In commemoration of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025, held under the global theme “Fund Resilience, Not Disaster”, nations are being urged to invest in proactive measures that reduce disaster risks, enhance preparedness, and strengthen national resilience before crises strikes. To mark this occasion, the Disaster Risk Management Division (DRMD), in collaboration with […]

Theme: “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters” Today, as we commemorate the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, we arereminded that true progress lies not in how we respond to disasters, but in how we prepare forand prevent them. This year’s theme, “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters,” challenges us to look beyond shortterm recovery and to invest in […]

The Disaster Risk Management Division, in collaboration with key stakeholders, is working intensively to mitigate the residual risks from the rockfall that occurred on Monday, 15th September 2025, at Des Arpent, Beoliere, Port Glaud

The Disaster Risk Management Division (DRMD) wishes to inform the public that following the rockfall incident of 15th September 2025 at Beoliere, Port Glaud, the affected zone has been formally declared a Potential Disaster Area under the Disaster Risk Management Act, 2014. Technical assessments have confirmed that a large overhanging boulder slab, estimated to weigh […]

The Disaster Risk Management Division (DRMD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government and Community (MLGCA) is moving ahead with critical national stabilisation project at Pointe Conan, Anse Etoile. In preparation for the project, DRMD and its partners met with residents within the project zone to present the proposed rock stabilisation project, outline the […]

12–13 August 2025 | Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa Organised by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) with support from international partners, the Climate Change – Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (CC-SRHR) workshop aimed to encourage SADC Member States to integrate SRHR services into climate preparedness and response. The key objectives of the workshop were […]