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Impact report: From local action to lasting impact

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

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Impact infographic: Action for urban resilience in Madrid and Valencia

This infographic provides a visual snapshot of the Urban Climate Resilience Program’s impact in Spain between 2023 and 2026. Organised around three impact pathways—innovation, community preparedness, and partnerships—it highlights key achievements, evidence, and participant perspectives that demonstrate how the program strengthened resilience to floods and extreme heat in Madrid and Valencia. The Urban Climate Resilience

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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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The Last-Mile Challenge: Implementation Roadmap for Malawi (2026 -2030)

This Implementation Roadmap responds to the 2027 mandate of the United Nations Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative by designing a localized, multi-hazard early warning strategy for Malawi — a Least Developed Country (LDC) in sub-Saharan Africa that epitomizes the structural inequalities underpinning global disaster vulnerability. Drawing on the UNDRR January 2026 Update, the World

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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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