Workshops on Disaster Law in Island States : Legislative Advocacy and Enhancing Climate Resilience

Workshops on Disaster Law in Island States : Legislative Advocacy and Enhancing Climate Resilience

In order to ensure that people and communities affected by disaster and climate risks receive appropriate support in a timely manner, effective legal and policy frameworks are required. This is even more relevant for small island states where the impact of climate...
A look at Red Cross response to recent cyclones in Madagascar

A look at Red Cross response to recent cyclones in Madagascar

Last April, PIROI/French Red Cross emergency response team member Céline White was deployed to Madagascar to help with the emergency operation being carried out there by Malagasy Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies....
Development of the network of warehouses with pre-positioned supplies in the small island states of the south-west Indian Ocean

Development of the network of warehouses with pre-positioned supplies in the small island states of the south-west Indian Ocean

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...
PIROI delivers more than 1 million COVID-19 protection masks to the region’s National Societies

PIROI delivers more than 1 million COVID-19 protection masks to the region’s National Societies

To support COVID-19 response by south-west Indian Ocean National Societies, PIROI has sent a new shipment of 1,200,000 COVID-19 protection masks (surgical and cloth), 10,000 pairs of gloves, and 250 litres of sanitiser gel thanks to a donation from the French...