UNDP Seychelles

🌊 Gendered Voices | Women Advancing Marine Ecosystems Protection

What does it take to restore our oceans, and who is leading the way? 👩‍🔬✨ In the latest Gendered Voices edition, meet Aishah Fanchette, a Scientific Dive Leader in Seychelles, who has already helped outplant nearly 9,500 corals 🐠🌱.

From her first encounter with the ocean at age three to restoring reefs around Curieuse Island, her journey reflects passion, resilience, and the power of collective action.

From Mauritius (including Rodrigues) to Seychelles, discover how women are driving change beneath the surface and shaping a more sustainable future 🌍🌿

🔗 Read more here 👇

https://www.undp.org/mauritius-seychelles/publications/gendered-voices-women-advancing-marine-ecosystems-protection-mauritius-and-seychelles

UNDP Seychelles
SPGA - Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority

🌍 Shaping Seychelles' Climate Future 🌱🇸🇨

Today, key stakeholders gathered to validate Seychelles' third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0), a landmark document that will guide the country's climate ambition, commitments, and targets through to 2030 under the Paris Agreement.

Over the past year, with the support of UNDP Seychelles the development of NDC 3.0 has involved extensive consultations and technical reviews with government agencies, development partners, civil society organisations, the private sector, and other stakeholders. Today's validation workshop marks an important milestone in finalising the document before its submission.

For Seychelles, NDC 3.0 is more than a climate commitment. It is a roadmap for building resilience to climate change, protecting our environment and biodiversity, strengthening sustainable development, enhancing energy security, and safeguarding the livelihoods of present and future generations.

As a Small Island Developing State, Seychelles remains on the frontline of climate change. Through NDC 3.0, we are reaffirming our commitment to ambitious climate action while ensuring that no one is left behind in the transition towards a more sustainable and resilient future.

Together, we are turning ambition into action for the benefit of our people, our economy, and our environment.

🌍🤝 Advancing an inclusive vision for climate action in Seychelles

Following the validation workshop for Seychelles' Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) on 10 June, stakeholders from government, civil society, development partners, academia and the private sector gathered on Thursday 11 June to ensure that gender equality and social inclusion remain at the heart of the country's climate ambitions.

The Gender and Social Inclusion in NDC 3.0 Workshop provided an opportunity to review how gender-responsive and socially inclusive measures are integrated across key sectors, including energy, transport and adaptation. Participants also examined opportunities to strengthen the responsiveness of climate actions to the needs of women, youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups.

Through presentations, breakout discussions and plenary exchanges, stakeholders identified gaps, shared recommendations and validated inputs aimed at ensuring that the implementation of NDC 3.0 promotes equitable access to climate solutions, strengthens resilience and supports sustainable development for all.

Climate change affects communities differently. Building a resilient future requires climate action that is not only ambitious, but also inclusive and responsive to the realities faced by all segments of society. As Seychelles moves closer to finalizing its NDC 3.0, these consultations help ensure that no one is left behind in the country's transition towards a more sustainable and climate-resilient future.

Ministry of Environment, Climate, Energy, and Natural Resources

Seychelles has reached another important milestone in its climate journey 🌍

On 10 June 2026, representatives from government, civil society, the private sector and development partners gathered to validate the country's Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) - a key step towards finalising Seychelles' updated climate commitments under the Paris Agreement.

Building on months of consultations and technical work, NDC 3.0 aims to strengthen climate ambition, accelerate adaptation efforts, and support a just and inclusive transition towards a low-carbon and climate-resilient future. The updated commitments are expected to guide climate action through enhanced measures across sectors while aligning with national development priorities.

Read more: https://www.undp.org/mauritius-seychelles/press-releases/seychelles-advances-climate-ambition-through-validation-its-third-nationally-determined-contribution-ndc-30

Ministry of Environment, Climate, Energy, and Natural Resources

🪸Coral Restoration in Action – Praslin, Seychelles

On Friday 05 June, SPGA - Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority, with support from UNDP Seychelles, carried out its third coral mass outplanting activity. To celebrate World Environment Day and World Oceans Day, conservation professionals, dive operators and young ocean enthusiasts came together to restore the reefs around the Curieuse Marine National Park.

Teams of divers worked together to install reef structures (including reef stars and repurposed fish traps); secure coral fragments grown in underwater nurseries and expand restored reef areas. Thank you to all partners and everyone who participated.

Learn more about this initiative, supported under the UNDP- Adaptation Fund Coral Reef Restoration Project👇
https://www.undp.org/mauritius-seychelles/news/divers-and-youth-join-forces-restore-coral-reefs-curieuse-marine-national-park-praslin-seychelles

SPGA - Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority
Adaptation Fund
OCTOPUS DIVER
Whitetip Divers
The Ocean Project Seychelles

🌊 World Oceans Day 2026 | Gendered Voices: Women Reimagining Our Ocean

On this World Oceans Day 2026, UNDP Seychelles Multi Country Office is proud to spotlight the voices and leadership of women at the forefront of marine conservation.

🌱🌊Our latest Gendered Voices Newsletter edition features five inspiring women from Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Seychelles who are driving change in marine ecosystems protection.

Through advocacy, science, restoration, and creative expression, they are not only safeguarding our ocean, but also redefining our relationship with it — ensuring that it continues to sustain livelihoods, support economies, and preserve the cultural identity of our island communities.

✨ This edition celebrates their journeys, their impact, and the power of women leading ocean action across our Small Island Developing States.

Read More here :
https://go.undp.org/qvq

UNDP Africa Seychelles National Parks Authority

🌍 Advancing Risk-Informed Development in Seychelles

UNDP, together with the Department of Risk & Disaster Management - DRDM, successfully concluded the National Risk-Informed Development Learning Event for Seychelles.

Over three days, 50 participants from across government institutions and partner agencies strengthened their capacity to integrate disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation into development planning and budgeting 💡

Key learning highlights included :

✅ Understanding how and climate change adaptation can be systematically embedded into national planning processes.

✅ Identifying practical entry points to integrate risk considerations into public investment and budgeting systems.

✅ Developing actionable, sector-specific steps to advance risk-informed development locally.

A strong step forward in turning knowledge into action.

This event has been supported through the UNDP Funding Window on Governance, Peacebuilding, Crisis and Resilience, with contributions from Denmark, Luxembourg and the Republic of Korea 🇩🇰 🇱🇺 🇰🇷

🌍 Strengthening Risk-Informed Development in Seychelles

UNDP & the Department of Risk & Disaster Management - DRDM is pleased to launch the National Risk-Informed Development Learning Event for Seychelles, taking place from 26–28 May 2026 🇸🇨

This three-day workshop brings together government officials and partners to strengthen capacities for integrating disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into national planning and budgeting.

As a Small Island Developing State, Seychelles faces increasing climate and disaster risks Building a more resilient, risk-informed development pathway is essential to safeguard lives, livelihoods and critical infrastructure.

🌍Engaging Parliament on Seychelles’ Climate Ambition🇸🇨

UNDP Seychelles, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Energy, and Natural Resources and the NDC Partnership, presented Seychelles’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0) to Members of Parliament Today, on 15 May.

The session provided an overview of the country’s mitigation and adaptation targets, including the ambitious goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 23.1%.

▶️Members of Parliament were also briefed on the key actions required to achieve these targets and strengthen national climate resilience.

💬 The discussion was highly interactive, with MPs actively engaging, sharing perspectives, and exploring ways to better integrate NDC priorities into national planning frameworks.

✨Strengthening collaboration across all levels of government is essential to turning climate commitments into tangible results.