Mauritius is a small African island where natural disasters like floods, cyclones and other extreme weather events have become frequent and intense. They are expected regularly.
Rising sea levels, flash floods and tropical cyclones cause annual direct damage of US$113 million on average every year.
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Mauritius needs to adapt to climate change fast. It already has its own government-funded Climate and Sustainability Fund to pay for adaptation. External climate finance organisations, such as the Green Climate Fund and the World Bank, also fund some adaptation projects.
