6 12 2019 | 2019, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Response, Reunion, Show
Climate change poses a threat to public health, in particular because it leads to an increase in deaths and illnesses related to natural and health disasters*. This is why the French Red Cross’s Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform has now adapted its approach...
2 12 2019 | 2019, Disaster Preparedness, Union of the Comoros, Comoros Red Crescent, Show
On Wednesday 20 November 2019, the French Red Cross delegation in the Comoros and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed an agreement strengthening their community healthcare partnership. Comoros Red Crescent (CoRC) works actively in the Union of the Comoros in...
15 11 2019 | PIROI, 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, Mayotte, Union of the Comoros, PIROI, Show
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, PIROI, 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 | PIROI, 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...
