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Impact infographic: Strengthening extreme heat resilience in Western Sydney

This infographic provides a visual snapshot of the Urban Climate Resilience Program’s (UCRP) impact in Australia between 2023 and 2026. Organised around four impact pathways — local resilience action, shared evidence base for action, shaping policy, practice and investment, and driving collective action — it highlights key achievements, evidence, and participant perspectives that demonstrate how

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Impact report: Collective action for extreme heat resilience

This report captures the outcomes and impact of the Urban Climate Resilience Program (UCRP) in Australia between 2023 and 2026. It demonstrates how a systemic approach—combining community-led action, innovation, partnerships, and evidence-informed decision-making—strengthened resilience to extreme heat in Western Sydney, Australia. Through stories, data, and key achievements, the report highlights the program’s impact, demonstrates accountability

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The Lived Experiences of Vulnerable Populations in the Context of Extreme Heat

A mixed-methods study of over 2,000 residents across five cities in Bangladesh and Nepal examining how vulnerable urban populations experience, perceive, and respond to extreme heat, and whether existing heat interventions are reaching them. As climate change drives stronger, longer, and more frequent heatwaves across South Asia, this report brings the voices of the most

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Heat Early Warning System in the Philippines: Current status and recommendations

This case study examines the current state of the Philippines’ heat early warning system, including how heat risk is understood and monitored, and how warnings are issued, communicated and acted upon across institutions. It finds growing knowledge of heat as a hazard and its impacts on mortality. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

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Heat Early Warning System in Mexico: Current status and recommendations

This case study examines the current state of Mexico’s heat early warning system, including how heat risk is understood and monitored, and how warnings are issued, communicated and acted upon across institutions. It finds that knowledge of heat risk is growing, but is unevenly translated into early warning and decision-making. While recent improvements to the

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Heat Early Warning System in Jordan: Current status and recommendations

This case study examines the current state of Jordan’s heat early warning system, including how heat risk is understood and monitored, and how warnings are issued, communicated and acted upon across institutions. It finds that Jordan has a strong technical and institutional foundation for monitoring and forecasting heat, but translating forecasts into timely and effective

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Crisis Connect — Open-Source Offline Emergency Communication

Crisis Connect is an open-source, offline-first emergency communication project designed for situations where cellular networks and internet connectivity are unavailable or disrupted. The application enables nearby smartphones to communicate directly using device-to-device connectivity, allowing users to exchange emergency messages and essential information without relying solely on external communication infrastructure. Crisis Connect is available on Android

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Fighting the flames. Evaluation report: Institutionalising a Volunteer First Responder Service in Armenia

Many countries around the world now find themselves exposed to a dramatic increase in wildfire risk. Especially where response capacity is limited, this represents a huge challenge for fire services. In Armenia, which has on-duty fire services mainly in cities and towns, capacity in rural areas tends to be thin. The VolFiRe project sought to

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Evaluating the Implementation and Effectiveness of Heat Action Plans

Extreme heat is a deadly and growing threat to cities worldwide. As recognition of heat risks increases, local governments have begun developing Heat Action Plans (HAPs) to outline goals, relevant information, and strategies for mitigating and managing heat in their communities. As a relatively new area of planning, there is limited guidance on what HAPS

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Strengthening participatory processes for locally led resilience in the Philippines

The ‘Pathways to locally led adaptation: Lessons for effective climate resilience finance’ report explores cross-cutting approaches to strengthen and operationalize locally led adaptation, offering practical recommendations for intermediaries, donors, funders, and governments. The full report features 10 case studies from across the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance. This document includes the executive summary and the Philippines

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