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DREF grant responds to Mozambique cholera surge, anticipating rainy-season peak
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DREF grant responds to Mozambique cholera surge, anticipating rainy-season peak

25 January 2023

By the Climate Centre The IFRC’s Disaster Response Emergency Fund Monday approved a grant of nearly 500,000 Swiss francs to help the Mozambique Red Cross address a cholera outbreak that is affecting five provinces and is likely to worsen as the current rainy season nears its peak. The DREF grant will benefit 240,000 residents of Gaza, Niassa, Sofala, Tete and  Zambezia provinces – all flood-prone areas of the Zambezi valley[..]

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Storms abate in California but hundreds of Red Cross personnel in place to assist with aftermath

Storms abate in California but hundreds of Red Cross personnel in place to assist with aftermath
19 January 2023

By the Climate Centre The rain is finally ending in California after nine consecutive “atmospheric rivers” saturated the state since[..]

‘Hundreds of Red Crossers helping exhausted Californians as more storms head their way’

‘Hundreds of Red Crossers helping exhausted Californians as more storms head their way’
15 January 2023

By the Climate Centre (American Red Cross advice on finding storm shelters and staying safe from floods, landslides, and power[..]

Last year ‘eighth in a row’ of temperatures above pre-industrial level, threatening Paris target of 1.5°C

Last year ‘eighth in a row’ of temperatures above pre-industrial level, threatening Paris target of 1.5°C
13 January 2023

By the Climate Centre The past eight years were the warmest on record globally, fuelled by “ever-rising emissions and accumulated[..]

WMO: Healing ozone layer will help avoid up to 0.5°C of global warming

WMO: Healing ozone layer will help avoid up to 0.5°C of global warming
9 January 2023

By the Climate CentreThe ozone layer is on course to recover within four decades, with the global phasing-out of ozone-depleting[..]

Climate change made UK record hot year ‘160 times more likely’

Climate change made UK record hot year ‘160 times more likely’
6 January 2023

Human-induced climate change made the UK’s record-breaking annual temperature last year about 160 times more likely, an attribution study by[..]

Record-breaking mild weather across Europe, while Red Cross ready for more of the opposite in North America

Record-breaking mild weather across Europe, while Red Cross ready for more of the opposite in North America
5 January 2023

By the Climate Centre The UK Met Office said Tuesday that the main factor behind the exceptional weather currently being[..]

IFRC: Amid worst drought in 40 years, chance of famine rises 25% in Somalia if displaced people don’t get help

IFRC: Amid worst drought in 40 years, chance of famine rises 25% in Somalia if displaced people don’t get help
2 January 2023

By the IFRC (This story is an IFRC press release issued in Nairobi and Geneva on 19 December.) Somalia’s worst[..]

Climate Centre Review of the Year 2022

Climate Centre Review of the Year 2022
21 December 2022

by the Climate Centre (A look at our engagement with the year’s events through the eyes of the Climate Centre[..]

Early warning among ‘top science stories of 2022, chosen by scientists’

Early warning among ‘top science stories of 2022, chosen by scientists’
19 December 2022

By the Climate Centre Early warning of extreme weather is among “the ten biggest science stories of 2022 – chosen[..]

More people, more sessions, more progress at 10th Global Dialogue Platform
9 December 2022

By the Anticipation Hub (This story appeared first earlier today on the news area of the Anticipation Hub website.) At[..]

More people, more sessions, more progress at 10th Global Dialogue Platform

‘Real and long overdue progress’ sees the young recognized as stakeholders in action and policy on climate

<strong>‘Real and long overdue progress’ sees the young recognized as stakeholders in action and policy on climate</strong><strong></strong>
2 December 2022

by the Climate Centre The second annual Red Cross Red Crescent Movement youth climate summit was held online yesterday, organized[..]

UR22 blog: What do acrobatics, doughnuts, beach balls and art have in common?

UR22 blog: What do acrobatics, doughnuts, beach balls and art have in common?
2 December 2022

By Dorothy Heinrich, Climate Centre They are all ways to communicate risk.This was a Climate Centre message at Understanding Risk[..]

COP27: Intergenerational brainstorm for hydromet early warning early action

COP27: Intergenerational brainstorm for hydromet early warning early action
30 November 2022

By Dorothy Heinrich, Climate Centre A designedly intergenerational workshop at COP27 earlier this month produced a five-point call to the[..]

Opinion: Success or failure? A Climate Centre verdict on COP27

Opinion: Success or failure? A Climate Centre verdict on COP27
25 November 2022

By Carina Bachofen and Julie Arrighi, Associate Directors, Climate Centre, The Hague, Washington, DC So the jury’s out on whether[..]

COP27: ‘Now is the time to transform words into action’

COP27: ‘Now is the time to transform words into action’
21 November 2022

By the IFRC (This joint statement by IFRC President Francesco Rocca and Secretary General Jagan Chapagain in response to the[..]

Climate Centre Director Maarten van Aalst to take over leadership of the Netherlands weather service

<strong>Climate Centre Director Maarten van Aalst to take over leadership of the Netherlands weather service</strong>
20 November 2022

By the Climate Centre Climate Centre Director Maarten van Aalst will take up a new post as Director-General and Chief[..]

COP27: Climate change exacerbated heavy rainfall and massive floods this year in West Africa – study

COP27: Climate change exacerbated heavy rainfall and massive floods this year in West Africa – study
17 November 2022

By the Climate Centre Heavy rain that caused massive flooding in Nigeria, Niger and Chad starting around June was made[..]

COP27: Talks lack ambition needed to protect those hardest hit by climate change, warns IFRC

COP27: Talks lack ambition needed to protect those hardest hit by climate change, warns IFRC
16 November 2022

By the Climate Centre (This story is an IFRC press release issued yesterday.) The IFRC is raising concern that progress[..]

COP27: Heat, desertification, dying land intensify struggle for Iraq’s farmers – ICRC

COP27: Heat, desertification, dying land intensify struggle for Iraq’s farmers – ICRC
14 November 2022

By the ICRC (This story is an ICRC news release issued earlier today, along with b-roll video.) Iraq has been[..]

COP27: IFRC launches Global Climate Resilience Platform to support 500 million people

COP27: IFRC launches Global Climate Resilience Platform to support 500 million people
9 November 2022

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

COP27: UN unveils promised plan to provide early warning for all

COP27: UN unveils promised plan to provide early warning for all
8 November 2022

By the Climate Centre United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres yesterday unveiled its Early warnings for all: Executive action plan 2023–2027[..]

COP27: Concise, accessible information from IFRC for National Societies on climate, disaster governance

COP27: Concise, accessible information from IFRC for National Societies on climate, disaster governance
7 November 2022

By the Climate Centre The IFRC last week published a new guide to the governance of climate and disaster issues[..]

COP27: ICRC calls on world leaders to live up to commitments under Paris and the Agenda 2030

COP27: ICRC calls on world leaders to live up to commitments under Paris and the Agenda 2030
7 November 2022

By the ICRC (This story is an ICRC news release issued in Geneva on Friday. It accompanies a special video[..]

Europe: ‘A live picture of a warming world’

Europe: ‘A live picture of a warming world’
2 November 2022

By the Climate Centre The World Meteorological Organization said today that temperatures in Europe are increasing at more than twice[..]

COP27: The world cannot afford more vague promises, says IFRC

COP27: The world cannot afford more vague promises, says IFRC
1 November 2022

By the IFRC (This story is an IFRC press release issued earlier today from Geneva.) No region in the world[..]

IFRC launches measures to make emergency fund ‘more agile, efficient, localized’

<strong>IFRC launches measures to make emergency fund ‘more agile, efficient, localized’</strong>
28 October 2022

By the Climate Centre A two-year process of consultation and development intended to make its Disaster Response Emergency Fund* ‘more[..]

Lancet Countdown: Climate impacts increasingly affecting health and well-being and exacerbating vulnerability

Lancet Countdown: Climate impacts increasingly affecting health and well-being and exacerbating vulnerability
26 October 2022

By the Climate Centre Over the past two years, extreme-weather events have caused devastation across every continent, adding further pressure[..]

American Red Cross and Salvation Army each get $40m in ‘historic grants’ for disaster needs in a changing climate

American Red Cross and Salvation Army each get $40m in ‘historic grants’ for disaster needs in a changing climate
19 October 2022

By the Climate Centre The Salvation Army and the American Red Cross yesterday announced that the Lilly Endowment foundation has[..]

‘Daybreak’ at COP27? Climate Centre beta tests new climate game

‘Daybreak’ at COP27? Climate Centre beta tests new climate game
18 October 2022

By the Climate Centre When world leaders arrive in Egypt for the UN climate talks next month, “they’ll be charged[..]

International Day for DRR: IFRC urges leaders to invest in warning systems that translate into anticipatory action

International Day for DRR: IFRC urges leaders to invest in warning systems that translate into anticipatory action
14 October 2022

By the Climate Centre Coinciding with this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, a report from the UN Office[..]

First-ever early action protocols triggered
in Central America for TS Julia

<strong>First-ever early action protocols triggered<br>in Central America for TS Julia</strong>
13 October 2022

By the Climate Centre The IFRC was today readying a second humanitarian cash grant to Guatemala, one of the countries[..]

Climate Centre launches Youth Advisory Group on Climate

Climate Centre launches Youth Advisory Group on Climate
11 October 2022

By the Climate Centre The Climate Centre is today announcing the establishment of a Youth Advisory Group on Climate that[..]

Deadly heatwaves are intensifying, say OCHA and IFRC in a joint report, their first ever, aimed at COP27

Deadly heatwaves are intensifying, say OCHA and IFRC in a joint report, their first ever, aimed at COP27
10 October 2022

By the Climate Centre (The most recent World Weather Attribution analysis found that high temperatures driven by climate change dried[..]

Mental health and climate: a Red Cross Red Crescent fact sheet

Mental health and climate: a Red Cross Red Crescent fact sheet
10 October 2022

By Fleur Monasso and Devin O’Donnell, Climate Centre The Netherlands Red Cross and two IFRC reference centres today publish a[..]

Water-borne diseases and food insecurity threaten Pakistan as Red Cross Red Crescent steps up relief effort

Water-borne diseases and food insecurity threaten Pakistan as Red Cross Red Crescent steps up relief effort
7 October 2022

By the IFRC (This story is an IFRC press release issued earlier today in Islamabad and Kuala Lumpur.) As widespread[..]

Study: Climate change made this year’s northern summer droughts at least 20 times more likely

Study: Climate change made this year’s northern summer droughts at least 20 times more likely
5 October 2022

By the Climate Centre High temperatures driven by climate change dried out the soil across large parts of the Northern[..]

Ian rolls across Florida leaving ‘catastrophic storm surge, winds, flooding’ in its wake

Ian rolls across Florida leaving ‘catastrophic storm surge, winds, flooding’ in its wake
29 September 2022

By the Climate Centre About 13,000 people escaping Hurricane Ian spent Tuesday night in shelters set up by the American[..]

Blog: Climate and environment considerations for combatants

<strong>Blog: Climate and environment considerations for combatants</strong>
27 September 2022

By Sarah Gale, Technical Adviser, Climate Centre, Vancouver (Sarah Gale, a Technical Adviser with the Climate Centre and a former[..]

‘Strongest storm this year’ slams into Philippines as the latest to undergo rapid intensification

‘Strongest storm this year’ slams into Philippines as the latest to undergo rapid intensification
26 September 2022

By the Climate Centre The Philippine Red Cross over the weekend mobilized at least 2,000 volunteers (photo) to assist residents[..]

Red Cross Red Crescent calls for more action on early warning and anticipation at high-level events alongside UNGA

Red Cross Red Crescent calls for more action on early warning and anticipation at high-level events alongside UNGA
22 September 2022

By the Climate Centre   The UN says its initiative to ensure that all humanity is covered by early warning[..]

Opinion: Mega-disasters and ‘weather whiplash’ add to qualitative shift in big picture facing UNGA high-level week

Opinion: Mega-disasters and ‘weather whiplash’ add to qualitative shift in big picture facing UNGA high-level week
20 September 2022

By Maarten van Aalst, New York The international humanitarian community is facing a crisis that is changing both quantitatively and[..]

Study: Climate change probably intensified monsoon rain behind new Pakistan superflood

Study: Climate change probably intensified monsoon rain behind new Pakistan superflood
15 September 2022

By the Climate Centre A new study from the World Weather Attribution group of international scientists today found climate change[..]

United in Science report: Huge gap between aspirations and reality on climate

United in Science report: Huge gap between aspirations and reality on climate
13 September 2022

By the Climate CentreThis year’s United in Science report highlights “a huge gap between aspirations and reality” on climate change,[..]

WMO: ‘Water stress, withering drought and devastating floods’ hit Africa’s people and ecosystems

WMO: ‘Water stress, withering drought and devastating floods’ hit Africa’s people and ecosystems
8 September 2022

By the Climate Centre The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Africa report, released earlier today, says “water[..]

Blog: Confronting environmental causes of Africa’s food crisis

Blog: Confronting environmental causes of Africa’s food crisis
1 September 2022

By Alice Ruhweza, WWF Regional Director for Africa, and Mohammed Omer Mukhier-Abuzein, IFRC Regional Director for Africa (This blog also[..]

WMO: Third consecutive year of La Niña could intensify Horn of Africa drought

WMO: Third consecutive year of La Niña could intensify Horn of Africa drought
31 August 2022

By the Climate Centre The current protracted La Niña will probably last to the end of the year, becoming the[..]

‘Earthquake-like destruction’ in Pakistan floods

‘Earthquake-like destruction’ in Pakistan floods
29 August 2022

By the IFRC (This story is an IFRC press release issued in Islamabad and Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. The IFRC[..]

ICRC: Worsening climate-shocks exacerbate food shortages for millions of Kenyans

ICRC: Worsening climate-shocks exacerbate food shortages for millions of Kenyans
18 August 2022

By the ICRC (This story and accompanying video shot last month in Garissa county were released by the ICRC earlier[..]

A journey with youth for action on water and climate

<strong>A journey with youth for action on water and climate</strong>
15 August 2022

By the Climate Centre The Climate Centre last week joined a Netherlands-supported partnership with the International Union for Conservation of[..]

Anticipatory shock-responsive social protection trialled as part of Nigeria flood response

<strong>Anticipatory shock-responsive social protection trialled as part of Nigeria flood response</strong>
12 August 2022

By Sayanti Sengupta, Climate Centre, Germany The Nigerian Red Cross in central Kaduna city earlier this week completed a humanitarian[..]