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Seychelles: FAO gets recovery going after 2004 tsunami

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JOHANNESBURG, 15 December (IRIN) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is set to scale up post-tsunami recovery efforts in the Seychelles.

FAO fielded a mission to the Seychelles in April this year to assess the damage after the tidal wave that spread devastation across the Indian Ocean hit the archipelago in December last year, and appealed for a total of US $2.75 million.

"As it is, we have a total of $1.25 million to allocate, with a focus on three sectors: fisheries, agriculture

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Seychelles: Tsunami recovery programme needs funds, UN Res Coordinator

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JOHANNESBURG, 3 May 2005 (IRIN) - Efforts to repair infrastructure damaged by the devastating tsunami of December 2004 continue in the Seychelles despite a shortfall in donor funding.

UN Resident Coordinator for Seychelles Aase Smedler told IRIN on Tuesday that the shortfall in funding "is delaying our response in many areas".

"It is a setback but we are working ... on a lot of preparatory activities regarding rehabilitation of the fisheries sector, for example," Smedler noted.

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Seychelles: Economic challenges may erode development gains

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JOHANNESBURG, 7 February (IRIN) - The relatively small economy of the Seychelles depends almost entirely on two main industries - fishery and tourism. The recent tsunami affected both these critical sectors and highlighted growing concern over the country's long-term economic stability.

Although this Indian Ocean archipelago off the east coast of Africa lies more than 7,000 km from the epicentre of the undersea earthquake that triggered the tidal waves on 26 December

IRIN:

A selection of IRIN reports are posted on ReliefWeb. Find more IRIN news and analysis at http://www.irinnews.org

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