In 1999, Mauritius made its Initial National Communication to the UNFCCC; the Second National Communication is underway. In the 2008-2009 budget, the Government embarked on the Maurice Ile Durable (Mauritius, Sustainable Island) programme, a vision first put forward by the Prime Minister in 2007 to combat energy insecurity. Also, since 1990 Mauritius has instituted a National Climate Committee (NCC) that oversees all climate change-related policy.
In Mauritius, meteorological records...