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The Integration of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Planning

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The Disaster Risk Management Division (DRMD), in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change, and Environment (MACCE), hosted a fundamental workshop focused on integrating Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA). Held at the Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Resort and Casino, Tuesday […]

Relaunching of the Red Cross Club in Schools.

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The Disaster Risk Management Division (DRMD) attended the induction session organised by the Red Cross Society of Seychelles (RCSS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education for the relaunching of the Red Cross Clubs in all 39 primary and secondary schools in Seychelles. The session was held yesterday, Thursday 5th September 2024, at Seychelles Institute […]

Risk Management and Planning training sessions for small tourism establishments.

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The ‘Multi-Hazard Preparedness Plan for Emergency Response and Evacuation’ training session targeting small tourism establishments on inner Praslin and La Digue, organised by the Planning and Preparedness Unit of the Division in collaboration with the Department of Tourism, commenced on Praslin from Monday 2nd September 2024 to Tuesday 3rd September 2024, and ended on La […]

From Tabletop to Full scale

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As directed in the Disaster Risk Management Act, 2014, the Planning and Preparedness unit responsible for supporting, organizing and executing functional and full-scale exercises in partnership with various partners, supported the Seychelles Petroleum Company (SEYPEC) Ltd in conducting its annual drill exercise. The chosen scenario this year, was a fire erupting within the driver’s cabin […]

The Disaster Risk Management Division, as the Seychelles Risk Mitigation Centre of Excellence (CoE), participated in the 18th Regional Round-table Meeting for Eastern and Central African (ECA) in the European Union (EU) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) initiative.

CBRN

The bi-annual meeting allowed the National Focal Points (NFP) to discuss the latest developments and experiences within their respective countries, as well as to provide inputs and guidance on current and future regional CBRN projects. The meeting was held at the Urban Hotel, Lusaka, Zambia on Tuesday 13th August to Thursday 15th August 2024. The […]

The Disaster Risk Management Division partook in the validation of the drafted National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP).

National Oil Spill Contingency Plan

The Validation Workshop organised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment (MACCE) in partnership with the Nairobi Convention under the Strategic Action Programme, Policy Harmonisation and Institutional Reforms (SAPPHIRE), took place at the Savoy Seychelles Resort & Spa, Tuesday 6th August 2024. The workshop aims were to validated the drafted copy of the […]

The Disaster Risk Management Division stands in the continental validation workshop for the Third Africa Biennial Report 2021-2022 on the Sendai Framework.

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Representing the Disaster Risk Management Division, the head of Planning and Preparedness Unit, Ms. Aisha Rachel partook in the Third Africa Biennial Report 2021-2022 on the Sendai Framework. The workshop was held at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between Wednesday 31st July 2024 to Friday 2nd August 2024. Organised by the African Union […]

The Disaster Risk Management Division leads the global initiative of the Early Warning for All to establish a robust National Early warning System in Seychelles.

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Early Warning for All (EW4ALL), a global initiative to ensure everyone on Earth is protected by an Early Warning Systems (EWS) by the year 2027. This initiative was launched by the United Nations Secretary-General Office through the Disaster Risk Management Division (DRMD), in partnership with the Red Cross Society of Seychelles (RCSS), the Seychelles Meteorological […]

Collaborative meeting between Eastern Africa Standby Force Early Warning and Seychelles agencies related to early warning

Early Warning Systems

The Director General of the Disaster Risk Management Division, Mr. Robert Ernesta, co-chaired a collaborative meeting of partnership between the East African Standby Force (EASF) and the local agencies to further the development of Early Warning systems in Seychelles. The main aim of the meeting was to identify areas of collaboration in the sphere of […]

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