Aynur Kadihasanoglu
aynur.kadihasanoglu@redcross.org
Geneva,
I work at the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Center and the American Red Cross, Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) as the Senior Urban Specialist. Focus of my work is strengthening local capacities through close collaboration with global partners and field teams and developing innovative approaches, tools and methodologies aimed at scaling up impact in urban settings. Some examples of work include starting and leading the Urban Collaboration Platform of IFRC (2015-21), leading the Coastal Cities and Coalition Program (2017-21) and managing the Extreme Heat Small grants program of the GDPC and CC (2022). My motivation is to use my educational background in city and regional planning, combined with earlier work in the development arena with the UN and the World Bank to help RCRC National Societies be confident and skilled in understanding and taking action against the compounding risks that the urban communities are facing.
Case Study
![Meeting the challenge of climate impacts: IFRC case studies in climate-related risk reduction](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
The Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report presents the current state of knowledge on climate impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. Compared to the Fourth Assessment Report in 2007, “AR5” has a much stronger focus on r...
Guidance material
![Guiding principles on security of tenure for the urban poor](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
This Guidelines are published by the Special Rapporteur on Adequate housing in Feb 2014. I believe that these principles can be useful on our programs, (specially our Recovery and Urban programming) as it presents an overview on how to strengthen...
Guidance material
![Engagement Games:A case for designing games to facilitate real-world action](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
The publication features the UpRiver game and explicitly acknowledges support from American Red Cross in its development. Online home for the Guide http://engagementgamelab.org/pdfs/engagement-game-guide.pdf
Case Study
![Supporting Durable Solutions to Urban, Post-disaster Displacement:Haiti](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
This study, published by the Brookings and IOM examines the question of durable solutions to displacement in Port-au-Prince, recognizing that the challenges faced in Haiti may be a source of insight for responses to other urban, post-disaster displ...
Case Study
![Humanitarian crises, emergency preparedness and response: the role of business and the private sector Indonesia case study](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
This paper addresses the role of the private sector in humanitarian action in Indonesia and broad patters of engagement between the humanitarian and the private sectors. In analysing these issues, the paper identifies the barriers to, and opportu...
Guidance material
![Participatory Impact Assessment: A Design Guide](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
The Feinstein International Center has been developing and adapting participatory approaches to measure the impact of livelihoods based interventions since the early nineties. Originally released in 2009, this updated version of our PIA guide takes a...
Guidance material
![Evaluación Participativa Del Impacto Guía para profesionales](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
Desde principios de los años 90, el Centro Internacional Feinstein ha venido desarrollando y adaptando enfoques participativos para medir el impacto de las intervenciones efectuadas en función de los medios de sustento. Con base enesta experien...
Guidance material
![Évaluation D’impact Participative Guide à Destination Des Praticiens](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
Le Centre international Feinstein développe et adapte des approches participatives visant à mesurer l’impact des interventions relatives aux moyens de subsistance depuis le début des années 1990. Mettant cette expérience à profit, ce gu...
Assessment or evaluation
![Urban Preparedness: Lessons from the Kathmandu Valley](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
New British Red Cross and Nepal Red Cross report, Urban Preparedness: Lessons from the Kathmandu Valley, which has been developed in partnership with Groupe URD as part of International’s Urban Learning Project. Out of 21 cities worldwide tha...