The Paré pas Paré (‘Ready or not?’) project aims to raise public awareness of natural hazards and climate change in Reunion Island. In order to deliver a clear and accurate message to locals, PIROI trains volunteers to run outreach stands at public events, and this is...
December 2017 PIROI was approached, through Mauritius Red Cross, by the Mauritian National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Centre (NDRRMC) to train municipal employees in disaster risk management. If disaster strikes, these employees in charge of Local...
Against the backdrop of a dengue epidemic posing a threat to the entire island of Reunion, the Paré pas Paré project team decided to broaden its scope by setting up public awareness stands to involve the local population in mosquito control. On Wednesday, 6 February...
In preparation for the 2017/2018 cyclone season, PIROI held in Mayotte from 17-19 November a capacity-building training course for water treatment in emergency situations. In preparation for the 2017/2018 cyclone season, PIROI held in Mayotte from 17-19 November a...
To support Indian Ocean National Red Cross Red Crescent societies’ projects at local level, to serve the most vulnerable, the French Red Cross, the Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform (PIROI) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent...
Launched in May 2017, the flooding preparedness programme ‘Our neighbourhood’s ready!’ came to an end on 14 March 2018. During the 10 months it was active, PIROI and its partners focused their efforts on increasing the resilience of the most flood-prone residents of...
