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Beyond Individual Risk: Why Extreme Heat Demands a Systems Response
18 Feb 2026
At a Glance Extreme heat becomes a disaster when it overwhelms the systems people rely on – housing, health, infrastructure, ecosystems, and soc...
Strengthening Community Resilience through Small Business Preparedness
10 Feb 2026
When disaster strikes-such as a flood, earthquake, hurricane, or a business-halting heat wave-it doesn’t just disrupt homes and lives; it also g...
Strengthening Early Warning Systems for All: Evidence and Lessons from Last-Mile Communities
06 Jan 2026
This report synthesizes findings from 15 GDPC-supported studies across 14 countries to examine why early warnings often fail to translate into timely,...
Ready Before It Hits – How The American Red Cross Uses Anticipatory Action To Stay Ahead of Disasters
08 Oct 2025
When most people think of “disaster relief,” they picture what happens after a hurricane or wildfire-volunteers distributing blankets, set...
Unpacking the Summer: Learning About Heat in Adelaide
21 Jul 2025
Listening Over Coffee: Stories Behind the Data The Post-Event Review Capability (PERC), developed by the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance, offers ...
From Assessment to Action: A New Tool to Support Urban Resilience
15 Jul 2025
Cities around the world are stepping up efforts to reduce disaster risk and build resilience. While many tools help identify vulnerabilities, the chal...
Community-First Approach: How the American Red Cross Helps Build Disaster Resilience Where It’s Needed Most
14 Jul 2025
Across the United States, the American Red Cross is working to reduce disaster risks and strengthen the long-term resilience of the most vulnerable co...
Scorched Future: The Rising Toll of Extreme Heat in the Philippines
03 Jul 2025
Authors: Mia Grace Ligutan, Seth Sarmiento, Steven Villena, Cale Johnstone Rising temperatures in the Philippines, particularly in urban areas ...
Strengthening Risk Governance from the Ground Up: Nepal’s MDRGA Tool in Action
30 Apr 2025
Authors: Bhesh Parajuli | Cale Johnstone | Anil Rai Local Solutions for Local Risks Disaster risk is most acutely felt—and most effectively managedâ...
Telecross Redi: Heatwave Service
17 Apr 2025
Extreme weather events pose significant risks to vulnerable populations, especially those who are isolated or have underlying health conditions. In re...
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07 Oct 2019
“I volunteer because I love learning lifesaving skills. This is how I can support my community,†remarks Tarin Akther from her school in Banglades...
23 Aug 2019
“Each and every person here has huge potential. We just have to bring it out,†says Harun al Rashid—an American Red Cross staff member traini...
16 Aug 2019
Over the past two years, more than 700,000 people have fled Rakhine State, Myanmar to seek safety in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Many arrived injured, ...
24 Apr 2019
Originally publish on March 2019. View The World conference on Health and Climate Change organised by the French Red Cross took place in Cannes on 15 ...
23 Apr 2019
Originally shared by IFRC – 26 March 2019 Cyclone Idai made landfall on the evening of 14/15 March, 2019 near the central Mozambican city of ...
05 Mar 2019
Image credits: IBM Call for Code, 2018. An OWL has brought together a cluster of ducklings and their mother to quickly form ad hoc communications ne...
13 Feb 2019
Originally posted on 20 Dec 2018 by Farjana Sultana, IFRC. View Nurul Islam, 10, helps his older brother in the small family shop they run next ...
17 Dec 2018
Natural disasters are among the greatest risks the world will face in the next 10 years, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Re...
14 Nov 2018
At the Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management ( or “ISCRAM”) Asia Pacific Conference last week, disaster industry professi...
09 Nov 2018
Five years ago today, one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Philippines made landfall. Typhoon Haiyan took more than 6,000 lives on the isl...