The Regional workshop for the El Niño response was hosted in collaboration with the Regional Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis (RVAA) Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) between […]
In partnership with the Ministry of Health, Seychelles Fire and Rescue Service Agency (SFRSA), Seychelles Police Force and the Department of Environment, the Disaster Risk Management Division hosted its 2nd press conference, this afternoon at the DRMD Headquarters, Mont Fleuri in regards to the suspected gas leakage in the Perseverance area. The Press conference was […]
The Disaster Risk Management Division hosted the first Forest Fire Contingency Plan workshop, today, Thursday 28th March 2024 at the Seychelles Olympic House. The aim of this workshop was to conduct a National Information Audit with key stakeholders and outline the sets of guidelines for the Forest Fire Contingency Plan. Through active participation of the […]
The Disaster Risk Management Division held its first staff retreat on Saturday 22nd July 2023 for management staff and Thursday 27th to Friday 28th July, for all its respective staff at the Crown Beach Hotel, Pointe Au Sel.The retreat consisted of team building exercises, open discussions and general understanding of the division’s values to rejuvenate […]
Following the adoption of Programme of Action (PoA) for the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) within the SADC region. The African Union Commission (AUC) developed the Monitoring and Reporting Framework (MRF) in October 2018, during the Africa-Arab Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction by the Minister responsible for Disaster Risk […]
Following the Covid-19 global pandemic, it became evident of the paramount importance for the country to have emergency response plans alongside relevant contingency plans, to ease response when disasters struck. In view that the country highly depends on Seychelles National Port and Airport for maintenance of daily life and the economy. Disruption to either […]
The Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Charles E. Fonseka meets with Special Representative from the United Nations Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Ms. Mami Mizutori for a preliminary tête-à-tête before tackling the High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, scheduled for the 18th to the 19th […]
Disaster Risk Management Division in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, held a two-day workshop on the 17th- 18th of April at the Savoy Resort & Spa, in attendance were all 27 District Administration offices, represented either by their DAs or Office Managers and other key stakeholders such as PUC, SFRSA, […]
The Humanitarian Affairs Recovery and Enforcement (HARE) Unit, is amongst the 4 newly established unit of the Disaster Risk Management Division. The unit is responsible to; Amongst the many initiative of the HARE Unit, Shelter Management is one of high importance. Establishing shelters is one of DRMD’s many responsibilities under the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) […]
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