Activities
Country information
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 for your convenience we linked country-specific activities to the designated contact persons.
Preparedness for Climate Change Programme
The Preparedness for Climate Change Programme (PfCC) aims to build capacity within NSs and zones at-large, to assess and address the humanitarian consequences of climate change through 4 guiding steps. In response to continued demand from Red Cross/Red Crescent National Societies (NSs) for capacity building on managing changing climate risks, the Climate Centre rolled out Phase 2 of the Programme in December 2009. Phase 2 is being conducted in close consultation with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and with funding support from the Netherlands government. Continuation of the programme is helping 27 more national societies to assess changing climate risks in their respective counties and to prepare action plans to address those risks and the potential implications for their programs. A web-based guidance provides you with some further background on the programme, including the different components that would typically be included. You will find an explanation of the purpose of each component, practical information and templates for documents. This web based guide which will also contain some example templates, links to useful resources and examples from Phase 1. Please find here 
(pdf, 28 kB)a full list of countries participating in the programme.
Partners for Resilience
Five Netherlands-based humanitarian, development and environmental organisations have joined forces in the ‘Partners for Resilience’ alliance. This alliance consists of the Netherlands Red Cross, CARE Netherlands, Cordaid, Wetlands International and the Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre and it strongly believes in the central role of community resilience as the basis for development in disaster-prone areas and affected ecosystems. Resilience is defined as people’s ability to withstand shocks in their environment and their capacity to secure their livelihoods. For more information contact Madeleen Helmer.
Main topics:
- Disaster Management
- Health and Care
- Early warning early action
- Advocacy
- Communications
- Community risk reduction
- Youth
- Getting started
Disaster Management
Climate change can act as a catalyst for enhanced disaster management.
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
Routinely taking humanitarian action before a disaster or health emergency happens, making full use of scientific information on all timescales.
Advocacy
The Red Cross and Red Crescent never works in isolation. Partnerships are more important than ever in the context of global warming.
Communications
The global climate is changing and the past no longer explains the present.
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
Red Cross Red Crescent youth take action to reduce the impacts of climate change.
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.
Take a look at Red Cross Red Crescent climate change activities on the worldmap
