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Breaking the Circuit of Information Poverty: Early Warning Messages and DHH Communities in Vietnam

Authors: Abdul Rohman, RMIT University, Vietnam Disasters affect everyone, but early warning systems are often designed for able-bodied individuals, leaving Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) communities marginalized. In Vietnam, where climate-change-related disasters are common, DHH individuals face “information poverty” due to inaccessible warning systems, which rely primarily on sound and complex language that many […]

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Flood Resilience in New Zealand: Impact brief

With the aim of strengthening community resilience and reducing the impact of floods, the New Zealand Red Cross, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), formed part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. ZFRA_Impact brief_New Zealand_ENG-digital This impact brief summarises the program activities, including 3 fundamental pillars of change, institutional learning

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Flood Resilience in Albania: Impact brief

With the aim of strengthening community resilience and reducing the impact of floods, the Albanian Red Cross, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), formed part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. ZFRA_Impact brief_Albania_ENG-digital This impact brief summarises the program activities, including 3 fundamental pillars of change, institutional learning and recommendations.

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Flood Resilience in Albania: Final program report

With the aim of strengthening community resilience and reducing the impact of floods, the Albanian Red Cross, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), formed part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. ZFRA_Final report_Albania_ENG-digital This program report explores 3 fundamental pillars of change that led to significant impact at both the

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Flood Resilience in Mexico: Impact brief

With the aim of strengthening community resilience and reducing the impact of floods, the Mexican Red Cross, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), formed part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. English: ZFRA_Impact brief_Mexico_ENG-digital Spanish: ZFRA_Impact brief_Mexico_ESP-digital This impact brief summarises the program activities, including 3 fundamental pillars of change,

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Flood Resilience in Mexico: Final program report

With the aim of strengthening community resilience and reducing the impact of floods, the Mexican Red Cross, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), formed part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. English: ZFRA_Final report_Mexico_ENG-digital Spanish: ZFRA_Final report_Mexico_ESP-digital This program report explores 3 fundamental pillars of change that led to significant

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Utilization of Heat Early Warning Resources Within Slum Communities in Nigeria

Authors: Olumuyiwa Bayode Adegun (Federal University of Technology Akure), Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo (University College Dublin), Peter Elias (University of Lagos) This research investigates the use of early warning resources for extreme heat in slum communities in Akure and Lagos in Nigeria. The study was driven by the increasing vulnerability of slum residents to heatwaves exacerbated

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Flood Resilience in Montenegro: Impact brief

With the aim of strengthening community resilience and reducing the impact of floods, the Red Cross of Montenegro, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), formed part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. ZFRA_Impact Brief_Montenegro_English-digital ZFRA_Impact Brief_Montenegro_Montenegrin-digital This impact brief summarises the program activities, including 3 fundamental pillars of change, institutional

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Flood Resilience in Montenegro: Final program report

With the aim of strengthening community resilience and reducing the impact of floods, the Red Cross of Montenegro, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), formed part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. ZFRA_Final report_Montenegro_English-digital ZFRA_Final report_Montenegro_Montenegrin-digital This report explores 3 fundamental pillars of change that led to significant impact at

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Dominica Building Resilience Through Community Early Warning Systems

Setting the Scene ​​​​​Dominica is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, the impacts of which have already been experienced when the island suffered a direct hit by category five Hurricane Maria in September 2017, which wiped out 226% of its gross domestic product. Two years later, Tropical Storm Erika passed over the island

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