PISSARO, a joint project between Reunion Island University’s Laboratory of Atmosphere and Cyclones (LACy) and Météo France weather service, studies atmospheric and oceanic forecasting at subseasonal scale, i.e. on a monthly level, for practical applications in the...
For the 2022-2023 cyclone season, Météo-France’s Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre (CMRS) forecasts slightly below-normal activity for the south-west Indian Ocean cyclone basin.The season can thus expect between 6 and 10 tropical storms or cyclones, with 3 to...
October 13, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, was an opportunity to learn more about the 3 Oceans project! Launched in 2019 by the French Red Cross with support from the French Development Agency (AFD), the 3 Oceans project helps reduce the impact of...
With the “Flooded environment and life-saving techniques” course held 15 September to 3 October 2022 in Reunion, PIROI prepares the local population for flood risks. Flooding is one of the most frequent major natural hazards on the island, as periods of heavy rainfall...
PIROI and its partner National Societies together manage 11 emergency warehouses in the south-west Indian Ocean, ensuring the priority needs of 45,000 people can be met in the event of a disaster. Such warehouse management requires highly accurate region-wide...
PIROI has developed since 2007 a strategy of pre-positioning emergency relief supplies in regional warehouses, making it much easier to send equipment to affected areas in the event of a disaster. These stocks are pooled at regional and national level, thereby helping...
