Thank you for your interest in supporting the work of the RC/RC Climate Centre. Although climate change is a global issue with impacts all over the world, those people with the least resources have the least capacity to adapt and therefore are the most vulnerable. Developing countries, more particularly its poorest inhabitants, do not have the means to fend off floods and other natural disasters; to make matters worse, their economies tend to be based on climate/weather-sensitive sectors such as agriculture and fishery, which makes them all the more vulnerable. With your financial donation you could make a difference to the lives of these people.
To make a donation to the Climate Centre, please use the following bank information for your transfer:
Bank account: 65.72.57.125
IBAN: NL03 INGB 0657 2571 25
BIC/SWIFT: INGBNL2A
Attention: RC/RC Climate Centre
Address: Leeghwaterplein 27
Postal code 2521 CV (for mail use our PO Box please)
City: The Hague
Country: The Netherlands
Bank: ING bank
Bank address: Schenkkade 65
Postal code: 2595 AS
City: The Hague
Country: The Netherlands
The Climate Centre is part of the IFRC, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The Climate Centre is not a government agency, but depends on donations to carry out its work.
You may donate either to the national Red Cross or Red Crescent society in your country or to the Climate Centre.
To make a contribution to your national society, please contact them directly. Contact details can be found on the following list 
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Disaster risk reduction tends to be cheaper and more efficient than emergency relief. Unfortunately, the lack of dramatic images causes disaster risk reduction to receive less media attention than disasters which require immediate relief, and thus disaster risk reduction programs attracts fewer sponsors. The resulting absence of funds seriously halts the development of local and regional disaster risk reduction programs, particularly in developing countries. Since there are few humanitarian organisations which prioritise disaster risk reduction to the extent the Red Cross and Red Crescent does, it is up to the Red Cross and Red Crescent to advocate the importance of disaster risk reduction to both the general public and policy-makers. The necessity of being prepared for climate change and extreme weather events constitutes an important additional argument in favour of this campaign.
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
