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Briefs and Fact Sheets, Policy and Strategy, Research

Urban Heat Governance: Assessing Institutional Capacity to Manage Extreme Heat in Cities of the Global South

27 Apr 2026
Extreme heat is the deadliest climate hazard — yet it remains the least governed. This policy brief, produced by the IFRC Climate Centre in partnership with University College London, presents findings from an analysis of heat-related urban governa...
Briefs and Fact Sheets, Policy and Strategy, Research, Anticipatory action, Climate Change Adaptation, Early Warning Systems, Heat Wave, Risk Assessment, Urban Resilience
Report, Research

Heat Threshold Reports: Honduras and Tanzania

27 Apr 2026
Effective heat early warning systems depend on knowing what “extreme” actually means in a given place, and that definition varies significantly by local climate, population acclimatization, and urban context. This page brings together two...
Report, Research, Anticipatory action, Climate Change Adaptation, Early Warning Systems, Risk Assessment, Urban Resilience
Report, Research

Community Heat Risk Perception Studies: Honduras, Indonesia, and Tanzania

27 Apr 2026
This collection brings together four community-level research studies examining how urban populations perceive, experience, and respond to extreme heat. Published in late 2025, the studies were conducted as part of the Coastal City Resilience and Ext...
Report, Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Early Warning Systems, Heat Wave, Public Awareness and Public Education, Risk Assessment, Urban Resilience
Guidance material

Evidence-Based Communication Strategies for Protecting Communities from Extreme Heat

27 Apr 2026
This series of guidance notes presents evidence-based communication strategies for protecting vulnerable communities from extreme heat, drawing on heat risk perception surveys conducted across five cities: Choluteca and San Lorenzo (Honduras), Suraba...
Guidance material, Communication As Aid, Community Engagement and Accountability, Heat Wave, Urban Resilience
Report

The macroeconomic case for investing in climate adaptation

27 Apr 2026
This report from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics (LSE) provides a groundbreaking new synthesis of the economic and fiscal risks arising from physical climate change and the econo...
Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Financing
Guidance material

Urban Guide: Road Map to Community Resilience via Enhanced Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment

22 Apr 2026
Urban considerations for operationalizing the Framework for Community Resilience through the enhanced Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (EVCA) This guide supports National Societies to adapt the Roadmap to Community Resilience via EVCA (R2R via E...
Guidance material, Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management, Community Engagement and Accountability, Urban Resilience
Research

Edible Rooftop Gardens: A Community and Nature-based Climate Resilience Building Strategy

20 Apr 2026
Authors and Collaborators: Chandan Sarangi Parama Roy Gourav Suthar Akshaya Ayyangar Ramachandran A. Summary: Extreme heat is an escalating climate risk in Indian cities, disproportionately affecting socio-economically vulnerable populations, especia...
Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Resilience
Research

Investigating and Scaling-up Effective Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience in Dessie City Administration, Ethiopia

20 Apr 2026
Authors and Collaborators: Amogne Asfaw Eshetu Abebe Mohammed Ali Girma Moges Meshesha Abebe Arega Mekonen Marie Addis Desta Hailu Ayene Kebede Summary: Due to its steep topography, rapid urbanization, and inadequate infrastructure, the Dessie city...
Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Resilience
Research

Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Management and Soil Stabilization in Mbale City, Uganda

20 Apr 2026
Authors and Collaborators: Arnold Tigaiza, Makerere University Namara Shannon, Makerere University Shafic Mutegule, Makerere University Emmanuel Balinda, Makerere University Nagawa Bridget Tamale, Makerere University Martin Mujjabi Mukasa, Ministry o...
Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Resilience
Research

Exploring community-based stewardship of nature-based solutions (NbS) in upgraded informal settlements: the case of Bangkok, Thailand

20 Apr 2026
Authors and Collaborators: Hanna Akila B. Abdul Rauf, Heriot Watt University Alexander van der Jagt, Heriot Watt University Supreeya Wungpatcharapon, Kasetsart University Sani Limthongsakul, Kasetsart University Harry Smith, Heriot Watt University Su...
Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Resilience

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