16 01 2024 | 2024, Mauritius, Disaster Response, Reunion, French Red Cross, PIROI, Mauritius Red Cross, Show
Reunion Island was spared from the worst of Belal. A purple alert – the rarely triggered highest level of danger – raised fears of a catastrophe, before being downgraded a few hours later to a red alert and then to a shelter phase. Nevertheless Tropical Cyclone Belal...
23 11 2023 | 2023, Disaster Risk Reduction, Union of the Comoros, Comoros Red Crescent, PIROI, Show
PIROI-French Red Cross and its partner, the Comoros Red Crescent, asked the consulting company Ramboll to analyse the feasibility of developing community-based early warning systems (CBEWS) in the Union of the Comoros. The analysis looked at how early warning systems...
16 11 2023 | 2023, Formations, Réponse aux catastrophes, La Réunion, Risques sanitaires, Disaster Response, Health Risks, Indian Ocean Region, French Red Cross, PIROI, Risques sanitaires, Show
From November 6 to 9, PIROI – French Red Cross organized a regional training course for team leaders on psychological first aid in epidemic situations. As part of the activities carried out by community workers and first-aid teams during the COVID-19 pandemic,...
30 10 2023 | 2023, Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (FICR), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), PIROI, Show
The Global First Aid Reference Center (GFRC), hosted by the French Red Cross, in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, has launched a global first aid app accessible on all smartphones using Android and IOS...
13 10 2023 | 2023, Indian Ocean Region, Comoros Red Crescent, Malagasy Red Cross, Mauritius Red Cross, Mozambique Red Cross, Show, Seychelles Red Cross
Fighting inequalities for a resilient future Every year on October 13, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is held to highlight how people around the world are reducing their exposure to natural hazards. This year’s theme concerns the...
19 09 2023 | 2023, Disaster Preparedness, Indian Ocean Region, PIROI, Show
PISSARO, a joint project between Reunion Island University’s Laboratory of Atmosphere and Cyclones (LACy) and Météo France weather service, studies atmospheric and oceanic forecasting at subseasonal scale, i.e. on a monthly level, for practical applications in the...
