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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...
Regional training-the-trainer course on Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment
On 17 April in Mauritius, the President of Mauritius Red Cross, alongside representatives from the Indian Ocean Commission and the European Union delegation, officially inaugurated a training of trainers regional course. Training, which took place over 5 consecutive...
Malagasy Red Cross’s humanitarian response to Cyclone FREDDY
After travelling across the Indian Ocean for more than 35 days, FREDDY marked the 2022-2023 cyclone season with its exceptional longevity and major impact on the people of Madagascar, Mozambique, and Malawi. Since developing off southern Indonesia on 6 February 2023,...
The Red Cross provides support to those affected by Cyclone Freddy in Mozambique
After travelling across the Indian Ocean for more than 35 days, FREDDY marked the 2022-2023 cyclone season with its exceptional longevity and major impact on the people of Madagascar, Mozambique, and Malawi. Since developing off southern Indonesia on 6 February 2023,...
Cyclone FREDDY : opération de réponse d’urgence
Le cyclone tropical intense FREDDY a atterri le 21 février dernier à Madagascar, puis le 24 février au Mozambique. En amont de son impact, les équipes de la Croix-Rouge malgache et de la Croix-Rouge du Mozambique étaient déjà mobilisées - avec le soutien de...
Logistics training in Madagascar: procurement and import procedures in emergencies
From 23 to 26 January 2023, PIROI – in coordination with Malagasy Red Cross – organised a logistics training course focusing on procedures for procurement and import in emergencies. The course, held in Antananarivo, was attended by 17 participants (9 women and 8 men)...
Regional Red Cross team training on emergency response in the Indian Ocean
From 19 to 26 November, PIROI – in coordination with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) – organised a training course for emergency response team members in order to strengthen the teams who are deployed when a crisis or...
The French Red Cross brings together PIROI-member partners in Reunion Island
On 8 and 9 November, PIROI–French Red Cross invited the members of its disaster risk management programme to Reunion Island. The Presidents and Secretaries-General of the Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies of the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique,...
Se préparer face au risque cyclonique
Un cyclone est un ensemble de nuages très étendu en forme de disque qui se déplace en tournant sur lui-même. Il naît au-dessus des eaux chaudes tropicales. L’eau chaude des océans est le carburant qui apporte de l’énergie au cyclone. L’air chaud et humide qui s’en...