The following is a list of all conten labeled as "Mauritius"
Mauritius is particularly vulnerable to risks derived from earthquakes, floods and tropical cyclones (WB, 2016). The government is committed to making the country safer and more resilient: Mauritius ranks now 47th in terms of disaster risk (World Risk Report 2019) – while in 2018 ranked 16th and was the 10th most exposed country to natural hazards.
Mauritius presentation in the Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction, Coordination, Planning and Policy Advisory Capacity of SADC Project Inception Workshop, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, 20-24 January 2020.
An extensive and detailed scheme for National Disasters of the Mauritius which includes:
This act resumes the main goals, functions and powers of the Mauritius Meteorological Services, but also describes the requeriments for the Director and officers' positions, as well as the main regulations.
The Bill provides for the setting up of a National Disaster Risk Reductionand Management Council, which shall, inter alia, oversee the implementation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Policy, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Strategic Framework and National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan.
An Act to provide for disaster risk reduction and management, and for related matters.
The main goal of the preparedness plan is to reduce morbidity and mortality from chikungunya and dengue. Consequently, the focus during epidemic phase is containment and mitigation while during the quiescent interepidemic phase is early warning by surveillance and control. Hence the surveillance objectives will accordingly be different in each phase.
This disaster risk profile for Mauritius seeks to provide a basis for the future implementation of disaster risk financing through the improved understanding of disaster risks.
This report reviews the availability of data in Mauritius to report against the indicators recommended to measure the global targets of the Sendai Framework, and identify current gaps.
The progress report assesses current national strategic priorities with regard to the implementation of disaster risk reduction actions, and establishes baselines on levels of progress achieved with respect to the implementation of the HFA's five priorities for action.