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Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance in Mexico

01 May 2026
As part of the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance, the Mexican Red Cross, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, aims to promote an integrated approach to disaster risk management, improve access to flood ...
Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Early Warning Systems, Flood, Heat Wave, Public Awareness and Public Education, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Risk Assessment, Urban Resilience, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
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
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

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
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