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Heat Action Day
Extreme heat is a growing threat worldwide. Heat Action Day, observed on June 2, mobilizes communities, cities, and organizations to raise awareness about heat risks and promote simple, life-saving actions. Join the global movement to protect people from rising heat threats.
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Beyond Individual Risk: Why Extreme Heat Demands a Systems Response
18 Feb 2026
At a Glance Extreme heat becomes a disaster when it overwhelms the systems people rely on – housing, health, infrastructure, ecosystems, and soc...
Strengthening Community Resilience through Small Business Preparedness
10 Feb 2026
When disaster strikes-such as a flood, earthquake, hurricane, or a business-halting heat wave-it doesn’t just disrupt homes and lives; it also g...
Strengthening Early Warning Systems for All: Evidence and Lessons from Last-Mile Communities
06 Jan 2026
This report synthesizes findings from 15 GDPC-supported studies across 14 countries to examine why early warnings often fail to translate into timely,...
Ready Before It Hits – How The American Red Cross Uses Anticipatory Action To Stay Ahead of Disasters
08 Oct 2025
When most people think of “disaster relief,” they picture what happens after a hurricane or wildfire-volunteers distributing blankets, set...
Unpacking the Summer: Learning About Heat in Adelaide
21 Jul 2025
Listening Over Coffee: Stories Behind the Data The Post-Event Review Capability (PERC), developed by the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance, offers ...
From Assessment to Action: A New Tool to Support Urban Resilience
15 Jul 2025
Cities around the world are stepping up efforts to reduce disaster risk and build resilience. While many tools help identify vulnerabilities, the chal...
Community-First Approach: How the American Red Cross Helps Build Disaster Resilience Where It’s Needed Most
14 Jul 2025
Across the United States, the American Red Cross is working to reduce disaster risks and strengthen the long-term resilience of the most vulnerable co...
Scorched Future: The Rising Toll of Extreme Heat in the Philippines
03 Jul 2025
Authors: Mia Grace Ligutan, Seth Sarmiento, Steven Villena, Cale Johnstone Rising temperatures in the Philippines, particularly in urban areas ...
Strengthening Risk Governance from the Ground Up: Nepal’s MDRGA Tool in Action
30 Apr 2025
Authors: Bhesh Parajuli | Cale Johnstone | Anil Rai Local Solutions for Local Risks Disaster risk is most acutely felt—and most effectively managedâ...
Telecross Redi: Heatwave Service
17 Apr 2025
Extreme weather events pose significant risks to vulnerable populations, especially those who are isolated or have underlying health conditions. In re...
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Featured Resources
Briefs and Fact Sheets, Policy and Strategy, Research
Urban Heat Governance: Assessing Institutional Capacity to Manage Extreme Heat in Cities of the Global South
Extreme heat is the deadliest climate hazard — yet it remains the least governed. This policy brief, produced by the IFRC Climate Centre in partnership with University College London, presents findings from an analysis of heat-related urban governance across 83 coastal cities in the Global South. ... Read More
Report, Research
Heat Threshold Reports: Honduras and Tanzania
Effective heat early warning systems depend on knowing what “extreme” actually means in a given place, and that definition varies significantly by local climate, population acclimatization, and urban context. This page brings together two technical reports produced by the IFRC Climate Ce... Read More
Report, Research
Community Heat Risk Perception Studies: Honduras, Indonesia, and Tanzania
This collection brings together four community-level research studies examining how urban populations perceive, experience, and respond to extreme heat. Published in late 2025, the studies were conducted as part of the Coastal City Resilience and Extreme Heat Action Project (CoCHAP) — a joint init... Read More
Guidance material
Evidence-Based Communication Strategies for Protecting Communities from Extreme Heat
This series of guidance notes presents evidence-based communication strategies for protecting vulnerable communities from extreme heat, drawing on heat risk perception surveys conducted across five cities: Choluteca and San Lorenzo (Honduras), Surabaya and Medan (Indonesia), and Tanga and Unguja (Ta... Read More
Report
The macroeconomic case for investing in climate adaptation
This report from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics (LSE) provides a groundbreaking new synthesis of the economic and fiscal risks arising from physical climate change and the economic case for investing in adaptation to climate im... Read More
Guidance material
Urban Guide: Road Map to Community Resilience via Enhanced Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment
Urban considerations for operationalizing the Framework for Community Resilience through the enhanced Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (EVCA) This guide supports National Societies to adapt the Roadmap to Community Resilience via EVCA (R2R via EVCA v2) for urban contexts. Developed by IFRC in c... Read More
Research
Edible Rooftop Gardens: A Community and Nature-based Climate Resilience Building Strategy
Authors and Collaborators: Chandan Sarangi Parama Roy Gourav Suthar Akshaya Ayyangar Ramachandran A. Summary: Extreme heat is an escalating climate risk in Indian cities, disproportionately affecting socio-economically vulnerable populations, especially children who spend long hours in public school... Read More
Research
Investigating and Scaling-up Effective Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience in Dessie City Administration, Ethiopia
Authors and Collaborators: Amogne Asfaw Eshetu Abebe Mohammed Ali Girma Moges Meshesha Abebe Arega Mekonen Marie Addis Desta Hailu Ayene Kebede Summary: Due to its steep topography, rapid urbanization, and inadequate infrastructure, the Dessie city administration is among the most climate change-s... Read More
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