Activities in Maldives

Major Projects

Grant Aid

ODA Grants provide funds to support construction of facilities or procurement equipment and services necessary for economic and social development in partner countries.

  • The Project for Disaster Resilience Enhancement in the Malé Island (2025-)
  • The Project for the Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting Network Development (2017-)
  • The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (2020-)
  • The Project for Clean Energy Promotion in Malé (2010-2014)
  • The Project for the Seawall Construction in Malé Island (1987-2006)

Technical Cooperation

Technical cooperation supports the development of human resources that will promote social and economic development of partner countries by each or combination of the schemes such as dispatching JICA expert(s), accepting training participants in Japan and provision of equipment required for technical assistance.

(*) TCP: Technical Cooperation Project

  • Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting Operational Capacity Improvement Project (TCP*: 2019-)
  • The Project for Building Climate Resilient Safer Islands in the Maldives (JICA TCP* Component: 2021- | GCF proceeds component: 2023-)
  • Macroeconomic Fiscal Policy Advisor (Expert Dispatch: 2019-2021)
  • Economic Policy Advisor (Expert Dispatch: 2023-)
  • The Project for Promotion of Blue Economy in Fishery Sector (TCP*: 2022-2025)

ODA Loans

ODA loans support partner countries by providing low-interest, long-term and concessional funds to finance their development effort.

  • COVID-19 Crisis Response Emergency Support Loan (2020)
  • Maldives Tsunami Reconstruction Project (2006-2012)

Cumulative amount of Japan’s ODA assistance to Maldives as of March 2024

  • Grant Aid: JPY 40.3 billion
  • Technical Cooperation JPY 9.1 billion
  • ODA Loans JPY 7.7 billion