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Bilan des opérations logistiques en 2021
“Flooded environments and life-saving techniques” whitewater flood risk preparation training course
Through the “Flooded environments and life-saving techniques” training course, PIROI is actively preparing Reunion’s population to respond to flood risks. From 11 to 23 April, 240 people – including school students and members of the general public – took part in one...
Cyclones tropicaux à Madagascar : point de situation
Cyclone BATSIRAI à Madagascar : la Croix-Rouge française lance un appel à dons
Le cyclone tropical Batsirai a touché l’île de Madagascar samedi 5 février en soirée et a entraîné des dommages considérables. Alors que les premières évaluations sur le terrain tentent de recenser les dégâts, plusieurs centaines de milliers de personnes pourraient...
Bilan de l’année 2021 en quelques chiffres
La PIROI et ses membres vous souhaitent une excellente année 2022 ! 2021 a été une année difficile, marquée par la crise sanitaire et ses conséquences socio-économiques, mais également par l'augmentation et l'intensification des catastrophes liées aux aléas...
PIROI commits itself to the local authorities of Reunion Island and strengthens its partnership with the Commune of Saint-Benoît
As part of its Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategy for Reunion Island, PIROI supports the island's local authorities in organising community preparedness and natural risk prevention actions. In February 2021, the partnership between the Commune of Saint-Benoît and...
Training of local emergency response team members
To respond effectively to disasters, National Societies (NS) in the south-west Indian Ocean can rely on their network of trained volunteers to assist the population. There are two types of volunteers, depending on their geographical scope: NDRT: National...
Innovation for risk prevention
As part of its disaster risk reduction strategy, PIROI regularly develops new tools to bring a fresh perspective to its prevention and awareness-raising activities. In Reunion, the Paré pas Paré [“Ready or not?”] project has adopted an innovative approach in order to...
PIROI soon to have a modular hospital for response to epidemic risks
South-west Indian Ocean countries are extremely vulnerable to the risk of epidemics due to the relative development levels of their healthcare infrastructure. These regions have been or are affected by numerous tropical diseases (dengue, chikungunya, malaria,...
PIROI delivers more than 1 million COVID-19 protection masks to the region’s National Societies
To support COVID-19 response by south-west Indian Ocean National Societies, PIROI has sent a new shipment of 1,200,000 COVID-19 protection masks (surgical and cloth), 10,000 pairs of gloves, and 250 litres of sanitiser gel thanks to a donation from the French...
Second intake for the Master’s Degree in Risks and Environment
Since 2020 PIROI has partnered with the University of Reunion Island to establish and implement a Master’s degree in Risks and Environment at the University’s Le Tampon campus in the south. Following a successful first year, a new intake of students was accepted for...
A prevention campaign about seismic-volcanic risk in Mayotte
Amongst the natural hazards that occur on the island of Mayotte, earth tremors and tsunamis are both major risks due to the presence of an underwater volcano 50 km east of Mayotte. In order to raise local awareness about what to do in the event of a disaster, PIROI...