International day for disaster risk reduction 2023

13 Oct 2023 | Actualités

In 1989, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed October 13 “International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction” to promote a global culture of disaster risk reduction. This date is an opportunity to recognize the worldwide progress made  in terms of...

Sharing experiences in the Caribbean: the Paré pa Paré team in Dominican Republic

10 Aug 2023 | Actualités, Paré pa Paré

Sharing Guadeloupe’s expertise in the Caribbean From July 31 to August 4, PIRAC was welcomed in Santo Domingo by the Dominican Republic Red Cross (CRRD) to meet its members and technical partners. The trip was part of the Let’s Be Prepared program, which...

Raising awareness of seismic risk: over 1,700 students in Guadeloupe to be sensitized over the 2022 – 2023 school year

4 Jul 2023 | Actualités

Through its seismic risk awareness operations, PIRAC is helping to further increase risk awareness in Guadeloupe, particularly among young people, through the experience of real tremors. The deployment of the seismic simulator at the Collège Front de mer in...

World Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day: supporting and sustaining disaster preparedness

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...

Inter-American Red Cross Conference in the Bahamas: the French Red Cross takes part through PIRAC

14 Jun 2023 | Actualités, Ready 360°, Ready Together

  The French Red Cross is participating through PIRAC based in Guadeloupe and Global First Aid Reference Center – IFRC to the 22nd Red Cross Inter-American Conference organized by the IFRC and the Bahamas Red Cross. 34 National Red Cross Societies are...

Opening of the 2023 hurricane season: emergency responders are ready

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...