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Heat Stress at Work

18 Feb 2026
As temperatures rise, so do risks to workers. Heat Stress at Work examines how extreme heat affects workers across sectors, particularly those in high-exposure roles or due to existing inequalities and vulnerabilities. It analyses workplace practices...
Business Preparedness, Climate Change Adaptation, Early Warning Systems, Heat Wave, Public Awareness and Public Education, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Resilience

Strengthening resilience to extreme heat – an Adelaide case study

18 Feb 2026
What does extreme heat risk look like in everyday life? This place-based case study explores how heat manifests in an urban context through a systems lens, examining the interconnected roles of housing and urban development, the natural environment, ...
Climate Change Adaptation, Early Warning Systems, Heat Wave, Public Awareness and Public Education, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Resilience

Understanding Extreme Heat and Entry Points for Action

18 Feb 2026
Extreme heat is Australia’s deadliest natural hazard — yet it often goes unseen. This report examines heat risk through the intersection of hazard, exposure, vulnerability and capacity, showing how impacts emerge across health, infrastructure, li...
Climate Change Adaptation, Early Warning Systems, Heat Wave, Public Awareness and Public Education, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Resilience

Extreme Heat Risk in Australia: Insights from the PERC

18 Feb 2026
Heat through a systems lens. Credit: Australian Red Cross. Extreme heat is Australia’s deadliest natural hazard — yet it remains largely invisible, normalised, and under-addressed. This Post-Event Review Capability (PERC) on extreme heat presents...
Climate Change Adaptation, Heat Wave, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Resilience

Strengthening Climate Resilience in Vulnerable Communities in Western Sydney

09 Sep 2025
Since 2023, Australian Red Cross has led the Urban Climate Resilience Program (UCRP) in Western Sydney, working with communities most affected by extreme heat. As extreme weather grows more frequent and severe, the program supports people and cities ...
Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Heat Wave, Public Awareness and Public Education, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Resilience
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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
Research

The hidden power of community: Unveiling social capital’s role in Australia’s disaster resilience

06 Mar 2025
Social capital – the social ties and connections between people and communities – is a crucial component of disaster resilience. But evidence that demonstrates the economic benefit of investing in social capital has been anecdotal and primari...
Research, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
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
Awareness material, Guidance material, Report

Effective emergency preparedness for flooding and drought: A guide for cities

05 Dec 2024
Effective emergency preparedness for flooding and drought: A guide for cities Implementation Guides – October 2024 DARAJA Case Study, pp. 25-26 Climate-related hazards are growing in intensity and frequency, causing significant loss and damage ...
Awareness material, Guidance material, Report, Early Warning Systems, Flood, Heat Wave, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Resilience
Guidance material, Manual, Training material

Guide Methodologique Sensibilisation et Education à la RRC – PEID

03 Dec 2024
Ce guide méthodologique a été élaboré et conçu afin d’accompagner les praticiens du Mouvement de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge – plus spécifiquement les chefs et coordinateurs de projets et les volontaires – qui travaillen...
Guidance material, Manual, Training material, Disaster Preparedness Games, Public Awareness and Public Education, Youth Disaster Preparedness

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