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.

Our latest news

New online training on logistics for disaster preparedness and response

by Sandra Imbault | Jun 30, 2022 | Actualités, Caribbean prepared, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency

PIRAC is launching a new online training session on Logistics for Disaster Preparedness and Response for volunteers, logisticians and disaster managers within the Red Cross in the Caribbean region. Through this seven-course program, one can learn how to effectively...

Producing drinking water from sea water in case of disaster in the Caribbean: a special training organized in Guadeloupe

by Sandra Imbault | Jun 17, 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...

2022 hurricane season: forecasts well above average

by Sandra Imbault | Jun 7, 2022 | Actualités, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency

June marks the beginning of the hurricane season in the Caribbean. PIRAC is actively monitoring the hurricane season in order to anticipate the risks until November. Forecasts for the 2022 hurricane season predict activity levels higher than the average of the last 30...

A regional cooperation event on disaster management in the Caribbean from May 17 to 19, 2022

by Sandra Imbault | May 11, 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....

Webinar: Climate Change and Epidemic Risk in the Guiana Shield

by Sandra Imbault | Apr 20, 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 climate changes...

Workshops to prepare businesses for climate change in Guadeloupe

by Sandra Imbault | Mar 28, 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 READY...