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Cyclone activity forecast – 2022-2023 season
For the 2022-2023 cyclone season, Météo-France’s Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre (CMRS) forecasts slightly below-normal activity for the south-west Indian Ocean cyclone basin.The season can thus expect between 6 and 10 tropical storms or cyclones, with 3 to...
Grand Raid 2022 in Reunion Island: raising public awareness of natural hazards
During the 30th edition of the Grand Raid, the famous ultra-trail of Reunion Island, the volunteers of the French Red Cross were mobilized at the finish line of the race to raise awareness among runners and their supporters about the natural hazards present on the...
DREF training: National Societies boost their emergency funding capacity
On 21 to 24 September 2022 a regional training course on the Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) was held in Antananarivo (Madagascar). Organised by PIROI in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the course...
3 Oceans project: reducing risks related to natural hazards, health crises, and climate change
October 13, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, was an opportunity to learn more about the 3 Oceans project! Launched in 2019 by the French Red Cross with support from the French Development Agency (AFD), the 3 Oceans project helps reduce the impact of...
Indian Ocean Disaster Risk Reduction Conference
We cannot prevent natural hazard-related disasters from happening, but we can alleviate their impact. This is precisely what the French Red Cross believes, and since 2000 it has implemented a disaster risk management programme in the Indian Ocean via PIROI, its...
Flooded Environment and Life-Saving Techniques training
With the “Flooded environment and life-saving techniques” course held 15 September to 3 October 2022 in Reunion, PIROI prepares the local population for flood risks. Flooding is one of the most frequent major natural hazards on the island, as periods of heavy rainfall...
Workshops on Disaster Law in Island States : Legislative Advocacy and Enhancing Climate Resilience
In order to ensure that people and communities affected by disaster and climate risks receive appropriate support in a timely manner, effective legal and policy frameworks are required. This is even more relevant for small island states where the impact of climate...
Software to optimise emergency stock management
PIROI and its partner National Societies together manage 11 emergency warehouses in the south-west Indian Ocean, ensuring the priority needs of 45,000 people can be met in the event of a disaster. Such warehouse management requires highly accurate region-wide...
Floods in Comoros: Red Crescent teams mobilized in Anjouan and Moheli
Following the damage caused by the heavy rains last April in the Union of the Comoros, the emergency response teams of the Comorian Red Crescent (CRCo) provided material and financial assistance to 89 affected families with the support of PIROI. Last April, the...
Training of Mozambique Red Cross volunteers (Luabo)
The training of humanitarian actors at the local level is essential to develop the resilience of vulnerable communities. This is one of the ambitions of the ECO-DRR project led by the French Red Cross, WWF and BIOFUND to address climate change in the Zambezi province...
A look at Red Cross response to recent cyclones in Madagascar
Last April, PIROI/French Red Cross emergency response team member Céline White was deployed to Madagascar to help with the emergency operation being carried out there by Malagasy Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies....
PIROI presents its 2021-2025 strategic framework
In a context marked by ever-increasing humanitarian, climatic and health challenges, PIROI has set itself an ambitious target: that of reducing the impact of natural hazard-related disasters, health crises, and climate change for south-west Indian Ocean communities....