Community-Based Strategies for Disaster Preparedness in Mauritius
Mauritius is Small Island Developing State (SIDS) of volcanic origin which lies in the South-West Indian Ocean Basin and is vulnerable to the consequences of global environmental challenges. The fourth priority action of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 is to consolidate di...
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| description | Mauritius is Small Island Developing State (SIDS) of volcanic origin which lies in the South-West Indian Ocean Basin and is vulnerable to the consequences of global environmental challenges. The fourth priority action of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 is to consolidate disaster preparedness for an effective response and to have a Build Back Better agenda that will improve recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction. This research aimed at examining the disaster management system in Mauritius through community-based approaches. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Centre’s (NDRRMC) involvement with the community living in high-risk zones was investigated. This study used quantitative data gathered from secondary sources and included the number of field training simulation exercises, training of volunteers under the Community Disaster Response Programme (CDRP), awareness campaigns and formulation of contingency plans based on documentation across Mauritius. The NDRRMC identified 109 high-risk zones across Mauritius out of which 13.7 per cent benefitted from all four forms of mitigation activities. Results indicated that contingency plans in Mauritius were evidence-based and had been developed after identification of disaster risk in selected regions, and therefore, they were limited to some types of disasters only. Findings also revealed that flooding was the most common type of simulated disaster exercise undertaken. The greatest number of field simulation exercises was carried out in Poste de Flacq. Results also demonstrated that only 38.5% of the community were exposed to disaster-related awareness campaigns, making it the least common form of disaster risk reduction (DRR) activity in Mauritius. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ff91b8d3437b415a984090914767402d2025-02-05T18:13:03ZengÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart UniversityJournal of Advanced Research in Natural and Applied Sciences2757-51952024-03-0110113414910.28979/jarnas.1334884453Community-Based Strategies for Disaster Preparedness in MauritiusHenna Helvina Neerunjun0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8928-9469Mahatma Gandhi InstituteMauritius is Small Island Developing State (SIDS) of volcanic origin which lies in the South-West Indian Ocean Basin and is vulnerable to the consequences of global environmental challenges. The fourth priority action of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 is to consolidate disaster preparedness for an effective response and to have a Build Back Better agenda that will improve recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction. This research aimed at examining the disaster management system in Mauritius through community-based approaches. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Centre’s (NDRRMC) involvement with the community living in high-risk zones was investigated. This study used quantitative data gathered from secondary sources and included the number of field training simulation exercises, training of volunteers under the Community Disaster Response Programme (CDRP), awareness campaigns and formulation of contingency plans based on documentation across Mauritius. The NDRRMC identified 109 high-risk zones across Mauritius out of which 13.7 per cent benefitted from all four forms of mitigation activities. Results indicated that contingency plans in Mauritius were evidence-based and had been developed after identification of disaster risk in selected regions, and therefore, they were limited to some types of disasters only. Findings also revealed that flooding was the most common type of simulated disaster exercise undertaken. The greatest number of field simulation exercises was carried out in Poste de Flacq. Results also demonstrated that only 38.5% of the community were exposed to disaster-related awareness campaigns, making it the least common form of disaster risk reduction (DRR) activity in Mauritius.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/3296135community-based strategiescontingency plansdisaster preparednesssimulation exercisesmauritius |
| spellingShingle | Henna Helvina Neerunjun Community-Based Strategies for Disaster Preparedness in Mauritius Journal of Advanced Research in Natural and Applied Sciences community-based strategies contingency plans disaster preparedness simulation exercises mauritius |
| title | Community-Based Strategies for Disaster Preparedness in Mauritius |
| title_full | Community-Based Strategies for Disaster Preparedness in Mauritius |
| title_fullStr | Community-Based Strategies for Disaster Preparedness in Mauritius |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community-Based Strategies for Disaster Preparedness in Mauritius |
| title_short | Community-Based Strategies for Disaster Preparedness in Mauritius |
| title_sort | community based strategies for disaster preparedness in mauritius |
| topic | community-based strategies contingency plans disaster preparedness simulation exercises mauritius |
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