Seychelles Damage, Loss, and Needs Assessment (DaLA ... - GFDRR

CHAPTER 2 Economic and Sector Impacts and Needs
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Table 2.13 Estimated Cost of Recovery and Reconstruction Needs within the SCAA (Aviation Sector)
Needs for recovery and reconstruction
Financing
needs (SR)
Financing
available (SR)
Financing
gap (SR) Timeframe
Recovery 20,000 0 20,000
Short term 20,000 0 20,000
Replacement of computers and materials in flooded office 20,000 20,000 3 months
Subtotal 20,000 0 20,000
Reconstruction 706,000 0 706,000
Short term 706,000 0 706,000
Construction of retaining wall around offices to reduce
floodwater inflow and consequential flooding 150,000 0 150,000 6 months
Gibbs study for urgent works to immediately alleviate the
effects of sudden flooding 10,000 0 10,000 6 months
Enhancement of drains at the equipment parking area and
along the airport fencing to facilitate flood water drainage 20,000 0 20,000 6 months
Enlargement of drains and replacement of protective grills 26,000 0 26,000 6 months
Enlargement of airport roadside drains 500,000 0 500,000 1 year
TOTAL 726,000 0 726,000
3 months–
1 year
Source: SCAA, 2013.
drainage system at the SIA and implementation of suitable
works to correct deficiencies. The corrective measures
for the short and medium terms are estimated at
SR 716,000 (US$57,280), as shown in table 2.13.
Urban and Storm Water Drainage Issues
The rains that caused the floods in January 2013 were
heavy, but deficiencies in the storm water drainage system
and in land use likely contributed significantly to
the impact of the disaster. The affected zones on Mahé
Island were valleys located between the foothills and
the road bordering the southeast coast and the airport,
which also experienced some damage due to drainage
system deficiencies.
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It is essential to ensure that each inhabited area,
particularly in urban zones, is well planned and
drained within the context of a drainage master plan
(DMP) prepared particularly for flood-prone areas.
In the Seychelles, land use and urban planning are under
the responsibility of the Ministry of Land Use and
Habitat (MLUH), which works closely with district authorities
to regulate all issues of land management,
land administration, surveying of land, allocation of
land, and land use planning. All applications for development
of land in the Seychelles must also be submitted
to the Planning Authority for review and approval.
It is mandatory that each district have its own land use
planning document.
The Town and Country Planning Act was the main
legal binding document permitting the regulation of
land use and planning since 1972. Since 2011, the act
has been under revision with an aim to integrate new
urban realities and context. The revised legal document,
called the Physical Planning Bill, is expected to
be finalized by July 2013. The new bill should include
risk mapping, related mandatory settlement processes,
and building measures. There is a concern that risk
mapping will not be integrated into the current bill,
since no mapping exercises have yet been undertaken.
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A key recommendation, therefore, is for DRDM to
take the lead in the preparation of essential risk
mapping prior to July 2013 to permit integration
of, at a minimum, the risk mapping process and an
outline of the new urban legal framework.