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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International day for disaster risk reduction 2023
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 disaster...
Sharing experiences in the Caribbean: the Paré pa Paré team in Dominican Republic
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 aims to...
Raising awareness of seismic risk: over 1,700 students in Guadeloupe to be sensitized over the 2022 – 2023 school year
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
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
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
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...
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