15 11 2019 | 2019, Formations, La Réunion, PIROI, PIROI Center, Préparation aux catastrophes, Show, Uncategorized
In Reunion island, cyclone season is the time when there is a serious threat of floods. Loca’Terre’s program « Risque inondation, ou lé paré? » looked into PIROI’s ‘Behaviour to adopt in a flooded environment’ training course which was organised in octobre...
15 11 2019 | 2019, 2019, Croix-Rouge française, Mayotte, Mayotte, PIROI, Show, Union of the Comoros
Climate change is already having a visible impact on small islands states, as was recently demonstrated by cyclones . Given this state of affairs, the French Red Cross (FRC) – via PIROI and the Comoros Red Crescent (CoRC) – have launched a project to strengthen the...
15 11 2019 | 2019, 2019, Croix-Rouge française, Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (FICR), La Réunion, PIROI, PIROI Center, PIROI Center, Show
PIROI recently invited all of its programme members to review the past two years and define the goals for its upcoming programme. PIROI organised a meeting of all its partners on 29 and 30 October 2019 in Reunion Island. The Presidents and Secretaries-General of the...
10 10 2019 | 2019, Maurice, PIROI, Préparation aux catastrophes, Show, Uncategorized
From 14 to 19 September, Mauritius Red Cross and its Rodrigues branch worked with the local community of Port-Sud-Est to increase its resilience to natural disasters. PIROI supports the Indian Ocean National Societies in implementing Vulnerability Capacity...
10 10 2019 | 2019, Formations, PIROI, PIROI Center, Réponse aux catastrophes, Show
Distributing money in the form of cash or vouchers is now recognised as an effective tool to help affected populations recover from the aftermath of a natural disaster or in certain emergency situations. Local shops and markets often re-open promptly after a...
3 09 2019 | "Paré pas Paré" project, 2019, 2019, Disaster Risk Reduction, La Réunion, PIROI, Reunion, Risques sanitaires, Show
As Reunion has been experiencing a dengue epidemic since early 2018, the island’s Prefecture asked PIROI to help raise awareness of the disease amongst the local population, hoping to avoid an acceleration of the outbreak. The Paré pas Paré project team thus decided...
