READY 360°: review of phase 1 and launch of phase 2｜For a greener, more risk-resilient Caribbean

8 Nov 2024 | Actualités, Ready 360°, Slider

On November 7, PIRAC organized a workshop for its partners to take stock of phase 1 of the READY 360° project and share the objectives of phase 2 of the READY 360/3 Oceans program. This new direction is in line with the continuity of the first phase: to strengthen...

Disaster risk reduction: a daily commitment at PIRAC

18 Oct 2024 | Paré pa Paré, Slider

Each year, the United Nations’ International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction provides an opportunity to highlight PIRAC’s efforts to strengthen disaster prevention and resilience in the Caribbean. Through initiatives such as the Paré pa Paré, Fok Nou Paré...

Hurricane Beryl: three months after the disaster

2 Oct 2024 | Actualités, Slider

On July 1, Hurricane Beryl ravaged the south-east Caribbean, sweeping away everything in its path with maximum force. With houses razed to the ground, infrastructure destroyed and no electricity or water supply, Beryl hit the islands of Grenada and Saint-Vincent and...

Construction of the regional humanitarian warehouse in pictures

2 Sep 2024 | Actualités, Slider

Against a backdrop of intensifying and multiplying hazards and crises, since December 2023 PIRAC has been building and equipping a regional humanitarian warehouse in Guadeloupe to strengthen preparedness and response capacities in the Caribbean region. The warehouse...

Hurricane Beryl: the French Red Cross mobilizes to help vulnerable populations in the Caribbean

4 Jul 2024 | Actualités

Three days ago, the southern Caribbean felt the impact of the first hurricane of the season, exceptionally early and powerful. Rated category 5 on the night of July 2, it is considered “potentially catastrophic” by the US National Hurricane Center (NHC),...

Hurricane season 2024: forecasts predict high activity

3 Jun 2024 | Actualités

Meteorologists* are unanimous: this year’s hurricane activity, which runs from June 1 to November 30, will be well above average in the Caribbean.. Against this backdrop, PIRAC is actively monitoring the region to anticipate cyclonic risks until November. In...