27 Nov 2023 | Actualités, Disaster Preparedness, Ready 360°
The Caribbean is one of the regions of the world most exposed to natural hazards, and is regularly affected by disasters and crises that tend to intensify with climate change. Faced with the scale of certain crises, civilian humanitarian aid resources can sometimes be...
22 Jun 2023 | Actualités, Disaster Preparedness, Ready Together
Today is World Micro, Small and Medium Business Day. An important day to highlight the vulnerability of small local businesses in the Caribbean to natural hazards, particularly during the hurricane season. Yet their role is vital: they actively contribute to the local...
1 Jun 2023 | Actualités, Disaster Preparedness, Ready 360°
June 1, 2023 marks the start of the hurricane season in the Caribbean region, which will run until November 30, 2023. The first forecasts for the 2023 hurricane season have been announced by the National Hurricane Center (USA): 12 to 17 tropical storms could impact...
9 Nov 2022 | Actualités, Disaster Preparedness, Risk prevention, Ready Together
From November 6 to 18th, the 27th International Conference on Climate Change will take place in Egypt. On this occasion, PIRAC will be present at the Caricom booth and will be represented by its partner, the OECS, to participate in the negotiations. The objective: to...
20 Oct 2022 | Actualités, Disaster Preparedness, Risk prevention, Ready Together
An awareness campaign on the impacts of climate change in the Caribbean and the promotion of adaptation solutions was conducted around the International Day for Risk Reduction, from the 6th to the 19th of October. A 100% digital campaign Awareness-raising messages in...
7 Feb 2022 | Actualités, Actualités, Disaster Preparedness, First Aid, Disaster Preparedness, Ready Together, Ready Together, Uncategorized
The Regional Intervention Platform for the Americas and the Caribbean (PIRAC), through the READY Together program, trained 51 members of the field teams of the Territorial Delegation and the French Red Cross establishments in Guadeloupe in psychological first aid....
