The Community Disaster Response Programme (CDRP) aims at:

(a)    training volunteers by initiating them to basic safety and rescue techniques;

(b)   enhancing a culture of risk reduction within the population; and

(c)    building the capacity of the community to respond to emergency situations/disasters.

When emergencies occur, the trained community members are expected to provide immediate assistance to victims, give critical support to responding authorities and organise spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site.

Building the capacity of the community to respond to disasters and to inculcate a culture of risk reduction within the population is among the objectives of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Centre (NDRRMC) and is in line with the Sendai Framework of Action 2015-2030.

​ One of the objectives of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Centre (NDRRMC)  and in line with the Sendai Framework of action 2015-2030 is to build the capacity of the  community to respond to disasters and to inculcate a culture of risk reduction within the   population.   The NDRRMC had conducted a number of training for the communities living in vulnerable areas  to  response to disasters prior the arrival of the authorities and as well as to assist them upon their  arrival.   When emergencies happen, CDRT members can provide immediate assistance to victim; give critical support to responding authorities and organise spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site. The CDRT members also help with non-emergency projects that help improve the safety of the   community.

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​Community Disaster Response Team (CDRT) that have been already set up and trained in vulnerable areas through the Community Disaster Response Programme (CDRP) are listed below: (i) Grand Sable, (ii) Fond du Sac, (iii) Poste de Flacq, (iv) Bel Ombre, (v) Canal Dayot, (vi) Baie du Tombeau, (vii) Riviere Coco (Rodrigues) and (viii) Agalega.