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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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From Informality to Impact – The Untapped Potential of Scaling Urban Resilience Innovation in Informality

From Informality to Impact – The Untapped Potential of Scaling Urban Resilience Innovation in Informality Policy and Investment Briefing Note 9 November 2024 Currently only 1.2% of urban climate investments flow to climate change adaptation and resilience solutions. Increasing investment flows requires diversifying and strengthening the solution pipeline across different models – for-profit, not-for-profit, private-sector-led and private–public partnerships,

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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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Co-designing solutions for urban resilience action

Coastal Cities and Extreme Heat Project (CoCHAP): Learning Product #1 – Co-Designing Solutions for Urban Resilience This learning product from the CoCHAP project provides an overview of the co-design process for developing solutions to risks and challenges identified through city-wide risk assessments in Tanzania and Honduras. It details the key steps and processes of the

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

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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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World Cities Report 2024

Cities as Hubs for Climate Action Cities are both the victims of climate change and among its worst offenders: though disproportionately exposed to its impacts, they are also responsible for generating a significant share of global greenhouse gas emissions. From flooding to heatwaves, powerful storms to drought, urban areas frequently find themselves on the frontline

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Convocatoria de solicitudes: Subvenciones de investigación sobre resiliencia climática urbana

English (Eng) Ya están abiertas las solicitudes para el Programa de Pequeñas Subvenciones de Investigación del GDPC. El Centro Mundial de Preparación para Desastres (GDPC), por sus siglas en inglés) se complace en anunciar el lanzamiento de su pequeño programa de subvenciones de investigación enfocado en el tema de la resiliencia climática en áreas urbanas.

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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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