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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READY 360° opening ceremony on June 1st 2023

by Sandra Imbault | Jun 1, 2023 | Actualités, Ready 360°

The French Red Cross Regional Intervention Platform for the Americas and the Caribbean (PIRAC) has organized the launch ceremony of a new risk management project, the READY 360° project, funded by INTERREG Caribbean, in the presence of its two official partners, the...

10 climate change adaptation initiatives in the Caribbean highlighted

by Sandra Imbault | May 9, 2023 | Actualités, Ready Together

Find out the awareness action "The climate is changing, and you?" from May 9, 2023 on several Caribbean media (TV, radio and social networks). It highlights 10 climate change adaptation initiatives carried out in Guadeloupe, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the...

Retrospective of 2022

by Sandra Imbault | Jan 11, 2023 | Actualités, Risk prevention, Recherche et innovation

2022 was particularly intense: many activities were carried out at various levels to strengthen our risk prevention, preparedness and disaster response. Indeed, whether in schools, with businesses, the Red Cross network or citizens of the Caribbean and the...

“Water, sanitation and hygiene” training organized for several national Red Cross in the caribbean

by Sandra Imbault | Dec 6, 2022 | Actualités, Paré pa Paré, Disaster Preparedness, Risk prevention

The Regional Intervention Platform for the Americas and the Caribbean (PIRAC) of the French Red Cross organizes a WASH training on the site of Lake Gaschet in Guadeloupe, from December 6 to 9. This event brings together volunteers and employees of several national Red...

COP27: the PIRAC joins the OECS to address advocacy messages in favor of climate change adaptation in the Caribbean

by Sandra Imbault | Nov 9, 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...

The climate is changing… and you? : Discover the Ready Together awareness campaign

by Sandra Imbault | Oct 20, 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...