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.

Good practices
Information about climate risk reduction programmes in (amongst others) the Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Vietnam, Indonesia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Colombia and the Pacific.

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.

Resources in other languages
This section has been created to provide multi-language resource materials on climate-related topics. Please note we have not translated many publications up to this date, but we are working with IFRC zone offices worldwide to get more resources translated and therefore we will regularly update this section.

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 Disaster Management - photo: Cristina Estrada, IFRC

Disaster Management

Climate change can act as a catalyst for enhanced disaster management.

Health and Care - photo: John Haskew, IFRC

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 - photo: Yoshi Shimizu, IFRC

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 - photo: Alex Wynter, IFRC

Advocacy

The Red Cross and Red Crescent never works in isolation. Partnerships are more important than ever in the context of global warming.

Communications - photo: Shehab Uddin, British Red Cross

Communications

The global climate is changing and the past no longer explains the present.

Community risk reduction - photo: Obed Wewo, PMI

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 - photo: Janot Reine

Youth

Red Cross Red Crescent youth take action to reduce the impacts of climate change. 

Getting started - photo: Marko Kokic, IFRC

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. 

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Take a look at Red Cross Red Crescent climate change activities on the worldmap

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Climate Guide

Contains the experiences of over thirty national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies. Read more 

Early Warning, Early Action

News & background information 

Entry points for considering climate change in National Society programmes

List of things National Societies who want to be 'climate-smart' could be considering

UNFCCC climate change negotiations

News & background information  

Tool kit for young humanitarians

Download the Climate Centre's Youth Climate Kit.

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