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HELPify Bulgaria: Bridging the Digital Divide to Empower Vulnerable Communities in Rural Tsenovo — An Impact Story from the Localized Innovation Fund

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, […]

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Contingency Planning as a Continuous Learning Process: Lessons from Canadian Red Cross Technical Support in Central Asia — A Case Study from Tajikistan

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

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Protecting jobs and employment during disasters: lessons from employment insurance system in Japan

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

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Public warning and evacuation experiences during recent GLOF events (2019 and 2023) and recommendations for future preparedness: Insights from Lunana, Bhutan

This peer-reviewed study offers the first comprehensive documentation of how a remote Himalayan community experienced warning dissemination and evacuation during recent glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). Focusing on Lunana in Bhutan — one of the world’s most at-risk basins, surrounded by dangerous glacial lakes and a nine-day walk from the nearest road — the authors

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Whitepaper – 18 myths about public warning systems — debunked.

This whitepaper, produced by public warning technology provider Intersec, tackles 18 common misconceptions that slow or distort the deployment of public warning systems (PWS) — particularly in the Global South, where implementation often stalls not for lack of funding or political will but because of persistent myths about cost, complexity, intrusiveness, and deployment time. Framed

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Knowing what the weather will do: A guide for practitioners on impact-based early warning

This guide introduces a novel framework and step-by-step methodology for developing impact-based early warning (IbEW) systems that move beyond forecasting “what the weather will be” to anticipating “what the weather will do” — the actual impacts of hazards on people, livelihoods, and assets. Aimed at governmental and non-governmental organizations engaged in early warning, disaster risk

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Illustration of a Sudanese courtyard under a bright sun, showing mud-brick walls with small high windows, a shaded structure (Al-Rakoba) with a palm-frond roof, a clay water pot, a traditional woven bed, a hanging food-storage basket, a shade tree, and people gathering and walking through the space.

Amidst the Heat and Breeze: A Documentation of Traditional Cooling Practices in Sudanese Houses

This illustrated booklet documents the enduring wisdom of traditional Sudanese homes and the indigenous, low-cost techniques communities have long used to stay cool during extreme heat. Developed as a collaborative effort between the Sudan Urban Development Think Tank (SUDTT), the Sudan Meteorological Authority (SMA), and Resurgence under the DARAJA project, the publication was created in

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Terms of Reference: International Services Strategy 2030 Consultant – American Red Cross

The American Red Cross International Services Division (ISD) is seeking an external consultant to lead the development of its ISD Strategy 2030 — a three-year strategic plan covering July 2027 through June 2030. The selected consultant will design and facilitate an inclusive, evidence-based process involving stakeholder interviews, surveys, and validation workshops, and will produce key

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Heat in cities: Impacts of heatwaves and measures to mitigate risk

In a changing climate, many cities are experiencing higher temperatures and more frequent and severe heatwaves. The following six infographics by the USAID-funded Adaptation Thought Leadership and Assessments (ATLAS) project highlight key messages about heatwaves in cities, including the impacts of heatwaves and vulnerability to heat, as well as steps cities can take to understand

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