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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
Guidance material

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Heat Adaptive Architecture Design Competition

31 Jul 2025
Who can participate in this competition? Any student at the time of the submission enrolled in an undergraduate (3rd year or higher) or graduate program (Master or PhD) in architecture or urban planning/design. Interdisciplinary teams (e.g. with engi...
Guidance material, Heat Wave

Double Jeopardy: Addressing compound flood and heatwave events

20 Feb 2025
Compound events, such as floods and heatwaves occurring in close succession or simultaneously, can interact in a way that creates more severe outcomes than if they occurred both individually, as multiple stressors can exceed the coping capacity of a ...
Flood, Heat Wave, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
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
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
Research

Utilization of Heat Early Warning Resources Within Slum Communities in Nigeria

12 Sep 2024
Authors: Olumuyiwa Bayode Adegun (Federal University of Technology Akure), Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo (University College Dublin), Peter Elias (University of Lagos) This research investigates the use of early warning resources for extreme heat in slum com...
Research, Community Engagement and Accountability, Early Warning Systems, Heat Wave, Public Awareness and Public Education
Guidance material

Reporting on Heatwaves and the Health Impacts of Heat

14 Jun 2024
Media representations of heatwaves and climate change plays an important role in how the public thinks about, perceives, prepares for and acts on risks to their health, and how decision and policy makers address the problem. This brief was developed ...
Guidance material, Communication As Aid, Heat Wave
Manual

Installation and Management of Community Cooling Centres

08 Apr 2024
Heatwaves have an immense impact on the health and well-being of people around the world, especially in urban centres. Although growing in recognition, their severity often remains overlooked as a hazard or is addressed too late. This manual was deve...
Manual, Heat Wave, Shelter

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