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Strengthening Community Resilience through Small Business Preparedness

Kelli Yugsi 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

Avatar photo Vladislav Kovalevski 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

Avatar photo Heather Denby 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

Avatar photo Cale Johnstone 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

Avatar photo Vladislav Kovalevski 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

Global Disaster Preparedness Center 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

Avatar photo Cale Johnstone 03 Jul 2025
  Authors: Mia Grace Ligutan, Seth Sarmiento, Steven Villena, Cale Johnstone Rising temperatures in the Philippines, particularly in urban areas ...

Heat Action Day 2025 – Activities to #BeatTheHeat all around the World

Avatar photo Aynur Kadihasanoglu 01 Jul 2025
On Monday, June 2, 2025, we celebrated the 4th edition of Heat Action Day (HAD). As the impact of Heat Action Day spreads, our influence is a joy to q...

Strengthening Risk Governance from the Ground Up: Nepal’s MDRGA Tool in Action

Avatar photo Cale Johnstone 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

Avatar photo Mira Adam 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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1st Asia Pacific Regional Heatwave Meeting: Key Recommendations and Call to Action
Avatar photo Lucy Price 12 May 2021
1st Asia Pacific Regional Heatwave Meeting : a collective success of policy, praxis, research, and humanitarian leadership Heatwaves, or silent disast...
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Mapping the knowledge-building of a global network
Avatar photo Nesrine Aouinti 19 Apr 2021
Why are we mapping research? By Nesrine Aouinti, Knowledge Management Fellow: As a member of the Red Cross Red Crescent Research Consortium (RC3), the...
Migrants hit an “invisible wall†in accessing COVID-19 care and vaccines
Avatar photo Nesrine Aouinti 06 Apr 2021
Originally posted on IFRC website: Geneva, 9 March 2021 – A new report released today documents an “invisible wall†that has blocked migrants fr...
Taking large-scale action to raise disaster risk awareness in Albania
Zurich Flood Alliance Jonathan Ulrich 30 Mar 2021
On the latest International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Albanian Red Cross partnered with the National Agency for Civil Protection, the Minis...
Adaptability in Times of Covid-19: Exploring Digital Resilience Building
Zurich Flood Alliance Jonathan Ulrich 26 Mar 2021
Traditional on-site and face-to-face resilience building activities are unavailable to humanitarian and development organizations due to the Coronavir...
New IFRC Report: Alarming Levels of Climate-related Displacement
Avatar photo Nesrine Aouinti 19 Mar 2021
Originally published on the IFRC website on March 16 2021. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) report, Respon...
Ending the Gender Gap in Humanitarian Action.
On the Path to End the Gender Gap in Humanitarian Action
Avatar photo Mira Adam 07 Mar 2021
On the Path to End Gender Gap in Humanitarian Action One of the pressing issues consistently being brought to the floor of discussion is The Gender Ga...
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2018-2020 GDPC Report Launched
Avatar photo Tassia Stewart 03 Mar 2021
The Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) continues to empower disaster risk reduction (DRR ) practitioners around the world through innovation a...
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The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance: Global Partnership Local Actions
Zurich Flood Alliance Jonathan Ulrich 01 Mar 2021
Floods affect more people globally than any other type of natural hazard. In the last ten years alone, floods have affected over 734 million people. M...
The Blue Guide To Coastal Resilience, Protecting Coastal Communities Through Nature-based Solutions
Avatar photo Nesrine Aouinti 10 Feb 2021
On February 2, 2021, the Nature Conservancy published The Blue Guide to Coastal Resilience that provides Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) planners aÂ...
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