Resources
News
An overview of climate change related news items relevant to the work of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.
Publications
A list of publications issued by either a team member of the Climate Centre or the Secretariat of the IFRC, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Science
Background information about the science of climate change, with a focus on the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the impacts of climate change on the risk of natural disasters.
Best practices
Information about climate risk reduction programmes in (amongst others) Viet Nam, Indonesia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Colombia and Samoa.
Newsletter archive
A record of the Climate Centre's quarterly newsletter.
Links
A source of information about tools and country profiles, climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and early warning.
Main topics:
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.
The Climate Guide contains the experiences of over thirty national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies. Read more.