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Case Study: Zambia Floods Early Action Protocol Activation

21 Jan 2025
This case study highlights the Zambia Red Cross Society’s (ZRCS) activation of its Early Action Protocol (EAP) for riverine floods in January 2023. Developed with support from the Netherlands Red Cross, the EAP uses predictive tools like GloFAS...
Assessment or evaluation, Case Study, Anticipatory action
Research

Utilization of Early Warning Information and the Factors Influencing Actionability of Early Warning Messages Among Last Mile Communities in Drought-Prone Areas In Eswatini

13 Jan 2025
About this Paper This study examines the utilization of early warning information and the factors influencing its actionability among last-mile farming communities in Eswatini's drought-prone regions. With a focus on the Lubombo and Shiselweni region...
Research, Community Engagement and Accountability, Early Warning Systems
Briefs and Fact Sheets, Case Study

Preparedness for winter weather and response by National Societies in Europe and Central Asia

13 Jan 2025
This briefing note outlines common winter weather hazards experienced across Europe and Central Asia, and the ways in which National Societies are preparing for and responding to them. It also provides insights into how the changing climate is influe...
Briefs and Fact Sheets, Case Study, Anticipatory action, Cold wave / dzud, Public Awareness and Public Education
Research

Bridging the Gap: Investigating Barriers and Enhancing Resilience in Last-Mile Communities Through Inclusive Early Warning Strategies in Rural Lezha, Albania

07 Jan 2025
About this Paper This research investigates the barriers preventing rural communities in Lezha, Albania, from effectively accessing, understanding, and acting on early warning information for natural disasters. Using a mixed-method approach, the stud...
Research, Community Engagement and Accountability, Early Warning Systems

Flood Resilience in Nepal: Impact brief

30 Dec 2024
This report presents the culmination of efforts led by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), in collaboration with the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS), as a member of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance, in enha...
Disaster Law, Early Warning Systems, Flood, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management

Flood Resilience in Nepal: Final program report

30 Dec 2024
This report presents the culmination of efforts led by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), in collaboration with the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS), as a member of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance, in enha...
Disaster Law, Early Warning Systems, Flood, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Research

Enhancing People-Centred Early Warning Systems (PCEWS) in Traditional Coastal Communities of Brazil: An Intersectional Approach to Inclusive Risk Communication

17 Dec 2024
About this Paper: This study investigates barriers to accessing and acting on Early Warning Systems (EWS) among traditional coastal communities in southeastern Brazil, focusing on Quilombola and Caiçara groups. These communities face unique challeng...
Research, Communication As Aid, Community Engagement and Accountability, Early Warning Systems

Flood Resilience in Nepal: Resource Compilation

16 Dec 2024
With the aim of strengthening resilience and reducing the impact of floods, the Nepal Red Cross Society, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), formed part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. F...
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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