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1 Republic of Mauritius Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development, Disaster and Beach Management National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Centre (NDRRMC) Disasters Risk Management and Community Resilience Presented by Mr D. Ellayah 20 th April 2014

2 REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS Location Exclusive Economic Zone 2,400 km off east-coast of Africa 2.1 Million km 2 Land Area 2,040 km 2 Population 1,281,214 Life Expectancy 72.5 yrs Literacy rate 85% Languages Time Zone English & French GMT + 4 Hours Republic of Mauritius

3 EEZ Million Km 2 Mainland Mauritius Population -1.3 Million Rodrigues Population 40,000 Dependencies Agalega 300 St Brandon Fishermen Disputed Territorial Island Tromelin - French Diego Garcia UK/ USA

4 Weather and Climate Maritime Climate Tropical in summer & sub-tropical in winter. Summer : November to April (22-29)ºC Winter : May to October (18-23)ºC Along the coast, the temperature is about 5ºC higher. Natural Disasters exposed Tropical Cyclones/ Storm Surge : November to April Tsunami anytime Landslide Heavy Rainfall/ Torrential Rain in Summer High Waves in Winter

5 Currency Republic of : Mauritian Mauritius Rupee (Rs)= 100cents Exchange Rate : Rs = US $ 1 GDP per capita : US$ 6,400 Principal Exports Molasses Economic Indicators : Clothing & Textiles, Sugar, Principal Imports: Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Fuel, Lubricants, Food, Live Animals Export Destinations: UK, France, US, Malagasy, Germany Import Origins: S-Africa, France, India, China, Germany Natural Resources: Sugarcane, Tea, Seafood and other (Source: CSO National Marine Accounts Estimate Sep Resources 2010) (Source: CSO National Accounts Estimate Sep 2010)

6 Disasters Tropical Cyclone Mauritius

7 Disasters Flooding 30 th March 2013 Flash Flood in Capital City of Port-Louis

8 National Disasters Inventory Mauritius (30 years historical disaster loss database) 771 Datacards 22 Hazard Types AFFECTED POPULATION - 826, Deaths 11 Missing 2,581 Injured AFFECTED HOUSING 173,248 41,633 Destroyed 131,615 Damages

9 History of DM in Mauritius Cyclone and other Natural Disasters Committee Ex Lola Fact Finding Enquiry National Disasters Operations Coordination Centre (NDOCC) Set Up in 2010 Commissioner of Police PIOR NDOCC and Div Ops Rooms DOCRs Flash Flood 11 deaths Advisor to PMO on Disaster Management to set up the NDRRMC Setting Up of NDRRMC under the PMO with Core Team December 2014 Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development, Disaster and Beach Management

10 DRR Report Reduce risk in areas prone to high risk 2. Implement National DRR Platform 3. Adopt sound development strategy 4. Preserve healthy natural environment 5. Embrace culture of risk (capacity building, community sensitization, research) 6. Sound Spatial Data infrastructure 7. Early Warning and Alerting System 8. Capacity Building for Emergency Response 9. Emergency Fund and Insurance Scheme

11 Action Plan Development of Coastal Inundation, Flooding and Landslide Maps Implementation of DRR Strategic Framework and Action Plan for the Republic of Mauritius Developing Early Population Warning System Developing Disaster Cluster Groups Building Capacity for Community Disaster Response Risk Transfer Mechanism GIS Mapping of Resources

12 DISASTER MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

13 NATIONAL DISASTER RISKS REDUCTION & MANAGEMENT CENTRE NATIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS COMMAND(NEOC) ACTIVATION LEVEL 1. Level 1 Local Emergency 2. Level 2 Regional Scale Emergency 3. Level 3 National Scale Emergency

14 Elements Coordinated through NDRRMC Policy and Governance Risk Assessment Risk Mapping Mitigation Preparedness Public Awareness and Education Response Relief Recovery and Rehabilitation Post Impact Evaluation

15 Upcoming 1. Draft National DRRM Bill 2. Draft of Climate Change Bill 3. Risk Transfer Mechanism Scheduled for the Cabinet in June/ July 2015

16 Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Bill Establishes legal framework for DRR&M in Mauritius for:- Prevention and Reduction of Risk to disasters Mitigation of the adverse effects of hazards Preparedness for disasters Rapid and effective response to disasters Management of post-disaster activities Specific response interventions include provisions to introduce stay at home orders and close coastal areas due to specific threats to safety. Enabling international response. Unified concept of disaster risk reduction and management, and a multi-hazard approach, as reflecting current best practice.

17 Community Disaster Response Team - CDRT

18 Community Sensitisation Programme

19 Education Programme Sensitisation in Secondary Institutions Sensitisation in Primary Institutions

20 Education Programme Sensitisation in Elderly Care Homes Sensitisation in Community Forums

21 Distribution of Disaster Management Kits Distribution of Disaster Management Kits funded by the UNDP and the Small Grants Programme

22 Challenges ahead Shift from Response to Preparedness Developing multi-agencies network Inadequate Response Plan Lack of Tools, Resources, Training, Exposure Prepositioning of Resources

23 Thank you Building Resilience Promoting Community-Safety

24 Contact Us NDRRMC, Line Barracks, Port-Louis, Mauritius Tel: , Fax: Website:

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