Seychelles disaster management and climate change handbook 2024

As the second in a pair of books focusing on Southwest Indian Ocean states, this Seychelles Disaster Management and Climate Change Handbook is intended not only to deliver the best possible information to U.S. personnel working in Seychelles or with Seychellois practitioners but also to provide a basis for future bilateral or multilateral engagement on the interconnections between disaster risk and climate change. It offers an overview of the country’s people, geography, and infrastructure, and it details past disaster responses in addition to the country’s disaster risk reduction policies. Moreover, it examines the regional and national implications of climate change accompanied by a maps section illustrating the potential impacts on Seychelles’ people.

Seychelles is vulnerable to many of the same risks as other small island developing states (SIDS), including but not limited to the results of geographic remoteness, exposure to global economic shocks, and climate change impacts. Although Seychelles continues to invest in its ability to confront these hazards, the country’s geographic isolation means that an increase in the frequency of incidents will strain the country’s resources. Thus, as Seychelles continues to strengthen its domestic institutions, it engages robustly with regional and international partners to harness resources. Among these partnerships, Seychelles works closely with fellow Indian Ocean Island states and groupings, continental African organizations, and global alliances of SIDS. The U.S. continues to engage with Seychelles both bilaterally and through these fora.