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Understanding resilience over time in Madrid and Valencia

The Climate Resilience Measurement for Communities (CRMC) framework guided the design, monitoring, and evaluation of the UCRP Spain program, ensuring actions were informed by evidence and enabling an assessment of the impact of the resilience solutions implemented. These infographics summarise the key findings from the process of measuring climate resilience in Madrid and Valencia. The […]

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Measuring climate resilience in Madrid and Valencia

This report presents the findings of the Climate Resilience Measurement for Communities (CRMC) baseline assessment across target communities in Madrid and Valencia. It explains the resilience measurement approach and highlights key resilience gaps, strengths, and opportunities through data visualisations, key insights, and stakeholder perspectives. The report informed programme design and was launched publicly through a

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RISE Project Progress Report: Strengthening Community Resilience and Disaster Preparedness in Türkiye (June 2025 – June 2026)

Summary This report presents the progress achieved under the Resilient Institutions and Societies for Emergencies (RISE) Project between June 2025 and June 2026. Implemented by the Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) with support from the German Red Cross (GRC), the project aims to strengthen institutional preparedness, community resilience, and disaster risk reduction capacities across six provinces

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Understanding the global landscape of heat early warning systems

This report provides a global overview Heat Early Warning Systems, examining where they exist, how they are designed and operated, and their challenges and opportunities. It assesses the state of systems through the four core pillars of early warning systems and enabling components, drawing on peer-reviewed and non-academic evidence. The Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance is

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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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A team of Guatemalan Red Cross rescue volunteers in full red gear, helmets and life jackets walk along a rocky riverbed carrying ropes and equipment during an emergency response operation.

Hurricanes in sight: the Red Cross always ready to save lives

On October 1998, Hurricane Mitch transformed risk management in Central America forever. Its devastating passage left more than 11,000 people dead and millions affected, marking a turning point in the way National Societies in the region prepare for such extreme events. Two decades later, from Mexico to South America, many National Societies have transformed the

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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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