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This study aims to present the legal aspects related to involving various national and international disaster management stakeholders in the countries where the Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform (PIROI) operates. As such, the study selected

Early detection of the onset of a caldera collapse can provide crucial information to understand their formation and thus to minimize risks for the nearby population and visitors. Here, we analysed the 2007 caldera collapse of Piton de la Fournaise on La

The purpose of this note is to provide an overview of the impact of four main types of hazards (cyclones, floods, droughts, earthquakes or tsunamis) on the ISLAND project partners (Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, La Reunion, Zanzibar). This

This report provides a review of financial risk transfer mechanisms geared to mitigate economic impact of disasters for small island states in the context of natural and climatic disasters. The report reviews different tools in use in the region as well

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Ce guide d’information fournit des méthodes visant à réduire la vulnérabilité des populations face aux risques et aux conséquences des catastrophes naturelles dans la zone Sud-Ouest de l’Océan Indien. Plusieurs informations de base sont

Cette carte représente la densité de population dans les communes exposées aux risques majeurs.

Les risques majeurs font référence à des événements ponctuels de faible probabilité mais dont la réalisation donne lieu à de très graves conséquences

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