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The national report will lead to recommendations on how to make the National Societies' programmes more resilient to climate related risks. National Societies will get a better understanding of the main risks of climate change they are facing and will face in the future, and they can continue to build a network connecting them to other organisations addressing these risks (within various sectors in the government, scientific organisations, and civil society).
A National Society background report with climate risk assessment, including an analysis of changes in risk and implications for Red Cross/Red Crescent plans and programmes (based on information provided by the Climate Centre complemented by networking with national and regional knowledge centres).
This report can be considered as a stand alone document or as a component within other key documents that are proposed in 2010. Investigations will result in an analysis of the impacts of climate change in country and the vulnerability of ongoing programmes and sections of the national population. In an effort to reduce the burden on National Societies, the Climate Centre will provide externally available scientific findings on climate change for the country in a pre-written format. However, given that some information is only available in-country and given that it will need to include implications for National Society programmes, the National Societies' focal point will also need to undertake some of their own investigations into local trends in climate (available at Meteorological offices), as well as a map on who is doing what in-country already in order to reveal gaps and opportunities. Click here 
(pdf, 132 kB) for a list of climate-related stakeholders and here (pdf, 185 kB) for ideas on questions you can ask them.
You will soon be able to find a template for this climate analysis on the Preparedness for Climate Change section of the Climate Centre website. It will indicate which sections can be provided by the Climate Centre and what information will need to be gathered and thought through by the National Society in-country. Remember that there are many organisations working on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and not nearly as many working on the humanitarian implications of climate change that are to some extent unavoidable. This might mean that the National Society has some explaining to do to authorities. The Federation’s UNFCCC Copenhagen advocacy kit available on Fed Net may be useful in that it provides explanations as to why the Movement is concerned. There are examples available on advocacy materials produced by National Societies available upon request from the Climate Centre.
At this stage it is very important to ensure that the various departments within the National Society (such as health, water & sanitation, etc) are involved in the production of the document. Their ideas and programmes are part of the total approach to tackle climate related risks in country. This document can lead to the publication of a stand alone booklet or the information can be used in a publication already planned for the National Society, depending on what is most appropriate. The findings of this analysis can also form the basis for development of communication materials that are distributed more widely and according to the audience. Many National Societies in PfCC1 found that the overall document was too lengthy and technical to distribute widely and they produced a synthesised and simplified version for distribution. Messages for any awareness campaigns including climate change were derived from the information in the document because it included the most up to date and reliable scientific information.
A partially pre-written document for each National Society will be produced by the Climate Centre by mid-May 2010, to be checked and completed by the National Society. The final report will need to include results of investigations and analysis by the National Society focal point. As mentioned previously, the report can be included in an existing report planned for the National Society or become a stand alone one. The report can be sent by the IFRC to the Climate Centre focal point for drafting and technical input.
Read about the findings of PfCC phase 1 in a summary report (pdf, 226 kB)
Experiences of other countries
Templates and guidance for Part 2: A non-country specific template for a national background analysis on climate risk is available here (pdf, 1 MB) (English). For the Spanish version, please click here (pdf, 276 kB) and here (pdf, 1 MB) for the French version.
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
