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IPCC to help prepare for short-term climate extremes
July 21 2009by IRIN
IRIN reports in this article 
on the IPCC decision to prepare a Special Report on how to manage disaster risk in the context of climate change (Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation).
The Nobel-prize winning IPCC is best known for its authoritative Assessment Reports which come out roughly every five years. Until now it had paid only limited attention to how climate change affects disaster risk, and to strategies to reduce the risk of disasters in a changing climate.
This Special Report, proposed by UNISDR and Norway, should help enhance understanding of these issues among policy makers and practitioners. It should be of great use to the Red Cross and Red Crescent, as pointed out in the article by Maarten van Aalst of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre, who participated in the IPCC scoping meeting. The report is expected to come out in 2011.
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
