Home Mauritius & Seychelles Stories Mauritius and Seychelles Stories STORY 3 Years Later: Alternative Livelihoods After The Pandemic Outbreak and Oil Spill of 2020 Three years post-disaster, are the beneficiaries coping with their alternative livelihoods? How are these opportunities bringing new mindsets to the region? What lessons have been learned in the affected communities? Here are the stories of beneficiaries from three NGOs, namely Eco Sud, Caritas, and The Trou d'Eau Douce Fishermen Cooperative. Read More STORY Leveraging On Sustainable Livelihood Practices For Resilient Food Systems In Mauritius By engaging various stakeholders from mainland Mauritius and the island of Rodrigues in its portfolio of activities, the UNDP Country office for Mauritius supports sustainable livelihood practices and explores new opportunities to build resilient local food systems. World Food Day 2022 is an opportunity to reflect on the recent and on-going contribution of the UNDP in the face of the sanitary crisis, the 2020 MV Wakashio oil spill, rising food product prices and a changing natural landscape. Read More STORY Celebrating The Great Value Of Small-scale Artisanal Fishers 2022 is the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture and, as the World Tuna Day was celebrated on 2 May 2022, it is timely to salute the great value of the small-scale artisanal fishers who keep contributing to human societies’ diet through a long tradition of responsible fishing. The story of the Moolees, a family of registered fishers of the west coast of Mauritius, highlights the nobleness of artisanal fishing and provides insights on this sustainable fishing practice that the UNDP supports via the E€OFISH Programme. Read More STORY Fighting for Survival: Four small islands on the frontline of climate change Small islands sit on the front line against climate change. Remote, low-lying, and with limited natural resources, they’re among the most vulnerable to rising sea levels, declining rainfall, and extreme weather. It can be an unfair reality to accept that, despite contributing less than 1% of total greenhouse gases, these island states stand to suffer the biggest and worst impacts of climate change. For the communities that live on these islands, climate change threatens their livelihoods, and sometimes their very existence. Take a look at four small islands in different regions across the world, and how, despite the challenges, they’re taking the lead in the fight against climate change. Read More STORY Will Work For Food Building job skills & empowering the next generation of food growers on Rodrigues Island, Republic of Mauritius, through an organic farming school Read More STORY Volunteer for an inclusive future On 5 December 2019, we celebrate International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development. It is an opportunity to highlight the work of volunteers around the world who make a significant contribution to the economic and social development of the community in which they invest their talents and energy. Read More
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