13 09 2021 | 2021, Mayotte, Préparation aux catastrophes, Show
From 10 to 12 September 2021, PIROI organised at Combani (Mayotte) a training workshop on water treatment in emergencies for response team members and local water management stakeholders. When emergencies occur, PIROI response focuses on emergency shelter construction...
10 09 2021 | 2021, Disaster Preparedness, Indian Ocean Region, La Réunion, Préparation aux catastrophes, Show
Illustration: Pau Gasol Valls – Red Social Innovation After two years of partnership with the Humanitarian Design Bureau, SOLLUNE phosphorescent tarpaulins are now part of PIROI’s pre-positioned stocks of equipment in Reunion Island. As the cyclone season...
27 11 2020 | Préparation aux catastrophes, Uncategorized
Tropical storm Alicia heralded the start of cyclone season in the south-west Indian Ocean. As in previous years, PIROI is again active in assisting local populations and the region’s Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies with disaster preparedness. This year...
24 11 2020 | Préparation aux catastrophes, Show, Uncategorized
Red Cross volunteers were at Piton St-Leu on 18 November for the Paré pas Paré project, raising children’s awareness about natural risks and COVID-19. Hot on the heels of the successful new outreach strategy that has been tailored to the current health crisis...
13 10 2020 | Mayotte, PIROI, Préparation aux catastrophes, Show
The United Nations General Assembly has designated October 13 as the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. The aim is to promote a global culture of prevention, mitigation and preparedness. The intensification and increasing complexity of disasters...
23 07 2020 | 2020, Comoros Red Crescent, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Response, Disaster Risk Reduction, La Réunion, Madagascar, Malagasy Red Cross, Maurice, Mauritius, Mauritius Red Cross, PIROI, PIROI Center, Préparation aux catastrophes, Réponse aux catastrophes, Seychelles, Seychelles Red Cross, Show, Union of the Comoros
PIROI-member National Societies have received assistance with their disaster preparedness and response work for a number of years already. Until now most of this support has been provided at central level, with capacity-building focusing on Red Cross/Red Crescent head...
