The IFRC page on climate change 
The World Bank's Climate Portal: for reference on climate data
UNDP country profiles: for reference on climate data
World Meteorological Organization
US government Climate Prediction Centre
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNHCR (The UN Refugee Agency)
Climate Change and Global Warming portal
Facts on health and the environment
International Research Institute for Climate and Society
Gateway to the UN System's Work on Climate Change
NAPAs (National Adaptation Programmes of Action) focussing on urgent and immediate needs in least developed countries, listed by country
UNFCCC database compiling strategies adopted by communities to adapt to specific conditions related to climate change
Linking Climate Adaptation Network
The Eldis Gateway to Development
IPCC Working Group II: Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability
VARG (Vulnerability and Adaptation Resource Group): the new synthesis report, country studies and workshop report on Disaster Risk Management & Adaptation to Climate Change
Reliefweb: includes a page specifically on humanitarian implications of climate change
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Cruz Roja Media Luna Roja - América Latina
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction: Disaster Reduction + Climate Change Info Link
ProVention Consortium
Disaster Studies, University of Wageningen
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), EM-DAT Emergency Disasters Database
Redhum, Humanitarian information for disaster preparedness and response in Latin America and the Caribbean
Below a list of websites that supply early warning information on climate-related risks. Note, however, that this list is not exhaustive, and the sources mentioned here should not be used as the sole source of early warning information for operational purposes.
IFRC Disaster Management Information System (DMIS, for National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies)
WMO world weather information service
WMO Severe weather information with warnings
IRI, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, seasonal forecasts of rainfall and temperature, ENSO, health, malaria etc .
ACMAD, African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development
NASA's TRMM Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: rainfall, global floods and landslides, hurricanes and typhoons
Dartmouth Flood Observatory: flood events
Tropical Storm Risk (TSR): active storms and seasonal forecasts for Australia, Atlantic and NW Pacific regions
FAO GIEWS Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture, global watch for food insecurity
USAID Famine Early Warning Systems Network
NOAA, USA: El Niño / La Niña information
The Humanitarian Early Warming Systems (HEWS): warnings/ links to websites on drought (and food insecurity), floods, storms, weather, La Nina/ El Nino and non-climate related disasters
Climate change can act as a catalyst for enhanced disaster management.
Many national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies will be touched by the health implications of climate change.
Routinely taking humanitarian action before a disaster or health emergency happens, making full use of scientific information on all timescales.
The Red Cross and Red Crescent never works in isolation. Partnerships are more important than ever in the context of global warming.
The global climate is changing and the past no longer explains the present.
The Red Cross and Red Crescent has traditionally focused on response. But now other aspects, including risk reduction, are also given priority.
Red Cross Red Crescent youth take action to reduce the impacts of climate change.
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
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The Climate Guide contains the experiences of over thirty national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies. Read more
