“As a low-lying, small island State, Maldives is very vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and associated sea-level rise”, read the report. The Rapporteur further highlighted “the impact of climate change on the acceleration of coastal erosion, frequency of storms and flooding and the rise of the sea level [to have] a dramatic impact on the housing and livelihood of many Maldivians. Climate change had aggravated and would further amplify some of the problems linked with Maldives characteristics, including land scarcity and the vulnerability of the islands to natural phenomena. Such changes had an impact on the enjoyment of the right to adequate housing”, stated the segment on the Maldives.