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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[..]

’Climate breakdown is supercharging toll of extreme weather worldwide’

’Climate breakdown is supercharging toll of extreme weather worldwide’
11 August 2022

By the Climate Centre The UK’s Guardian newspaper last week published what it says is the most comprehensive compilation to[..]

Strengthening multi-hazard early warning in the Pacific: new research on storms, droughts

Strengthening multi-hazard early warning in the Pacific: new research on storms, droughts
10 August 2022

By Sayanti Sengupta, Climate Centre, Germany New research on early warning and early action for typhoons in Palau and drought[..]

WFP and IFRC join forces to face anticipated climate shocks in the Middle East and North Africa

WFP and IFRC join forces to face anticipated climate shocks in the Middle East and North Africa
10 August 2022

(This story is a joint IFRC-WFP press release issued today in Dubai. It has been edited slightly here mainly for[..]

Latin America and the Caribbean 2021: ‘mega-drought, extreme rainfall, heatwaves, glacier melt’

Latin America and the Caribbean 2021: ‘mega-drought, extreme rainfall, heatwaves, glacier melt’
27 July 2022

By the Climate Centre The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021 report[..]

UK heatwave ‘far more intense and widespread’ than comparable events

<strong>UK heatwave ‘far more intense and widespread’ than comparable events</strong>
26 July 2022

By the Climate Centre (This story is edited from a Met Office press release issued on Friday.) A published event[..]

Petersberg climate dialogue held against backdrop of heat and fire emergencies

Petersberg climate dialogue held against backdrop of heat and fire emergencies
21 July 2022

By the Climate Centre The 13th annual Petersberg Climate Dialogue, hosted by Germany jointly with COP27 president Egypt, was held[..]

UK sees 40°C for first time in modern era as wildfires ‘rage’ on

UK sees 40°C for first time in modern era as wildfires ‘rage’ on
19 July 2022

By the Climate Centre The British Met Office said today that a temperature of 40.2°C was provisionally registered at London’s[..]

Brief: A quarter of DREF funding will eventually be for early action

Brief: A quarter of DREF funding will eventually be for early action
18 July 2022

By the Climate Centre Climate change and various hazards unrelated to weather are giving rise to an increasing number of[..]

IFRC warns intensifying heatwave in Europe could have tragic consequences

IFRC warns intensifying heatwave in Europe could have tragic consequences
14 July 2022

By the IFRC (This story is an IFRC press release issued earlier today in Budapest.) Extreme temperatures have spiralled into[..]

Western Europe again on high alert for lethal heat and fire

Western Europe again on high alert for lethal heat and fire
12 July 2022

National Societies in Western Europe were this week again on the alert for dangerously high temperatures and an increased risk[..]

Climate change increased heavy Brazil rainfall that was ‘far outside observed records’

Climate change increased heavy Brazil rainfall that was ‘far outside observed records’
6 July 2022

By the Climate Centre A new study from the World Weather Attribution group of international scientists says the extreme rainfall[..]

Central America and Caribbean National Societies react quickly to approaching TS Bonnie

Central America and Caribbean National Societies react quickly to approaching TS Bonnie
5 July 2022

By the Climate CentreTropical Storm Bonnie swept east to west through Central America over the weekend, just to the north[..]

‘The climate emergency, pandemics, the housing crisis, violence and conflict, all converge in cities’

‘The climate emergency, pandemics, the housing crisis, violence and conflict, all converge in cities’
4 July 2022

By the Climate Centre The World Urban Forum (WUF11) ended in the Polish city of Katowice Thursday, with one of[..]

Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre marks 20th birthday

<strong>Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre marks 20th birthday</strong>
28 June 2022

By Maarten van Aalst, Climate Centre Director, The Hague The Climate Centre is twenty years old today. Or to be[..]

Humanitarian Affairs Segment: ‘Scale of today’s mega-crises requires a new approach’

Humanitarian Affairs Segment: ‘Scale of today’s mega-crises requires a new approach’
23 June 2022

By the Climate Centre The 2022 UN ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) in New York today heard strong calls from[..]

Council of Delegates resolves to scale up anticipatory action

Council of Delegates resolves to scale up anticipatory action
22 June 2022

By the Climate Centre The Council of the Delegates in Geneva today resolved to scale up anticipatory action to better[..]

REAP: Most crisis funding remains unplanned with ‘very small amounts’ going to early action

REAP: Most crisis funding remains unplanned with ‘very small amounts’ going to early action
22 June 2022

By the Climate Centre The Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) Monday released a report on “commitments, trends, challenges and opportunities”[..]

IFRC calls for ‘bold response’ to climate crisis

IFRC calls for ‘bold response’ to climate crisis
21 June 2022

IFRC Secretary General Jagan Chapagain yesterday paid tribute to volunteers and staff of National Societies in responding to multiple challenges[..]

Francesco Rocca re-elected IFRC president at ‘unprecedented moment of risk for the world’

Francesco Rocca re-elected IFRC president at ‘unprecedented moment of risk for the world’
20 June 2022

By the Climate Centre Francesco Rocca was yesterday elected to a second four-year term as IFRC president by representatives of[..]

IFRC’s first global Heat Action Day coincides with early heatwaves in France, Spain and the US

IFRC’s first global Heat Action Day coincides with early heatwaves in France, Spain and the US
14 June 2022

By the Climate Centre The IFRC today launched its first global Heat Action Day as the American, French and Spanish[..]

ICRC: Yemen’s ancient honey industry at risk from combination of conflict and climate change

ICRC: Yemen’s ancient honey industry at risk from combination of conflict and climate change
13 June 2022

By the Climate Centre The ICRC says armed conflict and climate change are threatening the production of honey in Yemen,[..]

WMO: Stubborn La Niña forecast to persist

WMO: Stubborn La Niña forecast to persist
10 June 2022

By the Climate Centre The World Meteorological Organization today put at about 70 per cent the chances of the current[..]

Researching resilience to zoonotic and climate-related health threats in Europe

Researching resilience to zoonotic and climate-related health threats in Europe
10 June 2022

By the Climate Centre A new inter-agency research effort, supported by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe programme, intended to strengthen[..]

Bonn climate meeting opens as UN food agencies say weather extremes are ‘new normal’ threatening millions more

Bonn climate meeting opens as UN food agencies say weather extremes are ‘new normal’ threatening millions more
7 June 2022

By the Climate Centre The annual Bonn climate change conference began yesterday, the same day the UN’s two major food[..]

Red Cross Red Crescent at Stockholm+50: Environmental crises as humanitarian crises

Red Cross Red Crescent at Stockholm+50: Environmental crises as humanitarian crises
6 June 2022

By the Climate Centre A joint statement Friday by hosts Sweden and Kenya at the end of the Stockholm+50 conference[..]

Angola faces most damaging drought in 40 years

Angola faces most damaging drought in 40 years
2 June 2022

By the Climate Centre The three southernmost provinces of Angola are suffering a fifth consecutive year of drought, decimating crops,[..]

IFRC, WWF call for nature-based solutions to alleviate climate crisis and save lives

IFRC, WWF call for nature-based solutions to alleviate climate crisis and save lives
2 June 2022

By the Climate Centre A joint report by the IFRC and WWF says nature-based solutions could reduce the intensity of[..]

Iraq sees more than one heavy sandstorm a week

Iraq sees more than one heavy sandstorm a week
1 June 2022

By the Climate Centre Iraqi Red Crescent volunteers have again been providing health advice and facemasks to the public (photo)[..]

‘Every budget, every program, every private-sector initiative must be risk-informed and resilient’

‘Every budget, every program, every private-sector initiative must be risk-informed and resilient’
30 May 2022

By the Climate Centre The 2022 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction ended on Saturday in Bali, Indonesia “at a[..]

Finding resilience to city heat in South Asia

Finding resilience to city heat in South Asia
29 May 2022

By the UK Met Office (This story appeared first last week on the Met Office website. It has been edited[..]

US forecasters predict above-average Atlantic hurricane season – the 7th in a row

US forecasters predict above-average Atlantic hurricane season – the 7th in a row
27 May 2022

By the Climate Centre The IFRC Regional Office for the Americas is organizing its regular preparatory conference (register) for an[..]

IPCC co-chair Debra Roberts gets honorary doctorate at NL University of Twente

IPCC co-chair Debra Roberts gets honorary doctorate at NL University of Twente
26 May 2022

By the Climate Centre The highly respected South African climate scientist, Debra Roberts, who jointly leads the IPCC’s Working Group[..]

All-time high of nearly 60m IDPs worldwide. The biggest single cause? Extreme weather

All-time high of nearly 60m IDPs worldwide. The biggest single cause? Extreme weather
25 May 2022

By the Climate Centre (The Anticipation Hub last week carried a summary of a Climate Centre paper on harnessing anticipatory[..]

Niger: multi-million dollar appeal follows early action for food security

Niger: multi-million dollar appeal follows early action for food security
25 May 2022

By the Climate Centre The IFRC has now launched an appeal totalling just over 5 million US dollars to help[..]

Lethal India and Pakistan heatwave ‘30 times more likely because of climate change’

Lethal India and Pakistan heatwave ‘30 times more likely because of climate change’
24 May 2022

By the Climate Centre The long-running early heatwave in India and Pakistan “would have been extraordinarily rare without human-induced climate[..]