TWC facilitates climate adaptation initiatives for Maldives’ tourism

The advisory arm of TWC Holdings (formerly TWCorp), a company founded in 2012 by Thilan Wijesinghe, has emerged as a transformative partner in adapting tourism development to meet the impacts of climate change in the Maldives. 

Recently, the Maldives Fund Management Corporation (MFMC) was advised by Wijesinghe, who is a specialist in public-private partnerships, to craft a comprehensive request for proposals to identify an international firm of architects and master planners to design a climate adaptive vision masterplan for Gaafaru, an inhabited island of Kaafu Atoll. 

Upon evaluation of the proposals received, Foster + Partners, the world-renowned architectural firm in London founded by Norman Foster, was selected by the MFMC. Through a comprehensive study of Gaafaru, Fosters’ sustainability team and in-house ecologists have proposed a master plan built on six key principles to ensure highly sustainable, climate-adaptive and inclusive development anchored on tourism.