Capacity Building at the Community Level in the Face of Disaster Risk Reduction in Mauritius

Betchoo, Nirmal Kumar

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“…Previous studies carried out in other SIDS such as the Caribbean Islands have demonstrated that some sectors of the communities have limited capacity to cope with natural hazards [12][13][14]. Betchoo [9] further highlighted that community engagement might help to understand the hindrances to an effective coordination of disaster risk reduction activities between communities and local organizations in Mauritius. Walshe et al [15] also conducted a disaster-related study on the Mauritian society and examined the long-term cyclone memory of communities in Mauritius.…”

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“…While there have been several attempts to include Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the different phases of disaster management process in Mauritius [7], Ruchama and Ansaram [8] concluded that community capacity building and social networking services remain the most effective techniques for disaster risk reduction in Mauritius. Although the concept of community-led approaches has emerged internationally and has been implemented by various organizations, they remain a serious challenge in many countries [9]. Several low-income countries have also adopted a bottom-up approach to disaster risk reduction by engaging communities.…”

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Community-Based Strategies for Disaster Preparedness in Mauritius

Neerunjun

2024

Journal of Advanced Research in Natural and Applied Sciences

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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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