Budget 2026-2027: Major investments announced for coastal protection and climate resilience

The 2026–2027 Budget provides for a series of measures aimed at ensuring environmental sustainability, which is considered central to the new social compact and to efforts to strengthen national resilience.

To adapt to and protect both the population and the economy from climate-related risks, the Budget earmarks Rs 4 billion under the Coastal Erosion Adaptation Programme. Over the next five years, more than 11.5 kilometres of severely eroded shoreline will be rehabilitated across 17 priority sites around the island.

The Government will complement coastal protection works with nature-based solutions, including reforestation programmes, wetland conservation, dune restoration, and the rehabilitation of coastal vegetation.

Provision is also being made for the development of a National Shoreline Management Strategy. In addition, the Maurice Île Durable project, which received widespread international acclaim, will be revived as part of the country's green transition strategy.

To create the conditions conducive to a profound socio-ecological transition, enhance the effectiveness of public policies, and foster a more harmonious relationship between people and nature, the Budget provides for the setting up of a Just Transition Commission. The Commission will help lay the foundations for a just transition by promoting alternative approaches and long-term visions for an ecological and equitable society, including the democratisation of the economy.

23 June 2026

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