Publications
World Climate Conference-3 Geneva, interns' findings
October 09 2009by Graduate students Columbia University's Climate Master's program
In 2008 and 2009, graduate students from Columbia University’s Climate and Society Master’s program worked as interns with IFRC offices around the globe. In each location, they conducted surveys, interviews, and workshops to assess available weather and climate information in the context of IFRC user-needs. Students made recommendations to climate information providers and the IFRC on how climate forecasts might be better tailored and utilized for the IFRC’s humanitarian work. Key findings and recommendations were brought to the attention of policy makers and meteorological service providers at the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC3) in Geneva, 2009 through a side event and synthesis report. These findings contributed to the key conference outcome: a commitment among participants to develop a Global Framework for Climate Services. Click here 
(pdf, 2 MB) for the document.
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
