International audienceSuch a vast tropical island as Madagascar is regularly confronted with natural hazards. Every year, cyclones destroy vast swathes of the country and force populations to relocate. A case in point is cyclone Giovanna which devastated a substantial part of the island in 2012. In the following paper, I shall discuss the methods devised by the country's authorities to manage these natural catastrophes.After a brief description of Giovanna as a meteorological phenomenon, I shall assess the ways in which the Malagasy authorities handled the aftermath of the cyclone. The National Bureau for Natural Hazard & Disaster Management (Bureau National de Gestion des Risques et Catastrophes – BNGRC) is the backbone of the government's...
La Réunion belongs to one of the main areas of cyclonic frequentation in Indian Ocean. The authors d...
Abstract: Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in the world, has to deal with cyclones every yea...
International audienceCe chapitre a pour ambition de mettre en évidence l’importance de la prise en ...
Such a vast tropical island as Madagascar is regularly confronted with natural hazards. Every year, ...
Madagascar is one of the African countries most severely affected by climate change impacts and extr...
JRC has developed GDACS, an early warning system created to alert the humanitarian community about p...
Les cyclones que Madagascar a subis en début d'année 1994 ont modifié la situation du litchi à Madag...
French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Madagascar : les stratégies d'adaptation aux cyclo...
The east coast of Madagascar is affected by many hurricanes each year. In addition to this situation...
International audienceThe climate change consequences become apparent on the entire surface planet. ...
International audienceThis study focuses on the use of earth observation data for the monitoring of ...
L’objectif de ce numéro est d'apporter un éclairage sur la nature et l'origine des crises récurrente...
AbstractIn many tropical countries, smallholder farmers are highly vulnerable to cyclones and experi...
Madagascar régional organization has for long been described according to the combination of ecologi...
Impacts du type de sol, d’un cyclone dévastateur et d’une plante pionnière envahissante sur la diver...
La Réunion belongs to one of the main areas of cyclonic frequentation in Indian Ocean. The authors d...
Abstract: Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in the world, has to deal with cyclones every yea...
International audienceCe chapitre a pour ambition de mettre en évidence l’importance de la prise en ...
Such a vast tropical island as Madagascar is regularly confronted with natural hazards. Every year, ...
Madagascar is one of the African countries most severely affected by climate change impacts and extr...
JRC has developed GDACS, an early warning system created to alert the humanitarian community about p...
Les cyclones que Madagascar a subis en début d'année 1994 ont modifié la situation du litchi à Madag...
French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Madagascar : les stratégies d'adaptation aux cyclo...
The east coast of Madagascar is affected by many hurricanes each year. In addition to this situation...
International audienceThe climate change consequences become apparent on the entire surface planet. ...
International audienceThis study focuses on the use of earth observation data for the monitoring of ...
L’objectif de ce numéro est d'apporter un éclairage sur la nature et l'origine des crises récurrente...
AbstractIn many tropical countries, smallholder farmers are highly vulnerable to cyclones and experi...
Madagascar régional organization has for long been described according to the combination of ecologi...
Impacts du type de sol, d’un cyclone dévastateur et d’une plante pionnière envahissante sur la diver...
La Réunion belongs to one of the main areas of cyclonic frequentation in Indian Ocean. The authors d...
Abstract: Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in the world, has to deal with cyclones every yea...
International audienceCe chapitre a pour ambition de mettre en évidence l’importance de la prise en ...