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Very positive results for the Dengue nout’ fami Lé Paré* project
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...
Comoros emergency: Comoros Red Crescent volunteer Younoussa shares his story
Ngazidja is a volcanic island in the Comoros, an archipelago located in the Mozambique Canal. On the night of 24 April, this little-known island of the Indian Ocean was hit by Intense Tropical Cyclone Kenneth: the cyclone’s eye passed only 50 km off the...
Strengthen community resilience by training national Vulnerability Capacity Assessment (VCA) coordinators
This week PIROI’s training centre organised its first regional training course on Vulnerability Capacity Assessment (VCA) methodology. The course was held Monday to Friday in Mauritius, and was attended by 19 participants from eight Red Cross and Red...
Two months after Cyclone Kenneth: focus on disaster response operations
On the night of Wednesday 24 to Thursday 25 April 2019, tropical cyclone Kenneth swept past the Comoros archipelago, mainly affecting the island of Grande Comore and to a lesser extent the neighbouring islands of Anjouan and Mohéli. Given the large number...
Training Paré pas Paré volunteers to facilitate the story telling of ‘Island of a thousand dangers’
The Paré pas Paré project and its mascot Timoun the turtle have been raising awareness in Reunion about reducing vulnerability to natural disaster risks since 2011. PIROI aims to develop the educational resource ‘Island of a thousand dangers’ (known...
Water Treatment in Emergencies training course in Mayotte
During emergency operations PIROI mainly responds by providing water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH), and emergency shelters. WASH covers the issue of access to water during emergencies, whether it be the production and distribution of safe drinking water, or...
Project cycle management training in Reunion Island
As part of the regional Disaster Risk Management programme, the PIROI Center – in partnership with the Bioforce Institute – organised technical training on project cycle management in order to build Programme Managers’ capacities. The five-day course was held 3 to 7...
Launch of the second phase of Reunion’s local flood preparedness programme
Starting in June 2019, PIROI will launch the second phase of the project Inondation, nout kartié lé paré (‘Our district is ready in the event of flooding’) which aims to strengthen the resilience of flood-prone neighbourhoods on the island of Reunion. This year-long...
PIROI responds in the Comoros following Cyclone Kenneth
On the night of Wednesday 24 to Thursday 25 April 2019 tropical cyclone Kenneth passed close to the Comoros archipelago, mainly affecting the island of Grande Comore, and to a lesser extent the neighbouring islands of Anjouan and Mohéli. Nationwide, the Comorian...
Training of Paré pas Paré public facilitators
The Paré pas Paré (‘Ready or not?’) project aims to raise public awareness of natural hazards and climate change in Reunion Island. In order to deliver a clear and accurate message to locals, PIROI trains volunteers to run outreach stands at public events, and this is...
PIROI participates in the Cannes Conference
Changes to the climate have already started impacting human health, and the projections are alarming. Every country in the world, from north to south, is affected by this issue and must adapt, not least to protect their most vulnerable citizens. This is the context in...
Annual Disaster Risk Management (DRM) coordination meeting
PIROI’s annual Disaster Risk Management workshop was held in Saint-Denis on 9 and 10 April 2019. This year it provided an opportunity to review the activities carried out under the 2017-2020 programme. The meeting also gave the Secretary Generals and Risk Management...