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Double Jeopardy: Addressing compound flood and heatwave events

Compound events, such as floods and heatwaves occurring in close succession or simultaneously, can interact in a way that creates more severe outcomes than if they occurred both individually, as multiple stressors can exceed the coping capacity of a system more quickly than individual stressors occurring in isolation. Urbanization exacerbates these risks through the urban […]

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The Role of the Algerian Red Crescent in Crisis Management and Disaster Response: A Case Study of Social Assistance and Flood Interventions in Naâma and Béchar

  The Role of the Algerian Red Crescent in Crisis Management and Disaster Response: A Case Study of Social Assistance and Flood Interventions in Naâma and Béchar “The Algerian Red Crescent (ARC) has played an increasingly significant role in addressing social and natural crises. The organization has expanded its humanitarian initiatives, particularly during the social

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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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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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Flood Resilience in Mozambique: Impact brief

With the aim of strengthening community resilience and reducing the impact of floods, the Mozambique Red Cross, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), formed part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. ZFRA_Impact brief_Mozambique_ENG-digital This program report explores 2 fundamental pillars of change that led to significant impact between 2021

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Flood Resilience in Mozambique: Final program report

With the aim of strengthening community resilience and reducing the impact of floods, the Mozambique Red Cross, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), formed part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. ZFRA_Final report_Mozambique_ENG-digital This program report explores 2 fundamental pillars of change that led to significant impact between 2021

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Disseminating flood key messages via radio in Mozambique

With the aim of strengthening community resilience and reducing the impact of floods, the Mozambique Red Cross, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), formed part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance between 2021 and 2024 The Mozambique Red Cross (Cruz Vermelha de Moçambique – CVM) increased awareness of

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