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Technical guidance on application of climate information for comprehensive risk management

01 Feb 2024
These guidelines and tools provide the necessary know-how to develop and strengthen a policy basis for DRR and risk-informed development. The present guidance provides pathways for climate information that is scientifically sound and publicly availab...
Guidance material, Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Law
Report

The role of early warning early action in minimizing loss and damage

29 Jan 2024
This paper for loss and damage policy makers and negotiators outlines how early warning early action (EWEA) can contribute to improving communities’ resilience in the face of rising risks. EWEA must be holistically and effectively designed and impl...
Report, Early Warning Systems, Infrastructure and Services
Assessment or evaluation, Research

Advancing disaster risk communications

22 Jan 2024
This publication posits that effective communication of disaster threats to decision makers and at-risk communities is a growing challenge in a people-centred approach to disaster risk reduction. Traditional communication approaches tend to involve e...
Assessment or evaluation, Research, Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management, Community Engagement and Accountability, Early Warning Systems
Awareness material, Video

Preparedness Voices: Caroline Holt, IFRC Director Disaster, Climate and Crises Department

02 Jan 2024
Interview featuring Caroline Holt, IFRC Director of Climate, Disaster and Crisis, as she discusses what constitutes a well-prepared Red Cross Red Crescent National Society and how we can advocate for more investments in preparedness. Watch the vi...
Awareness material, Video, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Report

Global status of multi-hazard early warning systems 2023

21 Dec 2023
More lives are being protected from extreme weather and dangerous climate change impacts but there is a long way to go. Half of countries globally still do not have adequate multi-hazard early warning systems. A new report from the United Nations Off...
Report, Early Warning Systems
Report

Young, lawless and promising – stories about finding the way out of youth crime

15 Dec 2023
The purpose of the report “Young, lawless and promising” is to strengthen knowledge about how we as a society can better prevent in general and prevent relapse into crime for youth who have been involved in youth crime. The Red Cross has ...
Report, Public Awareness and Public Education
Case Study

Early Warning Early Action in Togo

13 Dec 2023
This case study documents the work of Togolese Red Cross on “The Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to support Early Action: The Togolese Red Cross’ journey from early warning to impact-based forecasting (IbF) in Togo.” The case study was develope...
Case Study, Early Warning Systems
Case Study

Alerte précoce, action précoce au Burundi

13 Dec 2023
Cette étude de cas rend compte des expériences de la Croix-Rouge du Burundi travaillant sur «Améliorer les systèmes d’alerte en cas d’urgence pour sauver des vies – Renforcement des capacités institutionnelles et engagement des parties pr...
Case Study, Early Warning Systems
Case Study

Early Warning Early Action in Eswatini

13 Dec 2023
This case study captures the experiences of Eswatini Red Cross working on ‘Stakeholder Engagement for Early Warning Early Action through the Promotion of the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)’. The case study was developed under the IFRC Alert Hub ...
Case Study, Early Warning Systems
Case Study

Early Warning Early Action in Burundi

13 Dec 2023
This case study captures the experiences of Burundi Red Cross working on “Enhancing Emergency Alerting Systems to Save Lives – Institutional Capacity Building and Stakeholder Engagement for Early Warning Early Action”. The case study was dev...
Case Study, Early Warning Systems
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