Madagascar kicks off Phase II of GRMA support through national workshop

On 22 and 23 September 2026, the Global Risk Modelling Alliance (GRMA), together with Madagascar’s Cellule de Prévention et d’appui à la Gestion des Urgences (CPGU), the Ministère de l’Economie et des Finances (MEF), AXA Climate and national partners, held a national workshop in Antananarivo to  launch the second phase of the GRMA programm’s support for  Madagascar.

GRMA support in Madagascar began in May 2024, with experts from GRMA, CPGU, AXA Climate and partner organisations working together to strengthen the country’s climate and disaster risk modelling capabilities. During the first phase, which concluded in May 2026, eight hazards were modelled at national level: tropical cyclones, riverine flooding, drought, landslides, wildfires, coastal erosion, locust infestations and dust storms (tiomena).

The project also developed risk profiles for each of these hazards at different administrative levels, and consolidated a national repository for risk data named ResilienceMada. More than 400 documents, maps, shapefiles, code files, input datasets and reports produced during Phase I and by Malagasy stakeholders are available online as open-source resources through this platform.

Building on this foundation, Phase II of the GRMA programme was launched this month, and focuses on three priority areas: improving understanding of flood risk caused by heavy rainfall caused by tropical cyclones; analysing the direct and indirect macroeconomic impacts of climate risks on the national economy; and assessing the impact of climate shocks on internal displacement.

During the two-day workshop, stakeholders were brought together from a range of national institutions and sectors to review the main achievements of Phase I and discuss the objectives, methodologies and roadmap for the second phase. The sessions also focused on identifying priority areas for local data collection, household interview and capability development, as well as agreeing on key assumptions relating to Madagascar’s population and economy for use in the modelling.

The workshop marked an important step in ensuring that the next phase of technical analysis is informed by national expertise, available data and local priorities. It also provided a platform for stakeholders to contribute directly to the development of the methodologies and analytical assumptions that will underpin the Phase II work, as well as highlighting relevant applications for the outputs of this phase of support.

Through this continued collaboration, the GRMA programme aims to strengthen the use of climate and disaster risk information in Madagascar and support more informed decision-making on resilience, disaster risk management and climate and disaster risk finance.