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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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An Ethiopian Red Cross volunteer in an orange vest walks towards a large crowd of people gathered at the site of a landslide in Ethiopia.

The Ethiopian Red Cross’s Emergency Operations Centre Strengthens Crisis Response

From conflict to climate-related disasters, this Emergency Operations Centre is transforming how the Ethiopian Red Cross monitors risks, coordinates response, and delivers timely humanitarian assistance. In a country increasingly affected by floods, droughts, cyclones, and public health emergencies, preparedness is not optional; it is essential. For the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), the Emergency Operations

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Urban Heat Governance: Assessing Institutional Capacity to Manage Extreme Heat in Cities of the Global South

Extreme heat is the deadliest climate hazard — yet it remains the least governed. This policy brief, produced by the IFRC Climate Centre in partnership with University College London, presents findings from an analysis of heat-related urban governance across 83 coastal cities in the Global South. The central finding is stark: despite rapidly escalating heat

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Heat Threshold Reports: Honduras and Tanzania

Effective heat early warning systems depend on knowing what “extreme” actually means in a given place, and that definition varies significantly by local climate, population acclimatization, and urban context. This page brings together two technical reports produced by the IFRC Climate Centre that develop locally calibrated heat thresholds for cities in Honduras and Tanzania, providing

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Community Heat Risk Perception Studies: Honduras, Indonesia, and Tanzania

This collection brings together four community-level research studies examining how urban populations perceive, experience, and respond to extreme heat. Published in late 2025, the studies were conducted as part of the Coastal City Resilience and Extreme Heat Action Project (CoCHAP) — a joint initiative supported by National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the American

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The macroeconomic case for investing in climate adaptation

This report from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics (LSE) provides a groundbreaking new synthesis of the economic and fiscal risks arising from physical climate change and the economic case for investing in adaptation to climate impacts. The report combines the results of nearly 300

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Edible Rooftop Gardens: A Community and Nature-based Climate Resilience Building Strategy

Authors and Collaborators: Chandan Sarangi Parama Roy Gourav Suthar Akshaya Ayyangar Ramachandran A. Summary: Extreme heat is an escalating climate risk in Indian cities, disproportionately affecting socio-economically vulnerable populations, especially children who spend long hours in public schools and Anganwadi’s. Nature-based solutions such as edible rooftop gardens offer a promising, low-cost strategy for localised cooling

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Investigating and Scaling-up Effective Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience in Dessie City Administration, Ethiopia

Authors and Collaborators: Amogne Asfaw Eshetu Abebe Mohammed Ali Girma Moges Meshesha Abebe Arega Mekonen Marie Addis Desta Hailu Ayene Kebede Summary: Due to its steep topography, rapid urbanization, and inadequate infrastructure, the Dessie city administration is among the most climate change-sensitive urban centers in Ethiopia where landslides and flooding have been the most catastrophic challenges. To overcome these

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Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Management and Soil Stabilization in Mbale City, Uganda

Authors and Collaborators: Arnold Tigaiza, Makerere University Namara Shannon, Makerere University Shafic Mutegule, Makerere University Emmanuel Balinda, Makerere University Nagawa Bridget Tamale, Makerere University Martin Mujjabi Mukasa, Ministry of Water and Environment Godliver Businge, Women Climate Centers International Comfort Hajra Mukasa, Makerere University John Bosco Isunju, Makerere University Summary: Urban flooding is an escalating climate-related

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