Reducing the environmental impact of humanitarian emergency operations: PIRAC unveils two inspiring studies at CDM13

The 13th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM13), organized by CDEMA,...

COP29: PIRAC committed to climate resilience in the Caribbean

COP29 was held in Baku from November 11 to 22. In collaboration with the Organization of Eastern...

Disaster risk reduction: a daily commitment at PIRAC

Each year, the United Nations' International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction provides an...

Hurricane Beryl: three months after the disaster

On July 1, Hurricane Beryl ravaged the south-east Caribbean, sweeping away everything in its path...

Construction of the regional humanitarian warehouse in pictures

Against a backdrop of intensifying and multiplying hazards and crises, since December 2023 PIRAC...

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

Three days ago, the southern Caribbean felt the impact of the first hurricane of the season,...

Hurricane season 2024: forecasts predict high activity

Meteorologists* are unanimous: this year's hurricane activity, which runs from June 1 to November...

Pre-hurricane season: how can we be best prepared? Let’s take a look back at the “Pre-Hurricane Conference 2024”

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) brings together every...

2023 key moments

Whether in schools, with the general public, or with actors involved in disaster preparedness,...

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

On November 7, PIRAC organized a workshop for its partners to take stock of phase 1 of the READY...

PIRAC
French Red Cross Caribbean Regional Response Platform

The Caribbean region is one of the most disaster-prone regions in the world. It is mainly composed of states fragmented into isolated island archipelagos, which makes the delivery of humanitarian goods costly and more restricted. In this context, disaster risk preparedness and awareness are essential to increase the resilience of local populations. Indeed, in the face of global warming, the populations of the region must be prepared for the multiplication and intensification of hazards.

The French Red Cross operates in the Caribbean through the Regional Intervention Platform of the Americas-Caribbean (PIRAC), which allows us to concentrate our skills and means of response as close as possible to vulnerable populations. This increases the responsiveness and capacity to respond in the event of a disaster and allows for rapid action. PIRAC has been supporting the Red Cross in the region in the implementation of various actions since 2000.

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6 National Societies and the IFRC join forces with PIRAC to build a regional READY360° awareness campaign

by Sandra Imbault | Dec 4, 2023 | Actualités, Ready 360°

From December 28 to 30, 2023, PIRAC organized a regional workshop in Saint-Martin with the participation of the International Federation of the Red Cross and 6 Caribbean National Societies, as part of the READY360° program (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada,...

Raising awareness on seismic risk: several PIRAC activities in Guadeloupe and Martinique

by Jiveline Louis | Nov 30, 2023 | Actualités, Paré pa Paré

Throughout November, various activities were carried out in Guadeloupe and Martinique to raise the general public's awareness on seismic risk, actions to take and protective measures. Replik 2023 in Martinique : « Avan la tè tranblé, An nou pran gad »On November...

A civil military cooperation workshop for the Caribbean to be held from From November 27th to December 1st, 2023

by Sandra Imbault | Nov 27, 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...

Regional Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction in the School Environment: Caribbean stakeholders gather on November 22 and 23 in Guadeloupe.

by Sandra Imbault | Nov 22, 2023 | Actualités, Let’s Be Prepared

PIRAC is organizing its Regional Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Educational sector on November 22 and 23 in Guadeloupe. This workshop brings together a number of technical representatives from the education and risk prevention sectors, with the aim of...

Seawater desalination in emergencies: several actors trained from November 13th to 16th 2023 in Saint-Vincent and the Grenadines

by Jiveline Louis | Nov 10, 2023 | Actualités, Ready 360°

PIRAC is organizing a four-day training course about seawater desalination in emergencies for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross and several of its local partners. This event will also be an opportunity to create a protocol of rapid deployment and...

From November 7th to 8th, 2023, the second Caribbean Workshop on International Disaster Response Law (IDRL) was held

by Sandra Imbault | Nov 8, 2023 | Actualités, Ready 360°

PIRAC, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) have been working for several years to strengthen disaster management legislative frameworks to facilitate international...