ABSTRACT
The vulnerability assessment associated with climate change and sea-level rise, was used as a tool to build resilience among the coastal community in the coastal villages as well as to give the coastal community the opportunity to join, share and learn from experiences on how to mitigate climate change impacts, which is a continuous process. Mauritius, together with other small island developing states, share certain characteristics that underscore their overall vulnerability to climate change, climate variability and sea-level rise. In response to the difficulties experienced in applying Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Common Methodology for assessing coastal vulnerability, the method used is built on a broader assessment and decision-making support framework, appropriate to Mauritian coastal villages. The informal education was carried though an exhibition—using 3D and demonstration exhibits—also through data collections—or physically verifying climate-change-induced changes, through field visits and setting up of simple varying tools.
