The 2017-2018 plague outbreak in Madagascar started late August, it being established that the first death – concerning a passenger travelling from Ankazobe to Toamasina in a ‘taxi-brousse’ public service vehicle – occurred on 27th August 2017. This case...
The Caribbean is experiencing an historically intense cyclone season. Hurricanes Irma (Category 4) and Maria (Category 5) have left a heavy toll in their wake. The French Red Cross was on alert as soon as these destructive natural hazards were reported to have hit,...
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...
The south-west Indian Ocean’s island and coastal areas, subject to severe geographic and natural constraints, are amongst the world’s most vulnerable to climate change. All major natural hazards affect the region, causing significant human and material losses, and...
A hurricane season marked with the cylones Dineo in Mozambique and Enawo in Madagascar, PIROI’s operational deployment, the persisting water crisis in Mayotte, the update of Paré pas Paré educational tools, training courses in disaster preparedness, …. Here is an...
