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COP 26: Tide could still be turned on ‘disproportionate’ climate hazards faced by coastal communities, IFRC report finds

COP 26: Tide could still be turned on ‘disproportionate’ climate hazards faced by coastal communities, IFRC report finds
5 November 2021

by the Climate Centre(A full rundown of Red Cross Red Crescent engagement at COP 26 is online, including D&C Days [...]

COP 26: It’s time to pivot from war aid to climate aid – Opinion

COP 26: It’s time to pivot from war aid to climate aid – Opinion
4 November 2021

By Hugo Slim, Oxford (This story appeared first last week on the website of The New Humanitarian, a news agency [...]

COP 26: Does adaptation actually reduce risk? New global study probes for answers

COP 26: Does adaptation actually reduce risk? New global study probes for answers
3 November 2021

by the Climate Centre (A full rundown of Red Cross Red Crescent engagement at COP 26 is online, including D&C [...]

COP 26: Joint statement by UK, IFRC and British Red Cross on local action on climate change

COP 26: Joint statement by UK, IFRC and British Red Cross on local action on climate change
2 November 2021

(This statement was issued Friday and signed by Mike Adamson, CEO of the British Red Cross, IFRC Secretary General Jagan [...]

COP 26: Lancet Countdown report says climate change could reverse years of progress in public health

COP 26: <i>Lancet Countdown</i> report says climate change could reverse years of progress in public health
2 November 2021

by the Climate Centre (A full rundown of Red Cross Red Crescent engagement at COP 26 is online, including D&C [...]

COP 26: The planet is in ‘uncharted territory’

COP 26: The planet is in ‘uncharted territory’
1 November 2021

by the Climate Centre (A full rundown of Red Cross Red Crescent engagement at COP 26 which began yesterday, including [...]

COP 26: How much climate finance goes to health? – Blog

COP 26: How much climate finance goes to health? – Blog
1 November 2021

by Devin O’Donnell and Tilly Alcayna, Climate Centre (A full rundown of Red Cross Red Crescent engagement at COP 26, [...]

COP 26: ‘African voices must be heard’

COP 26: ‘African voices must be heard’
31 October 2021

by Dr Asha Mohammed, Secretary General, Kenya Red Cross (This story appeared first on Friday on the website of the [...]

COP 26: IFRC report reveals impact on people forced to flee floods, fires, drought

COP 26: IFRC report reveals impact on people forced to flee floods, fires, drought
31 October 2021

by the IFRC (This story is a press release issued by the IFRC on Thursday. A full rundown of Red [...]

COP 26: ICRC warns of ‘severe effects of converging climate change and conflict’

COP 26: ICRC warns of ‘severe effects of converging climate change and conflict’
31 October 2021

By Robert Mardini, ICRC Director-General (This statement, timed to coincide with the lead-up to COP 26, appeared first on the [...]

Yolanda Kakabadse, former Ecuador environment minister, is new chair of Climate Centre board

Yolanda Kakabadse, former Ecuador environment minister, is new chair of Climate Centre board
28 October 2021

By the Climate Centre Yolanda Kakabadse, a former Ecuadoran environment minister, was yesterday appointed to chair the Climate Centre’s board, [...]

Sweden will double climate finance by 2025 – minister

Sweden will double climate finance by 2025 – minister
24 October 2021

by the Climate Centre The planet is in a “severe climate crisis” but humanity has never been better equipped to [...]

Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations: 160 signatories’ joint statement for COP 26

Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations: 160 signatories’ joint statement for COP 26
22 October 2021

(The following statement on behalf of the 160 signatories to the charter was first posted by the IFRC and ICRC [...]

‘The quickest way to get global funding to local actors’: Donors vow increased support for IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund

‘The quickest way to get global funding to local actors’: Donors vow increased support for IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund
19 October 2021

by the Climate Centre Major international donors gathered online yesterday to pledge new or renewed funding to the IFRC’s Disaster [...]

‘Survival of humanity depends on actions today to mitigate climate change and adapt’

‘Survival of humanity depends on actions today to mitigate climate change and adapt’
15 October 2021

by the Climate Centre The presidents of the IFRC and ICRC yesterday called on world leaders to implement “a rapid [...]

Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, climate scientist, 1961–2021

Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, climate scientist, 1961–2021
15 October 2021

by the Climate Centre The much-admired “inspirational” Dutch climate scientist Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, an analyst at the Royal Netherlands [...]

Zambia Red Cross takes reins on forecast-based action

Zambia Red Cross takes reins on forecast-based action
14 October 2021

by the Climate Centre In Zambia in recent weeks, major components of the Netherlands-funded Response Preparedness II were handed over [...]

‘Getting real about playing God’: climate engineering in context 2021

‘Getting real about playing God’: climate engineering in context 2021
14 October 2021

by the Climate Centre The latest in the series of Climate Engineering in Context conferences was held online all last [...]

ICRC: Combined impacts of conflict and extreme weather in northern Mozambique threaten health

ICRC: Combined impacts of conflict and extreme weather in northern Mozambique threaten health
11 October 2021

by the ICRC (This video and story appeared first on the ICRC website earlier today; the high-resolution video can be [...]

Social protection a central global goal for ending poverty and enhancing human capital – Brief

Social protection a central global goal for ending poverty and enhancing human capital – Brief
11 October 2021

by Sajanika Sivanu, Climate Centre, BonnA new Climate Centre brief reiterates support for the plan of action on climate-related loss [...]

American Red Cross: Climate change a worldwide humanitarian emergency and defining threat of the 21st century

American Red Cross: Climate change a worldwide humanitarian emergency and defining threat of the 21st century
4 October 2021

By the Climate Centre (Jennifer Pipa’s complete testimony is available on the Senate committee website.) The American Red Cross Vice-President [...]

Climate changed them. Will their story change you?

Climate changed them. Will their story change you?
4 October 2021

By the IFRC (This story is an IFRC press release issued from Geneva today. It has been edited slightly here [...]

ICRC: Climate change turns Mali’s Lake Faguibine into desert and forces people to move

ICRC: Climate change turns Mali’s Lake Faguibine into desert and forces people to move
29 September 2021

by the ICRC (This story, video, including drone aerials, and still photos were released by the ICRC yesterday. The text [...]

‘Food provides life, health, hope’

‘Food provides life, health, hope’
24 September 2021

by the Climate Centre The first-ever UN Food Systems Summit was held online yesterday to spur action on the UN’s [...]

UNSG calls for sense of urgency over the ‘dire state of the climate process’ ahead of COP 26

UNSG calls for sense of urgency over the ‘dire state of the climate process’ ahead of COP 26
21 September 2021

By the Climate Centre As the high-level week of the General Assembly got underway in New York, the UK yesterday [...]

IFRC: 140 million people hit by twin crises of climate and Covid

IFRC: 140 million people hit by twin crises of climate and Covid
16 September 2021

by the IFRC (This story is an IFRC press release issued in New York and Geneva earlier today. The report [...]

Frequent extreme heat poses ‘unprecedented challenges to human health and how we live’

Frequent extreme heat poses ‘unprecedented challenges to human health and how we live’
15 September 2021

by the Climate Centre A special study by the BBC published yesterday has concluded that the number of extremely hot [...]

Decisive action on climate could still stem internal migration

Decisive action on climate could still stem internal migration
14 September 2021

by the Climate Centre A new report from the World Bank out yesterday describes climate change as “an increasingly potent [...]

Study: Expanding early action in Dhaka to include heatwave

Study: Expanding early action in Dhaka to include heatwave
12 September 2021

by Sheikh Khairul Rahaman, German Red Cross, Bangladesh (A longer version of this article appeared first on the Anticipation Hub; [...]

Climate and migration: what’s the evidence?

Climate and migration: what’s the evidence?
10 September 2021

by the Climate Centre A set of infographics just launched by the UK-based global affairs think tank the Overseas Development [...]

The young asked to take the lead on climate

The young asked to take the lead on climate
9 September 2021

by the Climate Centre More than 700 young people all over the world registered for the Red Cross Red Crescent [...]

Blog: Acting early to protect children in emergencies

Blog: Acting early to protect children in emergencies
8 September 2021

by Audrey Oettli, IFRC-Child Protection Area of Responsibility Coordinator (A version of this blog first appeared on the Anticipation Hub earlier [...]

Greenhouse gases, sea levels, oceans, permafrost, Arctic fires, Antarctic melt all broke records in 2020

Greenhouse gases, sea levels, oceans, permafrost, Arctic fires, Antarctic melt all broke records in 2020
3 September 2021

by the Climate Centre (This story is a summary of a NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information news story on [...]

WMO: Climate change leads to more extreme weather but early warning saves lives

WMO: Climate change leads to more extreme weather but early warning saves lives
2 September 2021

by the Climate Centre Recorded disasters have multiplied by a factor of five over the past 50 years, driven by [...]

‘A terrifying glimpse of a world ravaged by unchecked climate change’

‘A terrifying glimpse of a world ravaged by unchecked climate change’
1 September 2021

By the Climate Centre Fifty-five wildfires were still burning late last week in the Russia’s Yakutia republic in Siberia but [...]

Hurricane Ida winds ‘intensified from 85 to 150mph’ in a day

Hurricane Ida winds ‘intensified from 85 to 150mph’ in a day
31 August 2021

Hurricane Ida, which rapidly intensified off the US Gulf of Mexico coast earlier this week, may have become the fifth [...]

One million trees to protect vulnerable Gambian communities

One million trees to protect vulnerable Gambian communities
29 August 2021

The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) – together with the government and the National Youth Council and with UNDP support [...]

IFRC: As climate-related disasters escalate, humanitarian sector urges investment in preparedness

IFRC: As climate-related disasters escalate, humanitarian sector urges investment in preparedness
24 August 2021

(This story is an IFRC press release issued in Geneva earlier today.) The recent devastating wildfires, heatwaves, droughts, floods and [...]

IFRC: Wildfires and Covid threaten tens of thousands in Algeria and Tunisia

IFRC: Wildfires and Covid threaten tens of thousands in Algeria and Tunisia
16 August 2021

(This story is a press release issued by the IFRC in Algiers, Tunis and Beirut on Friday. It has been [...]

New Climate Centre country briefs on climate, health, livelihoods

New Climate Centre country briefs on climate, health, livelihoods
16 August 2021

By the Climate Centre The Climate Centre last week finalized publication of eight country-briefs assessing the impacts of a changing [...]

Somalia: 3 million face starvation and disease, IFRC warns, calling for swift action

Somalia: 3 million face starvation and disease, IFRC warns, calling for swift action
12 August 2021

(This story is an IFRC press release issued in Nairobi and Geneva yesterday. It has been edited slightly here for [...]

Forecast Mediterranean fire danger persists

Forecast Mediterranean fire danger persists
11 August 2021

by the Climate Centre “Extreme and very extreme conditions” conducive to wildfires continue to prevail over large areas of the [...]

IPCC: Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying

IPCC: Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying
9 August 2021

by the Climate Centre The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said today that scientists are “observing changes in the Earth’s [...]

IFRC urges more international support for Afghans affected by worsening drought

IFRC urges more international support for Afghans affected by worsening drought
5 August 2021

(This story is an IFRC press release issued yesterday in Kabul, Kuala Lumpur and Geneva.) by the IFRC The IFRC [...]

Red Cross Red Crescent volunteers respond to wildfires raging across Europe

Red Cross Red Crescent volunteers respond to wildfires raging across Europe
3 August 2021

(This story is an IFRC press release issued in Ankara, Budapest and Geneva yesterday; it has been edited slightly here [...]

British Red Cross briefing on intensifying UK heatwaves

British Red Cross briefing on intensifying UK heatwaves
30 July 2021

by the Climate Centre The UK is getting hotter, says the British Red Cross. As a result of climate change, [...]

ICRC: Climate change and conflict threaten Somali herders

ICRC: Climate change and conflict threaten Somali herders
28 July 2021

(This story appeared first on the ICRC website yesterday.) by the ICRCConflict and the growing climate crisis are pushing herders [...]

French Red Cross updates ‘Taking care of humankind at +2°’

French Red Cross updates ‘Taking care of humankind at +2°’
27 July 2021

by the Climate Centre The French Red Cross last week issued a second edition of its wide-ranging report focusing on [...]

China floods: ‘Massive rescue and relief efforts’

China floods: ‘Massive rescue and relief efforts’
22 July 2021

by the Climate CentreThe Chinese authorities have launched “massive rescue and relief efforts” in response to record rainfall and floods [...]

Europe floods: Are they linked to climate change?

Europe floods: Are they linked to climate change?
20 July 2021

How much can we say about climate’s role in a specific weather-event? Here’s what scientists, including Climate Centre Director Maarten [...]

‘A catastrophe of historic proportions’

‘A catastrophe of historic proportions’
16 July 2021

by the Climate CentreMore than 100 people in Germany have died in what may be the most lethal flood disaster [...]