20 05 2016 | 2016, Disaster Preparedness, Health Risks, Training
From Tuesday 10th to Thursday 12th May 2016, PIROI organised its 10th Annual Coordination Meeting in Reunion Island for natural disaster risk management (DRM) officers. Representatives of PIROI-member National Societies, as well as the International Federation of Red...
6 02 2016 | 2016, Mauritius, Disaster Preparedness, Mauritius Red Cross
Rodrigues, a small island in the Indian Ocean that belongs to the Republic of Mauritius, is particularly vulnerable to natural hazards. It has a local branch of the Mauritius Red Cross Society with 30 members who have been trained in disaster preparedness, however due...
7 10 2015 | 2015, Mauritius, Disaster Preparedness, Mauritius Red Cross
Over the course of three days (25th-27th September 2015) Mauritius Red Cross (CRMu) organised a workshop aimed at creating and implementing its contingency plan. ‘Preparedness’ and logistical managers from PIROI, based in Reunion Island, joined forces with teams from...
24 06 2015 | "Paré pas Paré" project, 2015, Disaster Preparedness, Reunion, France
Reunion island Since 2011, the ‘Paré pas Paré’ project and its mascot Timoun have visited pupils aged 8 to 11 in various schools across Reunion to raise awareness of the risks of natural disasters. Since 2011, 42 partner schools have participated alongside the French...
