12 07 2017 | 2017, Disaster Preparedness, Reunion, French Red Cross
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...
22 06 2017 | 2017, Reunion, French Red Cross, Training
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...
8 06 2017 | 2017, Advocacy, International
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...
24 05 2017 | 2017, Advocacy, International
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...
5 05 2017 | 2017, International, Indian Ocean Region, Training
From 26th to 29th April 2017 PIROI held the first regional training course on Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Disasters affect each individual differently, and in some cases...
4 04 2017 | 2017, Disaster Response, Reunion, Madagascar, French Red Cross, Malagasy Red Cross
The Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform is transporting additional equipment to Madagascar in order to consolidate the Malagasy Red Cross’s activities. The Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform is transporting additional equipment to Madagascar in order...
