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SUMMARY:Using documentary archive material to develop an improved historic
 al chronology of cyclones in Mauritius and lessons for disaster risk reduc
 tion - Rory Walshe (University of Cambridge)
DTSTART:20200610T120000Z
DTEND:20200610T130000Z
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CONTACT:Céline Marie Vidal
DESCRIPTION:Tropical cyclones have had a considerable impact on the people
 \, environment and economy of Mauritius. Large cyclones are relatively rar
 e\, and in popular imagination are thought to hit Mauritius every 15 years
 . Yet Mauritius has not been hit for a comparatively long time\; over 25 y
 ears since the last cyclone widely considered as ‘significant’. Critic
 ally\, the chronology of cyclones in Mauritius is contested. There is also
  little known about the role of memory in responses to cyclones\, either f
 rom a current or historical standpoint and details regarding the responses
  to past cyclones in Mauritian history are relatively scant. This talk pre
 sents a methodology for constructing an improved chronology of past cyclon
 es and a severity index of experience using documentary archive material. 
 This historical approach is combined with social science interview data in
  order to present lessons learnt for disaster risk reduction.
LOCATION: Webinar  (via Zoom online)- link to follow
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