This report documents an integrated disaster risk reduction (DRR) field mission conducted by the Geohazards Risk Mapping Initiative (GRMI) in Katcha Ward, Niger State, on 10 July 2026. The mission combined agricultural support with geospatial flood risk assessment to better understand the exposure of rice farmers to recurrent flooding and support evidence-based resilience measures. As […]
This impact story describes HELPify (Humanitarian Empowerment & Local Partnerships), an initiative led by the Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) with support from the Canadian Red Cross’s Local Innovation Fund (LIF) in the rural municipality of Tsenovo, Ruse region, carried out between July and December 2024. It responded to the exclusion of vulnerable populations: older adults,
This case study documents how the Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan (RCST) strengthened its Disaster Risk Management (DRM) systems by developing a scenario-based, multi-hazard contingency plan and a new DRM Policy, with remote and in-country technical support from the Canadian Red Cross and IFRC under the ECHO Pilot Programmatic Partnership (PPP). Building on a completed
This World Bank discussion paper examines how Japan uses its employment insurance system to protect jobs and support workers during disasters, offering a detailed case for designing adaptive social protection that goes beyond traditional emergency social assistance. Set against the backdrop of disasters becoming more frequent and severe — and disproportionately harming the poor and
The American Red Cross’s Regional Disaster Team (RDT) in Central/Southern Illinois is a small but mighty operation — just 10 paid staff members managing roughly 800 volunteers across a three-state area. This case study, published by Deloitte Insights, looks at how the team significantly improved its ability to help disaster-affected people over a ten-year period,
In this policy paper, published by the Finnish Red Cross in November 2025, the Nepal Red Cross Society shows how effectiveness in disaster preparedness depends on the meaningful participation of groups in the most vulnerable situations. It has a specific focus on persons with disabilities and women in Eastern Nepal. The policy paper aims to
This spotlight piece highlights AAPA’s innovative approach, implementation process and achievements, and draws lessons to inform organisations aiming to achieve greater accountability to the populations they serve.
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This Agricultural Value Chains strategic positioning paper provides a roadmap to support Livelihoods and Resilience Sector Working Group (LRSWG) members’ efforts to increase farmers’ income, improve their self-sufficiency, and support their progress from subsistence towards commercial production, in line with the LRSWG Refugee Response Plan.
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The Digital Savings Group Learning brief offers critical reflections on whether a savings group in the Uganda refugee response is ready to go digital, on the objectives for pursuing digitisation/digitalisation, and on key challenges in making the shift. The DSG Learning Brief was developed in collaboration with the Uganda Inter-Agency Cash Working Group (CWG), the
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This report highlights the achievements of the Charter for Change Working Group (C4C WG) in Uganda and summarises learning from three organisations championing localisation in Kenya, the Philippines, and India. The objective of the report is to inform localisation planning in Uganda.