Resilience and Disaster Risk Management

Fact Sheet: Coastal City Resilience and Extreme Heat Action Project (CoCHAP)

The Coastal City Resilience and Extreme Heat Action Project (CoCHAP) Fact Sheet outlines the progress and objectives of this initiative led by the IFRC with funding from USAID/BHA and technical support from the American Red Cross and the RCRC Climate Centre. CoCHAP focuses on building climate resilience in urban communities in nine secondary cities across

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Effective emergency preparedness for flooding and drought: A guide for cities

Effective emergency preparedness for flooding and drought: A guide for cities Implementation Guides – October 2024 DARAJA Case Study, pp. 25-26 Climate-related hazards are growing in intensity and frequency, causing significant loss and damage in cities around the world. Successful emergency preparedness, including the use of early warning systems, is critical to enabling cities and

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Urban planning at the heart of increasingly severe East African flood impacts in a warming world

Urban planning at the heart of increasingly severe East African flood impacts in a warming world 23 May, 2024 DARAJA / Resurgence mention on pp.18-19 of the Full Study. The 2024 long rains in East Africa were exceptionally heavy towards the end of March and throughout April into May, causing severe flooding in Kenya, Tanzania,

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Cities and climate resilience: reflections from the World Urban Forum 2024

Following the conclusion of COP29 this week, a critical area of discussion in climate mitigation and adaptation is the role of the urban context. While urban areas are responsible for the majority of global carbon emissions, they are also adversely impacted by the effects of climate change, including extreme heat and the urban heat islands

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Flood Resilience in Mozambique: Impact brief

With the aim of strengthening community resilience and reducing the impact of floods, the Mozambique 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_Mozambique_ENG-digital This program report explores 2 fundamental pillars of change that led to significant impact between 2021

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Flood Resilience in Mozambique: Final program report

With the aim of strengthening community resilience and reducing the impact of floods, the Mozambique 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_Mozambique_ENG-digital This program report explores 2 fundamental pillars of change that led to significant impact between 2021

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Navigating Fragility, Conflict and Violence to strengthen community resilience: A handbook for DRR practitioners

Communities in settings of fragility, conflict and violence (FCV) are disproportionately affected by disasters, as their resilience, disaster risk management and coping capacities are weakened. Effective and sustainable disaster risk reduction (DRR) in these settings is pivotal to save lives and ensure we leave no one behind amidst political and social turmoil and insecurity. But

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DRR in FCV Contexts: Tool Repository

The DRR Practitioner Handbook “Navigating fragility, conflict and violence to strengthen community resilience” consolidates practical tools and resources to support DRR programming in FCV contexts. The tool repository offers a comprehensive collection to serve as a reference to contextualize and support current and future programming. If you have additional resources or tools that have proven

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From Local Infrastructure to National Policies: How the Albanian Red Cross Leads the Way in Building Resilient Communities

With a rich history spanning over a century, the Albanian Red Cross has been at the forefront of disaster preparedness and response efforts, from addressing local emergencies to promoting long-term community resilience. Fatos Xhengo, the Coordinator of the Disaster Preparedness and Response Program, brings over 30 years of experience to his role. In this DRM

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