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Helping People to Cope with Changing Climates

07 May 2014
Trincomalee district in eastern Sri Lanka was severely affected by the tsunami of 2004. Several years later, most people directly affected by the tsunami have been resettled. Yet many of them continue to face problems, one of which is a climate that ...
Case Study, Climate Change Adaptation
Guidance material

Bridging the gap: Integrating climate change and disaster risk reduction

07 May 2014
The climate is changing and communities in some countries are already feeling the heat. Climate information in the form of trends and forecasts, combined with tried and tested disaster risk reduction measures, can help anticipate disasters before the...
Guidance material, Climate Change Adaptation
Guidance material

A guide to mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation

07 May 2014
This guide has been developed to specifically support Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and IFRC staff to more systematically integrate risk reduction measures into their planning. By describing in detail what key issues need to be considered and ...
Guidance material, Climate Change Adaptation
Guidance material

Red Cross Red Crescent good practices in early warning

07 May 2014
For the International Federation and National Societies worldwide, community-based early warning is an essential element of disaster risk reduction. Early warning helps to mitigate loss of life and property and to reduce economic losses. By strengthe...
Guidance material, Early Warning Systems
Case Study

Landslide early warning in Costa Rica

07 May 2014
Following a number of landslides in August 2002, the International Federation, supported by the Regional Delegation in Central America, obtained funding from the British government to implement an early warning system in the event of future landslide...
Case Study, Early Warning Systems, Landslide
Case Study

Mozambique: cyclone early warning system in practice

07 May 2014
In 2000 and 2001, severe floods struck large areas of Mozambique. The devastating impact of the flooding, and the relative lack of disaster preparedness among affected communities, provided the impetus and the opportunity for the Mozambique Red Cross...
Case Study, Early Warning Systems
Case Study

Harmonizing learning in Central America

07 May 2014
The Regional Disaster Preparedness Reference Centre in El Salvador was created in 2005 to improve the capacity, quality and effectiveness of National Societies’ disaster response in the Central America region. The centre is responsible for coordina...
Case Study, Public Awareness and Public Education
Awareness material

Expect the Unexpected and Facing Fear: Emergency preparedness in schools

07 May 2014
To prepare the population to act safely during unexpected events, the Canadian Red Cross has developed the preparedness program “Expect the Unexpected” to get ready for emergencies. This preparedness program is intended for students, their parent...
Awareness material, Public Awareness and Public Education
Case Study

A diversified approach to fighting food insecurity and rural poverty in Malawi

07 May 2014
The Malawi Red Cross Society introduced an integrated foods security pro­gramme in 2011 in order to contribute to the government’s national strategy on food security. The National Society has been implementing food security projects for over a dec...
Case Study, Livelihoods and Food Security
Case Study

Working in partnership in the Americas: Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (VCA) at community level in Central America

07 May 2014
In 2004, two members of the ProVention Consortium, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (International Federation) and the Organization of American States (OAS) began implementing the first phase of VCA at community le...
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