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Climate change undermines most of the sustainable development goals – WMO

14 September 2023

The world is far from meeting its climate goals and this is seriously undermining efforts to tackle hunger, poverty and ill-health, and improve access to clean water and energy, as well as many other aspects of sustainable development.This is the conclusion of a new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization, issued today ahead of relevant meetings at the UN General Assembly in New York that started last week.[..]

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Storm Daniel ‘medicane’ turns on Libya

Storm Daniel ‘medicane’ turns on Libya
13 September 2023

By the Climate Centre (Since this story was written, the IFRC Thursday announced an emergency appeal for 10 million Swiss[..]

‘Africa is not just a passive victim of climate change but a strong voice and an actor for global targets’

‘Africa is not just a passive victim of climate change but a strong voice and an actor for global targets’
10 September 2023

By the Climate Centre Africa Climate Week ended in Nairobi Friday, organized in parallel with the first-ever Africa Climate Summit[..]

Extreme weather in southern Europe moves from one end of the scale to the other

Extreme weather in southern Europe moves from one end of the scale to the other
7 September 2023

By the Climate Centre After record-breaking heat and wildfires earlier this summer, National Societies in several southern European countries are[..]

WMO: Emissions less than a quarter of global average, yet Africa suffers disproportionately from climate change

WMO: Emissions less than a quarter of global average, yet Africa suffers disproportionately from climate change
4 September 2023

By the Climate Centre Africa is responsible for only a fraction of global emissions but is suffering disproportionately from climate[..]

ICPAC: El Niño likely to bring heavy rain to Horn of Africa

ICPAC: El Niño likely to bring heavy rain to Horn of Africa
24 August 2023

By the Climate CentreThe Nairobi-based IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre said yesterday that its October to December forecast shows[..]

Canadian wildfire season: ‘“Unprecedented” doesn’t do it justice’

Canadian wildfire season: ‘“Unprecedented” doesn’t do it justice’
22 August 2023

By the Climate Centre The Canadian Red Cross last week launched a national appeal to assist people affected by hundreds[..]

Reading uni announces project ‘to better understand and predict’ Nile floods in South Sudan, Uganda

Reading uni announces project ‘to better understand and predict’ Nile floods in South Sudan, Uganda
22 August 2023

By the Climate Centre (A version of this story appeared first on the website of the University of Reading earlier[..]

NOAA updates forecast for hurricane season to ‘above normal’

NOAA updates forecast for hurricane season to ‘above normal’
16 August 2023

By the Climate Centre The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) late last week updated its probabilistic forecast for[..]

American Red Cross disaster workers ‘from all corners of the country’ assisting on Maui

American Red Cross disaster workers ‘from all corners of the country’ assisting on Maui
14 August 2023

By the Climate Centre The American Red Cross yesterday said at least 220 trained disaster workers from Maui, other Hawaiian[..]

IFRC: Climate wreaks havoc in Asia Pacific, causing relentless floods, disease, lethal heat
11 August 2023

(This story – an IFRC press release issued jointly in Kuala Lumpur, Dhaka and Beijing – appeared first yesterday.) Countries[..]

IFRC: Climate wreaks havoc in Asia Pacific, causing relentless floods, disease, lethal heat

Norwegian Red Cross mounts biggest-ever domestic response after Storm Hans destruction

Norwegian Red Cross mounts biggest-ever domestic response after Storm Hans destruction
10 August 2023

By the Climate Centre Storm Hans this week brought high winds, intense rain and landslides to the Nordic region, downing[..]

Blog: Social protection and climate action – where are we heading?

Blog: Social protection and climate action – where are we heading?
9 August 2023

By Sayanti Sengupta, Climate Centre, Berlin, and Gala Dahlet, FAO, Rome In a world grappling with the dual challenges of[..]

Climate-smart programmes and operations for National Societies: a comprehensive new guide from the IFRC

Climate-smart programmes and operations for National Societies: a comprehensive new guide from the IFRC
7 August 2023

By the Climate Centre The IFRC and its specialist Climate Centre today published a comprehensive new guide to climate-smart programming[..]

South Sudan food insecurity: ‘Holding on to hope the rains will not fail’

South Sudan food insecurity: ‘Holding on to hope the rains will not fail’
6 August 2023

By Anna Wanjiru, IFRC Senior Regional Communications Officer, Nairobi (This story appeared first on the IFRC website last Wednesday.)Most countries[..]

WMO: Warming trend in Asia since 1991 almost double previous three decades

WMO: Warming trend in Asia since 1991 almost double previous three decades
28 July 2023

By the Climate Centre Extreme weather and the impacts of climate change are intensifying in what is already the world’s[..]

North American and European heatwaves virtually impossible without climate change – study

North American and European heatwaves virtually impossible without climate change – study
25 July 2023

By the Climate Centre The death toll as wildfires swept across parts of Algeria has risen to 34 people, including[..]

IFRC: heatwaves need not be lethal with ‘simple, low-cost measures’

IFRC: heatwaves need not be lethal with ‘simple, low-cost measures’
18 July 2023

By the Climate Centre With red alerts for heat danger issued in at least seven European countries, the IFRC today[..]

‘It’s raining like never before’ (in Japan)

‘It’s raining like never before’ (in Japan)
14 July 2023

By the Climate CentreTemperatures up to 5°C above average are forecast to continue in the Mediterranean region at least for[..]

10,000 young Red Crescent volunteers in Iran plant ten trees each for people and planet

10,000 young Red Crescent volunteers in Iran plant ten trees each for people and planet
12 July 2023

By the IFRC (This story appeared first on the IFRC website on Monday.) Planting a single tree may seem like[..]

Preliminary data shows the world just had the hottest week on record

Preliminary data shows the world just had the hottest week on record
11 July 2023

By the Climate CentrePreliminary data from Japanese scientists shows the average global temperature on 7 July was 17.24°C – or[..]

International research effort launched to reduce cyclone impacts in Southern Africa

International research effort launched to reduce cyclone impacts in Southern Africa
9 July 2023

By the Climate Centre An international collaboration aimed at improving early warning and enhancing resilience to tropical cyclones in Madagascar,[..]

Global warming in Latin America and Caribbean causing ‘vicious circle of spiralling impacts on countries and communities’

Global warming in Latin America and Caribbean causing ‘vicious circle of spiralling impacts on countries and communities’
7 July 2023

By the Climate Centre Global warming is accelerating in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting what the World Meteorological Organization[..]

‘It’s time to act!’: Italian Red Cross launches second phase of climate engagement campaign

‘It’s time to act!’: Italian Red Cross launches second phase of climate engagement campaign
6 July 2023

By the Climate Centre The Italian Red Cross (CRI) today launched the second two-year phase of its campaign to raise[..]

WMO: El Niño is here

WMO: El Niño is here
4 July 2023

By the Climate Centre El Niño conditions have developed for the first time in seven years, setting the stage for[..]

Central Africa ‘will struggle to gauge climate risks’ without more investment in meteorological data

Central Africa ‘will struggle to gauge climate risks’ without more investment in meteorological data
29 June 2023

By the Climate Centre Without help for investment in weather stations, climate science and human vulnerability in central Africa, the[..]

Innovation summit 2023: ‘A fantastic opportunity to reimagine humanitarian action’

Innovation summit 2023: ‘A fantastic opportunity to reimagine humanitarian action’
26 June 2023

By the Climate Centre Describing the IFRC Global Innovation Summit 2023 as “a fantastic opportunity to reimagine humanitarian action”, Secretary[..]

Humanitarian funding: ‘A crisis within a crisis’

Humanitarian funding: ‘A crisis within a crisis’
23 June 2023

By the Climate Centre United Nations Secretary General António Guterres this week said that halfway through the year, the UN[..]

Red Cross youth training in the Solomon Islands for global climate action

Red Cross youth training in the Solomon Islands for global climate action
21 June 2023

By the Climate Centre The Solomon Islands Red Cross Society last week conducted a successful pilot training session on climate[..]

Europe, the fastest-warming continent, faces ‘major human, economic, environmental toll’ from climate impacts

Europe, the fastest-warming continent, faces ‘major human, economic, environmental toll’ from climate impacts
19 June 2023

By the Climate CentreClimate change is taking a “major human, economic and environmental toll in Europe, the fastest warming continent[..]

Factor health into adaptation finance – Climate Centre study

Factor health into adaptation finance – Climate Centre study
15 June 2023

By the Climate Centre Climate Centre research indicating that adaptation finance for health remains very low judged by needs assessed[..]

Mauritania: Thousands of food-insecure families need urgent assistance as Sahel battles food crisis

Mauritania: Thousands of food-insecure families need urgent assistance as Sahel battles food crisis
12 June 2023

By the IFRC (This story appeared first on the IFRC website earlier today. Mauritania last month became the latest country[..]

DREF grant to help Sri Lanka Red Cross fight dengue surge

DREF grant to help Sri Lanka Red Cross fight dengue surge
9 June 2023

By the Climate Centre The Sri Lankan government Wednesday reported nearly 2,400 new cases of mosquito-borne dengue fever during last[..]

Red Cross in North America helping millions protect against smoke from new Canadian wildfires

Red Cross in North America helping millions protect against smoke from new Canadian wildfires
8 June 2023

By the Climate Centre Tens of millions of people in North America have been advised to wear face-masks outdoors or[..]

2 June, Heat Action Day 2023: heatwaves are intensifying but together we can #BeatTheHeat

2 June, Heat Action Day 2023: heatwaves are intensifying but together we can #BeatTheHeat
2 June 2023

By the IFRC(This story first appeared for on the IFRC website earlier today, 2 June, #HeatActionDay2023; it has been edited[..]

US forecasters: 50% chance of above-normal cyclone activity in the central Pacific

US forecasters: 50% chance of above-normal cyclone activity in the central Pacific
28 May 2023

By the Climate Centre US forecasters last week issued seasonal outlooks for tropical storms in the Atlantic and the central[..]

Amid ‘particular concern’ over climate-related illness and heat, #MeteoWorld resolves to expand services for public health

Amid ‘particular concern’ over climate-related illness and heat, #MeteoWorld resolves to expand services for public health
26 May 2023

By the Climate Centre The World Meteorological Congress, which opened in Geneva on Monday, has agreed to scale up services[..]

‘Thanks to early warning and disaster management, catastrophic mortality rates are history’

‘Thanks to early warning and disaster management, catastrophic mortality rates are history’
22 May 2023

By the Climate Centre (The IFRC last week launched an emergency appeal for 5 million Swiss francs to assist the[..]

ICRC: Climate change and conflict combine to increase humanitarian needs in the Middle East

ICRC: Climate change and conflict combine to increase humanitarian needs in the Middle East
19 May 2023

By the ICRC (This story is an ICRC release issued yesterday from Geneva. The new Making Adaptation Work report is[..]

Russian Red Cross faces new wildfire emergency

Russian Red Cross faces new wildfire emergency
18 May 2023

By the Climate Centre The northern hemisphere has seen “significant wildfire activity” this month and last, with large fires burning[..]

WMO: Global temperatures likely to surge to record levels over next five years

WMO: Global temperatures likely to surge to record levels over next five years
17 May 2023

By the Climate Centre The World Meteorological Organization’s 2023 Annual-to-Decadal Climate Prediction, which has just been released, says there is[..]

IFRC: Access and time crucial to help families in Myanmar and Bangladesh affected by Cyclone Mocha

IFRC: Access and time crucial to help families in Myanmar and Bangladesh affected by Cyclone Mocha
16 May 2023

By the IFRC (This story is an IFRC press release issued earlier today in Kuala Lumpur and Geneva.)The strongest cyclone[..]

Cyclone Mocha: Accurate forecasts spur preparedness in Myanmar and Bangladesh

Cyclone Mocha: Accurate forecasts spur preparedness in Myanmar and Bangladesh
15 May 2023

By the Climate Centre The Mocha system made landfall early afternoon local time on the north-west coast of Myanmar yesterday[..]

Study: Western Mediterranean heatwave rare even for today’s warmed world

Study: Western Mediterranean heatwave rare even for today’s warmed world
7 May 2023

By the Climate Centre A rapid study of last month’s extraordinary heatwave in the western Mediterranean by World Weather Attribution[..]

Social protection and WASH can achieve common goals

Social protection and WASH can achieve common goals
4 May 2023

By Sajanika Sivanu, Climate Centre, Toronto, Canada The Climate Centre and the Norwegian Red Cross this week released a new[..]

WMO: Prepare for El Niño

WMO: Prepare for El Niño
3 May 2023

By the Climate CentreThe probability of El Niño developing later this year is increasing, the World Meteorological Organization said today,[..]

Iberian peninsula heat breaks April record for Spain by nearly 5°C

Iberian peninsula heat breaks April record for Spain by nearly 5°C
1 May 2023

By the Climate Centre The Spanish Red Cross (CRE) was last week reaching out to vulnerable groups such as the[..]

‘Exceptional drought’ in Horn of Africa would not have occurred without climate change – Study

‘Exceptional drought’ in Horn of Africa would not have occurred without climate change – Study
27 April 2023

By the Climate Centre Climate change has turned what would have been manageable ‘dry’ conditions in the Horn of Africa[..]

New at #HNPW: Report reveals scale of anticipatory action worldwide

New at #HNPW: Report reveals scale of anticipatory action worldwide
26 April 2023

By the Anticipation Hub (A version of this story appeared first yesterday on the Anticipation Hub website; it has been[..]

WMO global climate report: ‘Melting of some European glaciers literally off the charts’

WMO global climate report: ‘Melting of some European glaciers literally off the charts’
21 April 2023

By the Climate Centre The State of the Global Climate 2022 report published by the World Meteorological Organization earlier today[..]

Relief operation for 12,000 people affected by Uruguay drought after DREF for Red Cross assessment

Relief operation for 12,000 people affected by Uruguay drought after DREF for Red Cross assessment
20 April 2023

By the Climate Centre The Uruguayan Red Cross earlier this year was supported by the IFRC’s Disaster Response Emergency Fund[..]