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Call for Applications: Research Grants on Urban Climate Resilience
Applications are now open for the GDPC Small Research Grants Program. The Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) is pleased to announce the launch of its small research grants program, focused on the theme climate resilience in urban areas. This initiative aims to deepen our understanding of urban climate resilience by supporting original research in low- and middle-income countries. The program is designed to expand the evidence base and contribute to building more resilient urban environments in the face of climate […]
Read MoreFrom Local Infrastructure to National Policies: How the Albanian Red Cross Leads the Way in Building Resilient Communities
With a rich history spanning over a century, the Albanian Red Cross has been at the forefront of disaster preparedness and response efforts, from addr...
Dominica Building Resilience Through Community Early Warning Systems
Setting the Scene Dominica is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, the impacts of which have already been experienced wh...
Preparing for the Disasters in Harsh Weather Conditions: Positioning Disaster Management within the Climate Framework
Picture this: A powerful earthquake strikes, and thousands flee to a gymnasium-turned-shelter. Instead of finding safety, evacuees face a new threat: ...
Accelerating Climate Action through University Students in Indonesia
The Coastal City Resilience and Heat Action Project (CoCHAP) stands as a testament to collaborative resilience-building efforts supported by the USAID...
Scaling Up Resilience: How Red Cross of Montenegro is Transforming Flood Preparedness
From earthquakes and floods to COVID-19 and population movements, the Red Cross of Montenegro plays a pivotal role in bolstering the nation’s ca...
Empowering Communities, Influencing National Change: The Mexican Red Cross’ Approach to Flood Resilience
Leading the way in strengthening community resilience, the Mexican Red Cross is at the forefront of impactful disaster preparedness and risk reduction...
Future of Urban for Red Cross Red Crescent
THIS THOUGHT PIECE IS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FOR IFRC SOLFERINO ACADEMYAuthors: Aynur Kadihasanoglu (lead author), Julie Arrighi and Ian O’Donnell F...
Digital mapping the cities and communities to understand risks and vulnerabilities
Around ending of December to January month as a way of complimenting the achievements of the previous City-Wide Risk Assessment Tanzania Red Cross Soc...
Beating the Heat: American Red Cross’ Heat Wave Preparedness in Texas
2023 was officially named the hottest year on record, marked by scorching heat waves across the globe. With heat waves projected to increase in both f...
From Challenge to Change: The journey of Extreme Heat in Indonesia begins here
In the tapestry of natural disasters woven into the landscape of Indonesia through Law No. 24 of 2007, there are no elements of extreme heat or heat w...
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1755 is the year when they say volunteering phenomena emerged. And then, this concept re-emerged, reformed and contextualized for various other indust...
This document is originally posted on the IFRC official website on March 17,2022 here. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Soci...
As Covid-19 continues to affect communities globally, humanitarian and development organizations need to adapt our way of working. This case study fro...
Originally posted on IFRC website: Geneva, 9 March 2021 – A new report released today documents an “invisible wall” that has blocked migrants fr...
Traditional on-site and face-to-face resilience building activities are unavailable to humanitarian and development organizations due to the Coronavir...
Originally published on the IFRC website on March 16 2021. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) report, Respon...
On November 17, 2020 The IFRC launched the 2020 World Disasters Report, titled “Come Heat or High Water: Tackling the humanitarian impacts of th...
Preserving the four principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence, generally referred to as the humanitarian principles, is vital...
Creating lifesaving impact is the ultimate goal of any humanitarian organization, and this is especially true for the 192 National Societies that make...
According to the World Bank, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing more than 1.6 billion children and youth to be out of school in 161 countries. This is c...