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Call for Consultancy: Urban Heat Action Plan Evaluation

06 May 2025
Increasing heat risks combined with rapid urbanization trends, especially in Africa and Southeast Asia, and aging population trends, for example in Europe, result in a need to scale action to prevent impacts on lives, health, and wellbeing. Recognizi...
Other type of resource, Urban Resilience
Other type of resource

Call for Consultancy: Curating Urban Resilience Processes and Tools

06 May 2025
The International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent (IFRC) has started implementation of a five-year (2022-2027) Coastal City Resilience and Extreme Heat Action Project (CoCHAP) in Collaboration with the Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) ...
Other type of resource, Urban Resilience
Report

Growing Resilience: Unlocking the Potential of Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa

21 Apr 2025
This report analyzed nearly 300 nature-based solutions (NBS) projects across sub-Saharan Africa from 2012 to 2023. It offers a comprehensive overview of NBS in the region: what climate resilience objectives projects are addressing, where projects are...
Report, Nature-based solutions
Research

Assessment of Early Action for Flood Protection in Makhuwira: Understanding Last-Mile Community Response to Flood Warning in Chikwawa District

05 Feb 2025
About this Paper Flooding remains a major threat to last-mile communities in Malawi, particularly in Makhuwira, Chikwawa District, where poverty and limited resources constrain disaster preparedness. This study investigates the effectiveness of early...
Research, Anticipatory action, Early Warning Systems
Research

Factors Impeding Comprehension and Inclusion of Early Warning Messages in Kolwa East Ward, Kisumu County, Kenya

22 Jan 2025
About this Paper This study explores the factors hindering the comprehension, accessibility, and inclusivity of early warning messages (EWM) in Kolwa East Ward, Kisumu County, Kenya. Despite the vital role of early warning systems (EWS) in reducing f...
Research, Community Engagement and Accountability, Early Warning Systems
Assessment or evaluation, Case Study

Case Study: Zambia Floods Early Action Protocol Activation

21 Jan 2025
This case study highlights the Zambia Red Cross Society’s (ZRCS) activation of its Early Action Protocol (EAP) for riverine floods in January 2023. Developed with support from the Netherlands Red Cross, the EAP uses predictive tools like GloFAS...
Assessment or evaluation, Case Study, Anticipatory action
Research

Utilization of Early Warning Information and the Factors Influencing Actionability of Early Warning Messages Among Last Mile Communities in Drought-Prone Areas In Eswatini

13 Jan 2025
About this Paper This study examines the utilization of early warning information and the factors influencing its actionability among last-mile farming communities in Eswatini's drought-prone regions. With a focus on the Lubombo and Shiselweni region...
Research, Community Engagement and Accountability, Early Warning Systems
Report

Under the weather: Stories from communities on the front lines of climate and health adaptation

13 Dec 2024
The health impacts of climate change are happening now. This report tells the stories of communities in three countries across Africa. Burkina Faso, Malawi and Somalia were chosen because they are among the African countries most vulnerable to climat...
Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Awareness material, Briefs and Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: Coastal City Resilience and Extreme Heat Action Project (CoCHAP)

11 Dec 2024
The Coastal City Resilience and Extreme Heat Action Project (CoCHAP) Fact Sheet outlines the progress and objectives of this initiative led by the IFRC with funding from USAID/BHA and technical support from the American Red Cross and the RCRC Climate...
Awareness material, Briefs and Fact Sheets, Climate Change Adaptation, Community Engagement and Accountability, Flood, Heat Wave, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Resilience
Assessment or evaluation, Guidance material, Policy and Strategy, Report, Research

From Informality to Impact – The Untapped Potential of Scaling Urban Resilience Innovation in Informality

05 Dec 2024
From Informality to Impact – The Untapped Potential of Scaling Urban Resilience Innovation in Informality Policy and Investment Briefing Note 9 November 2024 Currently only 1.2% of urban climate investments flow to climate change adaptation a...
Assessment or evaluation, Guidance material, Policy and Strategy, Report, Research, Anticipatory action, Business Preparedness, Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management, Cash, Climate Change Adaptation, Fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV), Hazard, Urban Resilience

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