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Over the course of two days on the 15th and 16th of November 2022, the Disaster Risk Management Division (DRMD) and a number of stakeholders participated in an Introductory Workshop for the Incident Command System (ICS) and the operation of an Incident Command Post. The Disaster Management Act 2014 empowers the DRMD to put in […]

On Friday 22 April, staff from the Disaster Risk Mitigation Unit of the Disaster Risk Management Division (DRMD) visited the site around Trois Freres peak where a geological washdown occurred a few weeks ago. The senior officer who visited the location explained that what can be termed a “geological washdown” occurred as a result of […]

The DRMD hosted two meetings on 7th and 8th April 2022 to meet with stakeholders on Praslin and La Digue respectively, as a continuation of a visit of the two islands last year by a team led by the Director General of DRMD, Robert Ernesta.  This time the Chief Operations Officer; Daniel Cetoupe led the […]

The DRMD hosted two meetings on 7th and 8th April 2022 to meet with stakeholders on Praslin and La Digue respectively, as a continuation of a visit of the two islands last year by a team led by the Director General of DRMD, Robert Ernesta. This time the Chief Operations Officer; Daniel Cetoupe led the […]

A half day workshop was held last week at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs boardroom at Oceangate House where the Ministry’s representatives and that of the Disaster Risk Management Division (DRMD) discussed a number of matters. The session had the attendance of the principal secretary of Local Government and Community Affairs; Kevin […]