This year, PIROI unveils its 2017 annual report in the form of an infographic. Presented in six parts, this report is a brief overview of the set of activities developed by PIROI in the course of last year. The publication of this report is also an opportunity for...
November 15th marks the start of the cyclone season in the south-west Indian Ocean. Hurricane Irma – the most powerful ever recorded in the Caribbean – recently reminded us of the destructive potential of these weather phenomena and the need to prepare for them. Click...
The French Red Cross/PIROI and Bioforce1, a leading humanitarian training organisation based in Lyon, have signed a partnership agreement to develop the skills of Indian Ocean humanitarian and civil protection professionals. The French Red Cross/PIROI and Bioforce, a...
PIROI recently brought all of its partners together in Reunion Island to review the past two years and set goals for its new programme. On 25 and 26 October, PIROI held a meeting for all of its Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement members. The Presidents and...
Flooding is one of the most frequent major natural hazards in Reunion, a territory which holds several world records for precipitation. Whether caused by cyclones or storms, periods of heavy rain can be of an exceptional scale, due to the island’s steep slopes...
Following on from their partnership agreement signed in 2016, PIROI and the Red Cross and Red Crescent Climate Change Centre held a Serious Games train-the-trainer course in Reunion Island from 20th to 22nd June 2017. In order to improve the resilience of Indian Ocean...
