13 06 2022 | 2022, Advocacy, Climate Change, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Response, Disaster Risk Reduction, Indian Ocean Region, French Red Cross, PIROI, PIROI Center, Show, Training
In a context marked by ever-increasing humanitarian, climatic and health challenges, PIROI has set itself an ambitious target: that of reducing the impact of natural hazard-related disasters, health crises, and climate change for south-west Indian Ocean communities....
10 06 2022 | 2022, Union of the Comoros, Comoros Red Crescent, French Red Cross, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Show, Training
In order to familiarise the Comoros islands’ population with first aid, the French Red Cross and the Global First Aid Reference Centre (GFARC) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies (IFRC) organised training for Comorian Red Crescent...
5 05 2022 | 2022, 2021, Mauritius, Disaster Preparedness, Union of the Comoros, Madagascar, Comoros Red Crescent, PIROI, Malagasy Red Cross, Mauritius Red Cross
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...
5 05 2022 | 2022, Mayotte, Disaster Preparedness, French Red Cross
As part of its disaster risk management work in Mayotte, French Red Cross (FRC) teams have updated their contingency plan so they can ensure fast, well-coordinated and effective emergency response to cyclones. This contingency plan defines procedures to implement...
5 05 2022 | 2022, 2021, Disaster Risk Reduction, Union of the Comoros, Comoros Red Crescent, French Red Cross
© Comoros Ministry of Education Comoros Red Crescent (CoRC) and the Comoros Ministry of Education have consolidated their cooperation by signing a partnership agreement to support CoRC’s school-based outreach on disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate...
5 05 2022 | "Paré pas Paré" project, 2022, Disaster Risk Reduction, Reunion, PIROI
In an ongoing effort to renew its team of volunteers who raise awareness about natural risks as part of the Paré pas Paré project, PIROI regularly organises training on disaster risk reduction and prevention game facilitation. At the beginning of April a new training...
