2 Sep 2022 | Actualités, Risk prevention, Rempart, Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic has focused international attention on the threat that infectious diseases pose to global health security. Habitat destruction, climate change, and the increasing interface between human and animal populations are key factors in the risk of...
17 Jun 2022 | Actualités, Disaster Preparedness, Uncategorized, Emergency
From June 20 to 24, the Regional Intervention Platform Americas Caribbean of the French Red Cross is organizing in partnership with Aquassistance and the City of Lamentin (Guadeloupe) a training to deploy a seawater purification plant in case of disaster. Providing...
11 May 2022 | Actualités, Caribbean prepared, Disaster Preparedness, Ready Together, Uncategorized
More than 40 participants from 12 Red Cross Societies and regional partners, including the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDMEA), will participate in a regionalworkshop on cooperation and disaster risk management from May 17-19, 2022, in Sint Maarten....
20 Apr 2022 | Actualités, Risk prevention, Rempart, Uncategorized
On April 21, 2022 is held the webinar “Climate change and epidemic risk on the Guiana Shield, what impacts and courses of action mobilizing populations?” The objective of this webinar is to provide elements of expertise on predicted or already current...
28 Mar 2022 | Actualités, Disaster Preparedness, Ready Together, Uncategorized
The French Red Cross’ Regional Intervention Platform for the Americas and the Caribbean (PIRAC) organized two interactive workshops on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 to help businesses to better prepare for and respond to the effects of climate change, as part of the...
20 Mar 2022 | Actualités, Disaster Preparedness, Uncategorized
On March 11, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO held its annual tsunami preparedness exercise, Caribe Wave 2022. The purpose of this Caribbean-wide exercise is to validate warning protocols and advance tsunami preparedness efforts in the...
