437. It is a matter of pride for the country to be among those nations equipped with such state-ofthe-art technology for weather observation. The Doppler Weather Radar acts as a weather observation tool to enhance the capability of the Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) to track cyclones with greater accuracy as well as to strengthen the capacity of meteorologists in their forecast of torrential rains leading to flash floods. In this context over 60 persons were trained locally to maintain the Radar and interpret Radar products. The Doppler Weather Radar will certainly contribute towards a weather resilient nation. 438. The Land Drainage Authority Act has come into operation in 2018. A Land Drainage Authority (LDA) has been set up in response to the problems encountered due to inadequate and inefficient drainage system. The LDA is tasked to develop and implement a Land Drainage Masterplan to increase our resilience against flash floods. In this respect, a new high resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM). 439. In August 2018, the National Environment Fund set up under The Environment Protection Act (EPA) was amended by the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 to broaden the scope of allow for the implementation of various projects to protect the environment and mitigate risks associated with climate change. Government has made an initial contribution of Rs 2 billion to the National Environment Fund from the Consolidated Fund. 440. Following the recurring episodes of flash floods where marginalized groups had been severely affected, a Ministerial Committee was set up by Government to review the protocol applicable during natural disasters. A revised formal protocol for the Organisation, Coordination and Disaster Management Activities, has been made effective since December 2018.As per the Protocol, during flash floods/torrential rain, three meals per day will be provided to refugees. The Mauritius Prisons Service (MPS) will prepare the quantity of bread as per demand in the refugee centres. 441. To mitigate beach erosion and increase resilience against adverse effects of climate change and sea level rise, the government is implementing conservation plans prepared by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) along 14 coastal sites. 442. Mauritius has implemented a three-year community based coral culture project (2017 – 2020) which aims at training and providing capacity building of the coastal communities in coral culture and reef rehabilitation techniques at four locations around the island. Approximately 110 coastal community members, comprising 85% male and 15% female, have registered under a “Coral Culture Training Programme”. 443. Following suit to the leadership of Rodrigues Regional Administration (RRA) in 2014, Mauritius also banned the use of plastic bags in 2016. This has opened up windows of 149