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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

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
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
Awareness material

Climate and YOUth Summit 2025 – From the Ground Up

16 Jul 2025
Register to Attend the Climate and YOUth Summit 2025 We are excited to be inviting you to the 5th virtual Climate & YOUth Summit! The online Climate & YOUth Summit 2025, organized by the RCRC Climate Centre, IFRC, American Red Cross, in par...
Awareness material, Climate Change Adaptation, Youth Disaster Preparedness

Heat Action Day 2025 Project Book

01 Jul 2025
The Heat Action Day 2025 Project Book showcases photos and stories of creative activities, campaigns, and community actions from around the world aimed at raising awareness and building resilience to extreme heat. From educational workshops and tree ...
Climate Change Adaptation, Public Awareness and Public Education, Urban Resilience
Guidance material

Community-based resilience-building: A UNDP guidance note

05 May 2025
Over the past several decades, UNDP and many other organizations have implemented many community-based initiatives to reduce people’s vulnerability to a range of shocks and hazards. Experiences and reviews of lessons learned, however, have pointed ...
Guidance material, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Research

Evaluating Nature-based Solutions as urban resilience and climate adaptation tools: A meta-analysis of their benefits on heatwaves and floods

21 Jan 2025
Extreme weather events driven by climate change threaten the resilience of urban structures and urban dwellers. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are an effective tool to reduce urban vulnerability to climate risks and, at the same time, develop more live...
Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Nature-based solutions, Urban Resilience
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
Report

Stories of Resilience: Lessons from Local Adaptation Practice 2024

11 Dec 2024
Author: Global Center on Adaptation This year’s Stories of Resilience lays out the need for urgent and rapid reform in how global and national climate finance is delivered, in the power dynamics between providers and recipients, and in how success ...
Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Financing, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management

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