Flood Resilience in Honduras: Resource Compilation
August 9, 2024
With the aim of strengthening community resilience and reducing the impact of floods, the Honduran Red Cross, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), formed part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance.
Impact brief
Strengthening flood resilience through local governance in Honduras
Between 2019 and 2022, the IFRC and the Honduran Red Cross engaged with local populations to promote community participation in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities focused primarily on flood risk while simultaneously employing humanitarian diplomacy to improve the legal framework related to DRR. The latter involved a review of DRR policies and policies and the enhancement of coordination and collaboration between key actors.
See below a selection of resources to learn more about the program activities and impact.
- Country Brief Honduras (English, Spanish)
- Blog: Strengthening community-level legislative advocacy in Honduras (English)
- Study of the Honduran legal framework for flood risk reduction in the light of the IFRC Checklist (Spanish)
- Case Study Red Cross Honduras Building a coalition for resilience advocacy (English, Spanish)
The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance is a multi-sectoral partnership which brings together community programmes, new research, shared knowledge and evidence-based influencing to build community flood resilience in developed and developing countries. We help people measure their resilience to floods and identify appropriate solutions before disaster strikes. Our vision is that floods should have no negative impact on people’s ability to thrive. To achieve this, we are working to increase funding for flood resilience; strengthen global, national and subnational policies; and improve flood resilience practice.