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Cities and climate resilience: reflections from the World Urban Forum 2024

Avatar photo Cale Johnstone 27 Nov 2024
Following the conclusion of COP29 this week, a critical area of discussion in climate mitigation and adaptation is the role of the urban context. Whil...

Putting children and youth at the centre of disaster risk reduction and community resilience building

Avatar photo Cale Johnstone 11 Oct 2024
In 2024, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, celebrated on the 13th of October, is focused on the theme of ‘Empowering the next g...

From Local Infrastructure to National Policies: How the Albanian Red Cross Leads the Way in Building Resilient Communities

Global Disaster Preparedness Center 09 Oct 2024
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

Sarita Maurya 04 Sep 2024
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

Avatar photo Yasuhiro Soshino 27 Aug 2024
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

Avatar photo Aynur Kadihasanoglu 17 Jul 2024
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

Global Disaster Preparedness Center 09 Jul 2024
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

Global Disaster Preparedness Center 05 Jun 2024
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

Avatar photo Aynur Kadihasanoglu 09 May 2024
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

Avatar photo Aynur Kadihasanoglu 20 Apr 2024
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...

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Never stop learning: ten years of the Flood Resilience Alliance in Mexico
Avatar photo Cale Johnstone 29 Sep 2023
At the heart of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance’s work is the knowledge that there are always opportunities to adapt and improve. In the se...
Disasters Claim Fewer Lives, But Economic Costs Soar: Insights from 50 Years of WMO Data
Julia Mulcahy 28 Aug 2023
Extreme weather, climate and water-related events caused 11,778 reported disasters between 1970 and 2021, according to a new figure from the World Met...
Collaborative Partnership – Services Providers and Service Users
Resilience Community 14 Jul 2023
This story was prepared and submitted by the Hong Kong Red Cross, Branch of Red Cross Society of China. Sub-divided units (SDUs), one of the “specia...
A New Kind of Disaster Aid: Pay People Cash, Before Disaster Strikes
Avatar photo Vladislav Kovalevski 10 Jul 2023
This story was prepared by and originally published by the New York Times. Experiments suggest that sums as low as $50 can help the world’s poorest ...
Putting communities in the driver seat: Good practices from the Philippines
Zurich Flood Alliance Jonathan Ulrich 12 Jun 2023
In the spirit of the localization agenda, the flood resilience project of the Philippine Red Cross accompanies, enables, and connects communities to b...
Myanmar Red Cross volunteers provide drinking water to children in communities affected by Cyclone Mocha
Cyclone Mocha: Accurate forecasts spur preparedness in Myanmar and Bangladesh
Global Disaster Preparedness Center 17 May 2023
Cyclone Mocha made landfall near Myanmar's border with Bangladesh on on May 14th as an extremely severe cyclonic storm and moved inland, weakening as...
Nature-based Solution for River basin and Coastal Risk Resilience Community
Thomas Aquino Banir Hikmat 16 May 2023
The Nature-based Solution for River basin and Coastal Risk Resilience Community program is applied harmoniously within the framework of Integrated Com...
Adapting to the impacts of extreme heat in Bangladesh’s labour force
Global Disaster Preparedness Center 08 May 2023
The health and productivity of the workforce in Bangladesh is under increasing threat in a warming world. In this commentary, Lucia Letsch, Shouro Das...
How to create effective and inclusive early warnings: 11 recommendations from research
Avatar photo Vladislav Kovalevski 17 Apr 2023
Early warning systems (EWS) have been widely recognized as an essential tool to reduce risks and improve preparedness and response to natural hazards....
New Teen Prep Kit Supports Young People to Get Started with Disaster Preparedness
Avatar photo Rita Ewing 07 Mar 2023
The Global Disaster Preparedness Center and the American Red Cross are pleased to announce the launch of Teen Prep Kit, a unique resource designed to ...
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