Seychelles Country Report

The report identifies Seychelles as highly vulnerable to sea-level rise and ocean warming, which threaten its fisheries, tourism, and water security. It finds that while the University of Seychelles is in its infancy and has limited research output, there is significant potential for it to lead a national CCD framework. Current climate research is primarily driven by NGOs and international agencies. The document recommends the establishment of a strategic national research framework and the integration of CCD into higher education curricula to address critical gaps in technical expertise and evidence-based policy making.

• Seychelles faces severe climate vulnerabilities, specifically regarding sea-level rise, ocean warming, and acidification, which threaten the 'blue economy', food security, and coastal infrastructure.
• The University of Seychelles (UniSey), established in 2009, currently has limited capacity for CCD research, with most activities focused on teaching and student dissertations rather than independent research.
• Climate-related research in Seychelles is predominantly conducted by NGOs, government-commissioned projects, and international organisations like the UNDP, rather than higher education institutions.
• There is a critical need for a strategic national research framework to coordinate climate change and CCD activities and move away from the current ad hoc approach.
• Significant individual and institutional capacity gaps exist, particularly for policy makers and senior officials, in areas such as GHG inventories, water resource assessment, and the application of evidence-based decision making.
• While climate change is integrated into some undergraduate courses in Environmental Science and BEd degrees, there is a need to mainstream CCD across all university disciplines and primary education.
• The report identifies a lack of long-term baseline data and a disconnect between academic research and policy implementation, suggesting that transdisciplinary knowledge co-production is required.

APA

Urquhart, P., & Lotz-Sisitka, H. (2014). Seychelles Country Report. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/SARUA-Vol2No7-Seychelles-Country-Report.pdf

Chicago

Urquhart, Penny, and Heila Lotz-Sisitka. Seychelles Country Report. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/SARUA-Vol2No7-Seychelles-Country-Report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{urquhart2014seychelles, author = {Urquhart, Penny and Lotz-Sisitka, Heila}, title = {{Seychelles Country Report}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = may, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/SARUA-Vol2No7-Seychelles-Country-Report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }