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Author(s): Rita Joubert-Lawen

Disaster risk reduction: Seychelles focusing on detection and alert systems for disasters

Source(s): Seychelles News Agency
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The top priority for the Seychelles Disaster Risk Management Division (DRMD)  is to establish a disaster information management system, a tool designed to support agencies and organisations in preparing for and responding to disasters, said a top official on Wednesday.

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The workshop was organised by the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), in collaboration with its partners, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the European Union and the Indian Ocean Regional Response Platform (PIROI).

The meeting was to discuss ways to mitigate and manage disasters in the IOC countries. Building resilience and reducing disaster risk is one of the main thrusts of the IOC's new Strategic Development Plan 2023-2033, given the region's growing vulnerability to climate change.

The participating countries were Mauritius, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles.

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At the end of the meeting, the IOC countries are expected to be well on the path of establishing regional and sub-regional cooperation initiatives in DRR to better identify possible synergies with the IOC DRR platform initiative as well as determine concrete work plans for 2024.

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Themes Data and information management Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Country and region Seychelles
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