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Activities

The Climate Centre is involved in a increasing number of climate change programmes and projects around the globe. A complete overview is available at the worldmap where we linked relevant activities to the designated contact persons for your convenience.

Click here file (pdf, 21 kB) for a full list of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies participating in the "Preparedness for climate change" programme.

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Disaster management - photo: Cristina Estrada, IFRC

Disaster management

Climate change can act as a catalyst for enhanced disaster management.

Health and care - photo: John Haskew, IFRC

Health and care

Many national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies will be touched by the health implications of climate change.

Early warning early action - photo: Yoshi Shimizu, IFRC

Early warning early action

Routinely taking humanitarian action before a disaster or health emergency happens, making full use of scientific information on all timescales.

Advocacy - photo: Alex Wynter, IFRC

Advocacy

The Red Cross and Red Crescent never works in isolation. Partnerships are more important than ever in the context of global warming.

Communications - photo: Shehab Uddin, British Red Cross

Communications

The global climate is changing and the past no longer explains the present.

Community risk reduction - photo: Obed Wewo, PMI

Community risk reduction

The Red Cross and Red Crescent has traditionally focused on response. But now other aspects, including risk reduction, are also given priority.

Youth - photo: Janot Reine

Youth

Red Cross Red Crescent youth take action to reduce the impacts of climate change. 

Getting started - photo: Marko Kokic, IFRC

Getting started

The Red Cross Red Crescent has a growing body of experience working on addressing climate change. Here’s how to use it to get started. 

View the worldmap

Take a look at Red Cross Red Crescent climate change activities on the worldmap

News

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February 23 2010 - Q&A on climate change and disasters Is there an increase in disasters? There is an increase in disasters. All statistics tell us this, including our own statistics. However, the numbers fluctuate. In 2008 .. read more
February 11 2010 - The Gathering Storm IRIN Films, in association with the UN Environment Programme, has an ongoing series on the human cost of climate change. read more
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Publications

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November 25 2009 - Red Cross/ Red Crescent Climate Guide in Arabic The Climate Guide in Arabic. Available also in English and French. Spanish and Russian coming soon. read more
November 20 2009 - Guide climatique de la Croix-Rouge The Red Cross/ Red Crescent Climate Guide in French. read more
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Preparedness for climate change programme

Programme information.
2010 Web guidance.

IRI helpdesk

More information.
Contact the IRI helpdesk.
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Climate Guide

guide kaft2.jpgThe Climate Guide contains the experiences of over thirty national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies. Read more.

Tool kit for young humanitarians

Download the Climate Centre's Youth Climate Kit.

Early Warning, Early Action

News & background information.

UNFCCC climate change negotiations

News & background information.

Our World Your Move

Climate change: What can you do? Make your move external
 

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