28 02 2020 | "Paré pas Paré" project, 2020, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Risk Reduction, Reunion, Indian Ocean Region, PIROI, Show
As part of projects such as Inondation, nout kartié lé paré (‘Our neighbourhood’s ready for flooding’) et Paré pas Paré (‘Ready or not?’), the Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform (PIROI) has been working to raise awareness of flood risks in Reunion Island. For...
19 02 2020 | 2020, Madagascar, Indian Ocean Region, Malagasy Red Cross, Show
Between 19 and 23 January 2020 northern Madagascar was affected by a low pressure system (future tropical storm Diane) that brought extremely heavy rain. This rainfall caused widespread damage across the region, particularly in the 7 provinces of Sofia, Alaotro...
18 02 2020 | 2020, Madagascar, PIROI, Malagasy Red Cross, Show, Training
As part of its regional Disaster Risk Management programme, from 10 to 14 February PIROI organised technical training on logistics and procurement in emergencies. 22 logisticians and logistics officers from PIROI-member National Societies (Comoros, Madagascar,...
21 01 2020 | 2019, Reunion, Health Risks, Indian Ocean Region, PIROI, Show
Between January 2018 and August 2019, a major outbreak of dengue fever hit Reunion Island, with almost 25,000 confirmed cases, and 18 deaths [source: Santé publique France]. To limit its effects, PIROI implemented a dengue awareness programme. Its purpose was to raise...
3 01 2020 | 2019, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Response, Madagascar, PIROI, Malagasy Red Cross, Show
After passing close to Mayotte, tropical cyclone Belna struck the west coast of Madagascar on 9 December 2019. Malagasy Red Cross (MRC) and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement quickly took action to meet the needs of communities affected by the...
16 12 2019 | 2019, Mayotte, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Response, Madagascar, Malagasy Red Cross, Show
Mayotte had not been struck by a cyclone since Kamisy in 1984, however in early December 2019 Belna posed a serious threat to the French island, prompting PIROI and its partners to take immediate measures. Mayotte On Friday 6 December, the weather system was...
