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Awareness material, Report

Nepalgunj Heat Action Plan 2023

05 Jul 2023
2023 Heat Action Plan developed by Nepal Red Cross Society for the city of Nepalgunj. The Heat Action Plan (HAP) provides a framework for implementing, coordinating and evaluating extreme heat action across different timescales in Nepalgunj to minimi...
Awareness material, Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Heat Wave, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Resilience
Guidance material

Words into Action guidelines: Using traditional knowledges for disaster risk reduction

05 Jul 2023
Formed over centuries and adapted to local cultures and environments, the term “Traditional Knowledge” refers to the knowledge, practices, and behaviours of indigenous and local communities all around the world. In the context of Disaster Risk Re...
Guidance material, Urban Resilience
Case Study

Expanding community resilience programs to urban contexts: Key considerations for resilience measurement

03 Jul 2023
Expanding community resilience programs to urban contexts: Key considerations for resilience measurement A case study from Metro Manila, Philippines The world is becoming increasingly urbanized. Every week, approximately 1.4 million people are added ...
Case Study, Flood, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Resilience
Case Study

Spatial analysis of elements at risk and household vulnerability to landslide hazards on Mt. Elgon, Uganda

26 Jun 2023
Landslide hazards have in the last 10 years become more prominent on the Mt. Elgon ecosystem in Uganda often culminating into disasters. In this study, the community was assessed on their vulnerability to landslide hazards and the efficacy of existin...
Case Study
Awareness material, Report

Plastic pollution and flood risk

27 May 2023
The accumulation of mismanaged plastic waste is a serious issue globally. It has severe negative impacts on biodiversity and the environment, as well as on livelihoods and human health. As climate change makes rainfall events more intense and frequen...
Awareness material, Report, Flood

Community Resilience in the Face of Disaster: A Case Study from Boulder, Colorado

24 May 2023
Comparative study to look at issues in preparedness raised in context of response to Colorado floods in the US in September 2013 and how those issues relate to resilience needs identified in other countries particularly South Asia and Southeast Asia....
Research

Data sharing for Disaster Risk Reduction in different contexts

15 May 2023
1. Data Ecosystems and Disaster Risk Reduction in Cross-border Regions: Visioning from 2020 Roya Valley Flood Disaster. 2. The Impact of conflicts on Data Sharing for Disaster Risk Reduction French Red Cross – Mercedes Aguerre – Mercedes....
Research, Business Preparedness
Research

Learning from the past in moving to the future: Invest in communication and response to weather early warnings to reduce death and damage

02 May 2023
As climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, governments and civil society organizations are making large investments in early warning systems (EWS) with the aim to avoid death and destruction from hydro-meteorol...
Research, Early Warning Systems
Guidance material

Checklist: Humanitarian Service Points

28 Apr 2023
Humanitarian Service Points (HSPs) are a global initiative and flagship of the IFRC Secretariat and National Societies in responding to the needs of migrants and displaced people. HSPs may be established by National Societies both in emergency respon...
Guidance material, Migration
Awareness material

Humanitarian Service Point (HSP) Leaflet

28 Apr 2023
Humanitarian Service Points (HSPs) are a global initiative and flagship of the IFRC Secretariat and National Societies in responding to the needs of migrants and displaced people. HSPs may be established by National Societies both in emergency resp...
Awareness material, Migration

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