1. Home
  2. Resilience building and disaster response management in the Indian Ocean (RDRM-IO)

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)

Group of people walking in a field in Madagascar
Update
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
Update
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
Update
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
Update
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
Update
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
Submit your content
PreventionWeb editors will review your content and get back to your promptly.