Nos Actualités
Formation régionale des équipiers de réponse aux urgence
Dans le cadre de son programme régional de gestion des risques de catastrophes et d’adaptation au changement climatique dans la zone Sud-Ouest de l’océan Indien, la PIROI-CRF organise depuis 2008, en collaboration avec la Fédération Internationale de la Croix-Rouge et...
Bilan d’activité 2023
La PIROI revient sur ses activités de renforcement des compétences, de sensibilisation et d'intervention dans son bilan de l'année 2023 :
Les élèves de l’ESIROI relèvent le défi et donnent une seconde vie à un hôpital modulaire
L'ESIROI, l’école d'ingénieurs de l'Université de La Réunion est partenaire de la PIROI - Croix-Rouge française pour la huitième édition du concours d'innovation "Les Défis de l'ESIROI". Les élèves-ingénieurs issus des 3 spécialités de l'Ecole (bâtiment-énergie,...
Cyclone Belal: After the deluge, the aftermath
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...
Analysis of community-based early warning systems in the Comoros
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...
Regional training on psychological first aid in epidemic situations
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, teams...
A mobile first-aid application
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...
Disaster risk reduction for vulnerable communities
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 reciprocal...
PISSARO project : Testing a new tool for cyclone forecasting
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...
Nature-based solutions to reduce the risk of flooding in Mozambique
In Mozambique’s Luabo District, the community of Lupita faces periodic flooding caused by the waters of the Zambezi River. These floods are common throughout the rainy season, and cause considerable damage to agricultural crops and the vulnerable communities who...
Review of the 2022–2023 cyclone season
Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement stakeholders meet to review the seasonIn late May, PIROI/French Red Cross invited the region’s 6 National Societies (Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania), as well as IFRC representatives (Indian Ocean...
Flood safety training on Reunion Island
Be prepared for flooding, and learn flood safety techniques. To ensure your safety during floods, PIROI - French Red Cross offers theoretical and practical training to help you better understand the dangers associated with flooding. The course covers a number of...