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