A new UNDP-GEF project aiming at safeguarding globally significant biodiversity in vulnerable ecosystems through the prevention, control, and management of invasive alien species (IAS) has been launched recently.
On 11 August 2021, an Inception Workshop for the Supporting the Economic Empowerment of the Artisanal Fishing Community of the Republic of Mauritius was organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The UNDP Mauritius and Seychelles Accelerator Lab has embarked on a mission to build a database of innovators and grassroots innovations.
The UNDP Mauritius and Seychelles project management team invites views and comments on the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report for UNDP supported and AF- funded ‘Restoring Marine Ecosystem Services by Rehabilitating Coral Reefs to Meet a Changing Climate Future’ project.
This new edition of the UNDP Gendered Voices Newsletter sheds light on the pandemic-triggered challenges and resilience strategies developed by women entrepreneurs in the the informal sector, particularly those involved in green jobs, in the Republic of Mauritius and Rodrigues Island.
The UNDP multicountry office for Mauritius and Seychelles presents its 2020 annual reports for the Republic of Mauritius and the Republic of Seychelles respectively. These annual reports capture the results of the strategic actions and programmatic interventions of the Country Office to provide support to the people and Governments of both countries to respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic while maintaining efforts towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
UNDP at a glance
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is one of the world’s largest multilateral development agencies partnering with national stakeholders from the government, private sector, academia and civil society, to achieve 2030 national visions and to build a world where no one is leaving behind. To achieve this aim, UNDP provides and supports capacity building efforts, promotes policy dialogue and advocacy, and shares best practices and knowledge.
UNDP Country Office in Mauritius and Seychelles partners with both countries in the area of inclusive development, environment protection, climate change adaptation and disaster risk management. Capacity building for the public sector and gender mainstreaming will remain key areas of intervention.
Tackling climate change
The Climate Change Adaptation programme is in its last year of implementation. The programme embarked on major coastal protection works at 13 different sites toincrease climate resilience of communities and livelihoods in the coastal areas of Mauritius.The programme comprises of the construction of a refuge centre, mangrove plantations and costal adaptation works, as well as establishing an early warning system for storm surges. It also comprises training and capacity building, as well as policy mainstreaming, knowledge dissemination and management components.
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ANNUAL REPORT 2020
"This UNDP Annual Report takes a look at the results we achieved with countries and communities through 12 intense months. It considers the role we played as the technical lead of the UN’s socio-economic response to the COVID-19 crisis, providing in-country analysis to help 144 countries better understand what action to take, deploying nearly US$1 billion to over 170 countries and territories, helping government and health systems to function, protecting jobs and livelihoods and rapidly expanding social protection."
Achim Steiner
Administrator
United Nations
Development Programme
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2.23M
Population - Small Islands Developing States
1
among the 35 biodiversity hotspots in the world
4.38
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
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