15 04 2019 | 2019, Mauritius, PIROI, Mauritius Red Cross, Show, Training
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...
7 09 2016 | 2016, Climate Change, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles, Tanzania, French Red Cross, Mauritius Red Cross, Seychelles Red Cross, Tanzania Red Cross
The Red Cross Red Crescent Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform and the Climate Centre last month signed an agreement to work together to prevent, prepare for, and respond to climate-related disaster. The Red Cross Red Crescent Indian Ocean Regional...
20 06 2016 | 2016, Climate Change, Mauritius, Disaster Risk Reduction, Mauritius Red Cross
World Environment Day is held every 5th June, and this year its theme was ‘Technological innovations for sustainable development and environmental protection’. World Environment Day is held every 5th June, and this year its theme was ‘Technological innovations for...
28 04 2016 | 2016, Mauritius, Disaster Response, Mauritius Red Cross
As part of Mauritius Red Cross Society’s capacity building programme ‘Building safer and more resilient communities in Mauritius and Rodrigues islands’, PIROI supported the former’s ‘Cyclone’ simulation exercise in Mauritius from 21 to 23/04/16. The three-day exercise...
19 04 2016 | 2016, Mauritius, Disaster Risk Reduction, Mauritius Red Cross
Goal: Help Mauritians cope with the risk of natural disasters During the April school holidays, the Mauritius Red Cross Society’s Dood caravan – a replica of Timoun’s caravan in Reunion – toured Mauritius on a roadshow. Starting at Mahebourg on 4th April 2016,...
6 02 2016 | 2016, Mauritius, Disaster Preparedness, Mauritius Red Cross
Rodrigues, a small island in the Indian Ocean that belongs to the Republic of Mauritius, is particularly vulnerable to natural hazards. It has a local branch of the Mauritius Red Cross Society with 30 members who have been trained in disaster preparedness, however due...
