Low Environmental Risk Rating Low The project is classified to have 'low risk' at the concept stage, after considering, the project location, types of activities the project will support, which are mainly TA and soft interventions, and the scale and magnitude of potential i [...] Specifically, the project will finance strengthening the enabling legal, policy, and regulatory environment and the institutional capacity for the design, implementation, and evaluation of policies in support of digital transformation and emergence of the digital economy in the Maldives and institutional and For Official Use Only capacity building. [...] The project also brings a number of positive benefits to the METCC by helping the digitization and management of environment-related data which will promote the efficiency of the functionality of departments, including those that work on Environmental Management within the ministry.