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Updates on the Resilience building and disaster response management in the Indian Ocean (RDRM-IO) programme

Actualités sur le programme de Renforcement de la résilience et de gestion de réponse aux catastrophes dans l'océan Indien (RDRM-OI)

Photo of a city in Madagascar from the sky with mountains in the background
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CIMA Foundation: Assessment of early warning systems in four Indian Ocean Islands States

Funded by UNDRR, the project aims to improve risk reduction and preparedness, institutionally and operationally, in four Indian Ocean Island states: Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles.

CIMA Foundation - Centro Internazionale in Monitoraggio Ambientale
Promoting South-South Cooperation: Building Bridges between the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean
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Promoting South-South cooperation: Building bridges between the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean

The Caribbean and the Indian Ocean Island States are among the most disaster-prone regions globally, facing hurricanes, cyclones, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Their size, limited resources, and geographical isolation amplify these challenges.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Barbados - government
University of the West Indies - St. Augustine, the
View of port Seychelles
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Technical visit Barbados: Resilience strengthening in the Caribbean Region and the Indian Ocean

The objective of this technical visit was to enhance the cooperation between the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean region, and for the national NDMAs of the Indian Ocean Islands to share their work in Disaster Risk Reduction.

Division of Risk and Disaster Management, Environment Department, Ministry of Environment & Energy (Seychelles)
Man standing in front of a grocery store in Port Louis, Mauritius
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UNU-EHS: Assessment of early warning systems in four Indian Ocean Island States (IOC-EWS)

This project will assess the human resources, equipment, and protocols of the EW-EAS systems in Indian Ocean countries and make recommendations.

United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)
Group of people walking in a field in Madagascar
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Shifting from disaster response to preparedness in Madagascar

Cheneso was the first of the year’s seasonal tropical cyclones to strike Madagascar in January 2023. The flooding affected thousands of homes across six districts. But local authorities say they felt better prepared for this year’s cyclone season.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Madagascar view of the countryside from the sky - cloudy
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Hitting the ground before disaster strikes: The evolution of DRR in Madagascar

Madagascar’s location and socio-economic conditions make it especially exposed to a wide range of interconnected hazards.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
A man stands on a stage during the launch of the EW4ALL initiative
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United Nations Secretary-General’s Early Warnings for All initiative launched in Mauritius

The United Nations Secretary-General’s Early Warnings for All initiative was launched in Mauritius in December 2023 during a two-day event with key stakeholders.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
group photo from media training
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Media in Mauritius is fundamental to Early Warning and Early Action

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Centre (NDRRMC), requested the support of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) to familiarize media stakeholders with the initiative and disaster risk reduction.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Brief: RDRM IO cover page
Documents and publications
Brief: Resilience Building and Disaster Response Management in the Indian Ocean

Resilience Building and Disaster Response Management in the Indian Ocean (RDRM-IO) programme, UNDRR component is to improve Disaster Risk Reduction understanding and governance capacities of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
European Commission
Indian Ocean Commission
Kick Off zoom screen shot
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Island States in Africa unite to reinforce DRR through European Union-Indian Ocean Commission Programme

The Resilience Building and Disaster Response Management in the Indian Ocean (RDRM-IO) programme UNDRR component was launched on 22 March 2022.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
Indian Ocean Commission
European Union
UNDRR
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