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American Red Cross’s Domestic Approach to Anticipatory Action

08 Oct 2025
The American Red Cross has established robust protocols for forecasting, financing, and implementing early actions in anticipation of potential disasters. The Disaster Cycle Services (DCS) branch of the National Society has comprehensive mechanisms a...
Awareness material, Anticipatory action
Assessment or evaluation, Policy and Strategy, Report

Management of Earthquake Risk in the European Union

07 Oct 2025
Several countries in the European Union (EU) face significant earthquake risk, primarily due to seismic hazard levels and aging infrastructure. Unlike many other natural hazards, earthquakes occur without warning, limiting the ability to evacuate p...
Assessment or evaluation, Policy and Strategy, Report, Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management
Assessment or evaluation, Case Study, Policy and Strategy, Report

Management of Wildfire Risk in the European Union

07 Oct 2025
Wildfires pose a significant and increasing risk across the European Union (EU). In 2023, wildfires burned over 500,000 ha of land, marking it as the fourth-largest area burned annually on record in the EU. In the same year, Greece experienced the la...
Assessment or evaluation, Case Study, Policy and Strategy, Report, Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Risk Assessment
Case Study

When Form Follows Nature: Presence, Climate, and the Ethics of Space

01 Oct 2025
Form follows nature. Not as slogan. As method. In an age of climate emergency, urban intensification, and sensory saturation, this principle becomes resistance. It invites us to pause—not to impose geometry, but to observe ecology. To trace the shi...
Case Study, Climate Change Adaptation, Heat Wave, Nature-based solutions, Urban Resilience
Guidance material

Anticipatory Action Readiness Index

30 Sep 2025
The Anticipatory Action Readiness Index is a measurement tool used by the American Red Cross to capture National Societies’ progress in building institutional capacity for anticipatory action. Developed by the American Red Cross International Servi...
Guidance material, Anticipatory action, Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management

Enhancing Community Resilience to Climate Risks in Madrid and Valencia

09 Sep 2025
Since 2023, Spanish Red Cross has led the Urban Climate Resilience Program (UCRP) in Madrid and Valencia, working with communities most affected by extreme heat and floods. As extreme weather grows more frequent and severe, the program supports peopl...
Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Flood, Heat Wave, Public Awareness and Public Education, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Risk Assessment, 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
Report

Forced to Flee in a Changing Climate: How IFRC is addressing climate and disaster displacement in Asia Pacific

02 Sep 2025
This IFRC report highlights how climate change and disasters are driving displacement across Asia Pacific, the world’s most disaster-prone region. In 2024 alone, over 24 million people were displaced by disasters, accounting for more than half of t...
Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Migration, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management

Increasing healthcare continuity during floods – Solutions Brief

29 Aug 2025
This solution brief forms part of the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance’s solutions series. The solution series aims to improve outreach and impact of such resilient practices at a global level. This brief explores how the Philippine Red Cross has...
Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management, Flood, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Briefs and Fact Sheets, Case Study

Localized early warning voice messages – Solutions brief

22 Aug 2025
Based on Climate Resilience Measurement for Communities (CRMC) data and community input, Practical Action identified a need for flood early warning messages to reach the most vulnerable in Faridpur District, Bangladesh. Using information from the nat...
Briefs and Fact Sheets, Case Study, Climate Change Adaptation, Early Warning Systems

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