2023 key moments
Whether in schools, with the general public, or with actors involved in disaster preparedness, PIRAC carried out various activities in 2023 alongside its financial and operational partners. In 2024, PIRAC will be stepping up its activities at various levels in the...
Raising general public awareness on disaster response law : a virtual exhibition to learn more about the subject
A virtual exhibition to raise public awareness on disaster law was launched by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and the PIRAC in December 2023 as part of the READY 360 project.Through a series of videos and interviews, it aims to...
The construction of a new regional humanitarian warehouse in Guadeloupe is starting
PIRAC has undertaken to build and equip a regional humanitarian warehouse in Guadeloupe. This will enable the pre-positioning of a stock of essential goods and humanitarian equipment which, when integrated into a network of emergency actors, will strengthen disaster...
6 National Societies and the IFRC join forces with PIRAC to build a regional READY360° awareness campaign
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
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
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.
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
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
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...
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...