Report on risk assessment, land use planning, mitigation measures and further strategies in the eastern region of Madagascar which is frequently subject to landslides. The slides of lateritic soil occur during periods of heavy rainfall, and these events cause damage and destruction to infrastructure. A comprehensive documentation of historical and recent landslides occurring along two national roads and surroundings has been completed for Madagascar. The record of damaging landslide events in historical time as well as recent occurrences was compiled from archival data, existing case history accounts, information supplied by government agencies and actual site visits.