This report highlights key insights from the state-of-art review on the availability, circulation and integrity of critical resources (e.g., food, water, energy, waste, and infrastructure) and associated climate impacts in the Maldives. This country review is the first in a series of three, conducted as part of the RECOVER project, a needs-driven initiative funded by Climate Adaptation and Resilience initiative (CLARE). The project is aimed at addressing climate change adaptation through a multi-risk and multi-sector approach in the Maldives, Mauritius and Fiji. This briefing report provides an overview on Maldives, a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the Indian Ocean, its climate and resource-use challenges, and ongoing efforts to address some of these.