The climate is changing… and you? : Discover the Ready Together awareness campaign
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...
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction: the PIRAC is mobilized!
The PIRAC celebrates the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, which is held every year on October 13. Several activities are proposed to raise awareness on disaster impact reduction and adaptation to climate change in Guadeloupe and more broadly in the...
Atlas: a mobile application to support Caribbean small and medium businesses to prepare for disasters
As part of the READY Together program and the Business Preparedness Initiative, the PIRAC & the Global Disaster Preparedness Center launch the update of the Atlas mobile application for Caribbean Small and Medium Businesses. This application is free and aims to...
A new Warehouse Management System for Red Cross actors in the Caribbean region
Warehouse Management System : A key element in disaster response Struggles and hurdles with logistics and warehouse / stock management are often mentioned as a key disabling factor; preventing the teams from implementing a successful and rapid response after a...
Storm Fiona in Guadeloupe: PIRAC mobilized to support the affected populations
The archipelago of Guadeloupe has been strongly impacted by the tropical storm Fiona during the night of Friday, September 16, 2022. The teams of PIRAC, the Territorial Delegation and the Red Cross establishments of Guadeloupe deployed on the territory of Basse-Terre...
Psychological first aid training in French Guiana for Red Cross volunteers and employees, in an epidemic context
From 9 to 16 September, a psychological first-aid training course was organized in french Guiana (Cayenne) for 15 employees and 24 volunteers of the French Red Cross. The volunteers and employees of the French Guyana Territorial Delegation, as well as the health...
From August 30 to September 2, 2022, PIRAC is organizing a training on Community-Based Surveillance in Suriname
The COVID-19 pandemic has focused international attention on the threat that infectious diseases pose to global health security. Habitat destruction, climate change, and the increasing interface between human and animal populations are key factors in the risk of...
New online training on logistics for disaster preparedness and response
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
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
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...