The DMADD team, represented by Dr. Ibrahim Waheed, Project Manager and Task Team leader and Ms. Anna Metz, Digital Development Specialist, meets with Dr. Burton H. Jones from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and Red Sea Research Center. The meeting was centered around how the KAUST university can support the DMADD project, especially in supporting the Planned Maldives Ocean Hackathon. Additionally, discussions were held on collaboration in terms of capacity building that supports the establishment of the climate data platform, including underwater drone technology and other areas of capacity building, as a possibility of a study tour to the Red Sea Research Centre.