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.
Guidance material, Report, Research
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The Global Mayors COVID-19 Recovery Task Force was established to determine how we can achieve a green and just recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. This report sets out their collective vision for a green and just recovery and our shared princip...
Guidance material, Report, Research
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The Global Mayors COVID-19 Recovery Task Force was established to determine how we can achieve a green and just recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. This report sets out their collective vision for a green and just recovery and our shared princip...
Awareness material, Report, Research
![Scoping Study: Humanitarian Assistance in Urban Context](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
This scoping study, undertaken from October to December 2019, aims to inform priorities and actions of the German Red Cross (GRC) in relation to humanitarian assistance in the urban context. In doing so, the scoping study took stock of existing liter...
Guidance material
![IASC Interim Guidance on Localisation and the COVID-19 Response](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
Local actors,3 including civil society organisations, government, and the private sector, as well as communities themselves (including displaced communities), are critical in every humanitarian operation, and even more so in the current context that ...
Training material
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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that cities are at the front lines of this crisis and will be at the front lines of any similarly globalized crisis in the future. With these four webinars, we aim to unpack the fundamentals of responding to pand...
Guidance material
![IASC Interim Guidance on Localisation and the COVID-19 Response](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
Local actors,3 including civil society organisations, government, and the private sector, as well as communities themselves (including displaced communities), are critical in every humanitarian operation, and even more so in the current context that ...
Guidance material
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New research and Study on COVID-19 Response in Urban Areas. Webinars: Rethinking Urban Community Risk Reduction and Resilience while responding to COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that cities are at the front lines of this crisis...
Guidance material
![Scaling-Up Covid-19 Outbreak Readiness and Response Operations in Humanitarian Situations, Including Camps and Camp-Like Settings](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
This Interim Guidance by IASC addresses specific needs and considerations required in humanitarian situations, including camps and camp-like settings and the surrounding host communities, in scaling-up readiness and response operations for the COVID-...
Report
![Definition of Urban](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
National definitions of urban and rural areas differ significantly from one country to another. To facilitate international comparisons, a coalition of six international organizations developed a new global definition of cities, towns and semi-dense ...