iL-Climate Change

Legislation

• The Environment Act 2024
• The Climate Change Act 2020
• Brief -Environment Protection (Display of Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emission Label) Regulations 2019

Country Profiles and Fact Sheets

• Climate Change Fact Sheet (Ministry of Environment)
• Climate Change Science (UNFCCC)
• EarthDay.org
• Factsheets on Ozone Layer Protection

Reports to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

• Initial National Communication 1998
• National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report (2000 – 2006) (Nov 2010)
• Second National Communication  Nov 2010
• Third National Communication Oct 2016  (Annexes, Toolkits, Awareness materials, CB materials, etc)
• National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report Aug 2017
• First Biennial Update Report (BUR1) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2021
• National Inventory Report Nov 2021
• Final Draft - Fourth National Communication (NC4) Project Implementation Plan Sep 2022

Nationally Determined Contribution Series 

• Initial Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) (28 Sept 2015)
• Update of the Nationally Determined Contribution 2021
• Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Action Plan 2021-2030
• The Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) of the Republic of Mauritius, September 2025

Reports incl CC Impact, Mitigation & Adaptation Reports

• Database on Climate-related Risk Drivers
• Republic of Mauritius, 2022. Environment Master Plan (2020 - 2030) For the Republic of Mauritius, Port Louis: Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change.
• 2023. National Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan Mauritius 2022-2030
• Mainstreaming Migration, Environment and Climate Change into (Re)integration Initiatives in Mauritius

Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in EIA & ICZM

• UN HABITAT: Adapt'Action Integrated Urban Resilience in Small Island Developing States and Coastal Cities (IUR-SIDS) INTEGRATED URBAN RESILIENCE IN SMALL ISL AND DE VELOPING STATES AND COASTAL CITIES
  NATIONAL AND CITY ‘STATE OF PLAY’ PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS
• AFD/COI (2021): Adapt'Action  Building Regional Resilience through Strengthened Meteorological, Hydrological and Climate Services in the Indian Ocean Commission Member Countries (Hydromet Project) - Environmental and Social Management Framework
• ICLEI-Africa Project Sub-Saharan African Cities (2012): Building Climate Resilience- A Handbook for Port Louis Municipal Council, Mauritius
• Integrating Climate Change into Coastal Planning and Management in the Republic of Mauritius
• Recommendations for Mainstreaming Climate Change into the EIA process
• National Position to COP27
• Anti Corruption Policy Document 2021
• Impacts and Consequences of Climate Change
• Health and climate change: country profile 2021: Mauritius
• Land Drainage Masterplan

Climate Change Adaptation Policy Framework  (2012)

• National Climate Change Adaptation Policy Framework for Republic of Mauritius Dec 2012
• National Climate Change Adaptation Policy Framework, Policy, Strategy and Action Plan  (Oct 2012, Dec 2012)
• Update of National Climate Change Adaptation Policy Framework for The Republic of Mauritius, Oct 2021

Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA)

• Brief NAMA Project
• NAMA Project - MRV Baseline Assessment - Final
• NAMA Project Mauritius - Baseline Analysis of Mitigation Act
• System Design- NDC Registry
• Mitigation Strategies & Actions and Mitigation Scenarios
• Mauritius National Climate Change Mitigation Strategy and Action Plan - Draft 3 (Pre-Final)
• Guidelines for identifying & prioritizing mitigation actions - Final Version
• Stakeholder Engagement Plan - Final Version

Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) Reports

• First TNA, 2004

• TNA (2012): TNA 1; TNA Agriculture  2; TNA Agriculture 3_4; TNA Energy  3_4; TNA Energy 2; TNA Executive Summaries

Others

• Capacity Development on Climate Change Measures- JICA (2016)

• International Monetary Fund, 2022. Addressing Climate Change in Mauritius: Financing And Reform Options, s.l.: IMF.
  Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative, 2021. Country Index. Rankings: Mauritius. [Online]
  Our World in Data, 2023. Greenhouse gas emissions. [Online]
• World Bank, 2021. Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Mauritius. [Online] 
   

EIA Matters

• A PROPONENT GUIDE TO EIA
• A PROPONENT GUIDE TO PER
• A SUPPLEMENTARY GUIDE FOR INCORPORATING CLIMATE CHANGE INTO EIA

Books and Chapters in Books

• IPCC, 2021: Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, A. Pirani, S.L. Connors, C. Péan, S. Berger, N. Caud, Y. Chen, L. Goldfarb, M.I. Gomis, M. Huang, K. Leitzell, E. Lonnoy, J.B.R. Matthews, T.K. Maycock, T. Waterfield, O. Yelekçi, R. Yu, and B. Zhou (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, pp. 3?32, doi:10.1017/9781009157896.001.
• Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis (AR6)

Research Publications

2025

• Mangrove Biomass Productivity and Sediment Carbon Storage Assessment at Selected Sites in Mauritius: The Effect of Tidal Inundation, Forest Age and Mineral Availability. Doodee, M.D.D., Rughooputh, S.D.D.V. and Jawaheer, S. Environmental Research Communications, Jan. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/adacac.

2024

• Integration of climate change mitigation and adaptation in Blue Economy planning in Africa, March, A., Woolley, M. & Failler, P. Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change 29, 38

• Commonwealth Caribbean Cities, Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience: Empowering Local Government, Mycoo, M. (2024). Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, (29), 1-20.

• Profiling national institutional archetypes for climate change technology implementation: application in small islands and least developed countries, Shah, K.U. Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change 29, 39

• Perceptions of preparedness to address climate change threats in the western Indian Ocean, Tim R. McClanahan, Marine Policy, Volume 162

• Developing climate services for vulnerable islands in the Southwest Indian Ocean: A combined statistical and dynamical CMIP6 downscaling approach for climate change assessment, Marie-Dominique Leroux, François Bonnardot, Samuel Somot, Antoinette Alias, Stephason Kotomangazafy, Abdoul-Oikil Saïd Ridhoine, Philippe Veerabadren, Vincent Amélie, Climate Services, Volume 34

2023  

• Climate Change Vulnerability and Resistance in Small Island Nations, Kairala, V.M., 2023,Critical. crisis, 6(66.7), pp.66-7.

• Geographic Carbon Accounting: The Roadmap for Achieving Net-Zero Emissions in Mauritius Island. Doorga, Jay R., Deenapanray, P.N & Rughooputh, S.D., 2023.  Environmental Management, (333) 117434
• Evolution in Coastal Vulnerability Assessment Tools of the Small Island Developing States in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea Region: A Review. C Bokhoree, R Sunkur, V Coolen, T Makoondlall-Chadee  (2023)   International Journal Of Coastal, Offshore And Environmental Engineering (2023)
• Risk assessment of coral reef vulnerability to climate change and stressors in tropical islands: The case of Mauritius. JRS Doorga, O Pasnin, Y Dindoyal, C Diaz (2023), Science of The Total Environment, Volume 891, Pages 164648.

2022

• Climate change and the fate of small islands: The case of Mauritius, Jay Rovisham Singh Doorga,Environmental Science & Policy, Volume 136 

• GIS-based multi-criteria modelling of flood risk susceptibility in Port Louis, Mauritius: Towards resilient flood management. JRS Doorga, L Magerl, P Bunwaree, J Zhao, S Watkins, CG Staub, SDDV Rughooputh, TSM Cunden, MR Lollchund, R Boojhawon (2022) International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 67, 102683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102683  

2021

• Impact of climate change on vulnerability of freshwater resources: a case study of Mauritius. Bhoojawon, A. & Surroop, D., 2021. Environment Development and Sustainability, 23(1).
• Investigating Composting as a Mitigation Strategy for Climate Change Using a Modelling Approach. PVR Coolen, T Makoondlall-Chadee, C Bokhoree, R Foogooa (2021)  European Journal of Sustainable Development (2021)
• The Contributing Factors of Carbon Footprints Among Hotels on the Island of Mauritius: A Comparative Analysis. MC Toshima, G Naadir, P Ramasamy-Coolen, B Chandradeo, F Ravi (2021)  European Journal of Sustainable Development 10 (4), 9-9 (2021)
• Analysis of extreme rainfall and drought events using statistical and fractal methods: A case study of Mauritius. RH Seebocus, MR Lollchund, M Bessafi (2021) South African Journal of Science, 117, 1-9.

2020

• Statistical and trend analyses of long-term rainfall data: A case study for Mauritius. Seebocus RH, Lollchund MR, Bessafi M. Int J Hydrol Sci Technol. 2020;10(5). https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHST.2020.109945    

2019

• Impact of climate change on food security of small islands: The case of Mauritius. Brizmohun, R. (2019).  Natural Resources Forum: A United Nations Sustainable Development Journal.

• Trend analysis of annual precipitation of Mauritius for the period 1981-2010.  Raja NB, Aydin O. Meteorol Atmos Phys. 2019;131(4):789-805. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00703-018-0604-7      

• Regionalization of precipitation in Mauritius: A statistical approach. Raja NB, Aydin O.  Meteorol Appl. 2019;26:711-719. https://doi.org/10.1002/met.1798

2018

• Investigation of multi-level wind flow characteristics and pedestrian comfort in a tropical city. AZ Dhunny, N Samkhaniani, MR Lollchund, SDDV Rughooputh (2018) , Urban Climate, Vol. 24, pp. 185-20

2017

• A system thinking approach towards promoting sustainability in the tourism industry. T Makoondlall-Chadee, C Bokhoree, D Sumputh (2017) , BEST EN Think Tank XVII: Innovation and Progress in Sustainable Tourism 321(2017)

2014

• The geography of rainfall in Mauritius: Modelling the relationship between annual and monthly rainfall and landscape characteristics on a small volcanic island. Staub CG, Stevens FR, Waylen PR. Appl Geogr. 2014;54:222-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.08.008      

• Policy analysis for performance assessment of integrated coastal zone management initiatives for coastal sustainability. Y Beeharry, T Makoondlall-Chadee, C Bokhoree (2014) 
  APCBEE procedia 9, 30-35 (2014)

• An analysis of SST, CO2 and Precipitation over the tropical South-West Indian Ocean (SWIO) basin. K Boodhoo, A F Dilmahamod, M R Lollchund (2014) Proceedings in EIIC-The 3rd Electronic International Interdisciplinary Conference, Volume 3, Issue 1, Pages 410-413.

2011

• Evaluating climate change and development (Vol. 8),Van den Berg, R.D. and Feinstein, O.N.. Transaction Publishers.

2010

• Evidence for long-term regional changes in precipitation on the East Coast Mountains in Mauritius. Senapathi D, Underwood F, Black E, Nicoll MA, Norris K.  Int J Climatol. 2010;30(8):1164-1177. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.1953          

2009

• Climate change and small island developing states: a critical review, Kelman, I. and West, J.J., 2009. Ecological and Environmental Anthropology, 5(1), pp.1-16.

2008

• The Changing Climate of Mauritius, Boodhoo, S., Mauritius Meteorological Services: Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius