recommendations of these international agreements with the development of several national as well as sectoral strategies and action plans. 431. The Republic of Mauritius became the first SIDS to have a fully operational early warning system (EWS) for incoming Storm and Tidal Surge installed at the Mauritius Meteorological Services. The coastal communities of the Republic of Mauritius have at least 6 hours warning of possible incoming storm surges. The Early Warning System for storm and tidal surge is currently being extended to include the wave, swell and inundation component. Three wave rider buoys have also been procured for deployment at sea to enhance the present early warning system as it will provide real time wave data to the present Early Warning System. 432. A National Multi Hazard Emergency Alert System is being developed for Mauritius, Rodrigues, Agalega and St Brandon is meant to alert the public prior to and during a disaster. It will also improve regional infrastructure, policies and protocols to strengthen our capacity to predict and prepare for emergencies and natural hazards, thereby improving resilience and disaster reducing risks and losses. 433. Mauritius Telecom has launched a new application ‘my.t weather app’. It is a common platform which provides information such as weather conditions as well as alerts on impending dangers and calamities in Mauritius. Information disseminated through the application include: Weather Bulletin, Sea Info, Rainfall Weather Forecast, Cyclone Tracks, Cyclone Bulletins, Major Incidents, Traffic Bulletin, Education Bulletin, and Emergency Info. 434. A Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) has also been adopted. The CAP is a standard message format designed for all-media, all-hazard and communications over any and all media. To ensure that all Mauritian citizens and tourists obtain real-time information, alerts, warnings and advisories in times of emergencies and disasters, the government has developed an Emergency Alert App, downloadable on Playstore and App store. The app was also declared 2019 Champion at the World Summit on Information Society. 435. A modern refugee centre with all necessary amenities was completed at Quatre Soeurs which can accommodate a maximum of 1000 evacuees in case of emergency. The Doppler Radar is operational. It provides more precise information on intensity of rainfall and air turbulence. 436. The Government of Japan has been very generous in donating, through a grant aid of Rs 437 million, the “Doppler Weather Radar Observation Station” (DWROS) to Mauritius. The DWROS, a first of its kind in the Indian Ocean region, is a most sophisticated tool that is of utmost necessity for Small Island Developing States such as Mauritius and which became fully operational in March 2019. 148