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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

by the Climate Centre In the most pessimistic scenario for climate change, with emissions continuing to rise at the current[..]

by the Climate CentreLast week’s record-breaking heatwave in parts of the US and Canada would have been virtually impossible without[..]

by Sarah Cagann, American Red Cross, Portland, Oregon(This story appeared first last week on the Cascades Region Blog. The World[..]

by the Anticipation Hub, German Red Cross The three-day Africa Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action ended online last week[..]

(This article, by the IFRC’s Protection, Gender and Inclusion Unit, appeared first on the IFRC site on Monday. It has[..]

by Michelle Langrand and Pokuaa Oduro-Bonsrah, Geneva Solutions (This article appeared first on the Geneva Solutions website late last month;[..]

by the Climate CentreThe Canadian Red Cross has set up a family reunification helpline, open 12 hours a day, seven[..]

by the Climate Centre A new brief incorporating social protection responses to Covid-19, published this week, argues that “it is[..]

by the Climate CentreTogether with its partners in a multi-agency task force, the IFRC is committed to scaling up anticipatory[..]

(This story is a joint press release issued by the IFRC and ICRC earlier today. It has been edited slightly[..]

(This story is an IFRC press release issued in Budapest and Geneva earlier today.) by the IFRCA looming heatwave in[..]

by the Climate CentreAction to improve the UK’s resilience is not keeping pace with the fallout from a warming world[..]

by the Climate CentreAt the end of the G7 summit in Cornwall yesterday, the UK, Germany and the US announced[..]

(This story is an IFRC press release issued in Geneva and Panama last Monday. It has been edited slightly here for length.)by[..]

by the Climate Centre An international collaborative study that says it’s the largest to date on the health impacts of climate[..]

by the Climate CentreThirty million out of 40.5m new displacements last year were the result of weather-related disasters, nearly half[..]

by the IFRC (This story is an IFRC press release, issued in Kuala Lumpur, Delhi and Dakar earlier today.) Red[..]

by the Climate Centre A new brief published by the IFRC and Climate Centre today details the adverse impacts of[..]

British Red Cross and Climate Centre experts shared insights on how the private sector and especially insurance can sharpen humanitarian[..]

The UK government Tuesday took the opportunity of a high-level dialogue of the Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) to announce[..]

The European Commission late last month released its new Disaster Preparedness Guidance Note, publicly available in English on its external[..]

The British Red Cross has published a collection of essays to mark its 150th anniversary, including one on climate by Nisreen[..]

Arguing that the world stands “at the edge of the abyss” on climate, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres issued an[..]

The 7th Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks – jointly hosted by OCHA and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation[..]

(This is an edited version of a story first published by the Netherland Red Cross 510 data team and the[..]

(This statement was issued by the American Red Cross last Wednesday, the eve of President Biden’s two-day leaders’ summit on[..]

The IFRC and its specialist reference centre on climate today launched a new strategy for youth-led climate action, aimed at[..]

(This story is an IFRC press release issued in Kabul, Kuala Lumpur and Geneva yesterday. It has been edited here[..]

All key indicators in the State of the Global Climate 2020 report, issued by the WMO today, “highlight relentless, continuing[..]

(A version of this story appeared first on the IFRC website for disaster law on Wednesday.) A new report looking[..]

Social protection (SP) can be key to protecting vulnerable groups and helping them build resilience to climate risks. Four new Climate[..]

Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, the Dutch meteorologist who developed the KNMI Climate Explorer and is a partner of the Climate[..]

The UK COP 26 presidency said Friday it had been “heartened by participants’ show of unity to address the collective[..]

The UK yesterday hosted the online Climate and Development Ministerial meeting, gathering governments and other stakeholders to identify next steps[..]

(This story is an IFRC press release issued earlier today in Kuala Lumpur and Geneva.) A new report reveals 12.6[..]

(This story appeared first on Monday on the SERVIR website.) Disconnects between forecasters and decision-makers worldwide can often result in[..]

The Red Cross Red Crescent is today launching a set of resources including videos for National Society branches and other community-based[..]

The IFRC yesterday released a new video detailing the work of its reference centres, hosted by National Societies worldwide and[..]

A new report aims to encourage countries to make progress “on the mutually supportive objectives of resilience to climate change[..]

Global warming is distorting forecasts of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the Pacific – one of the most important[..]

The UN Friday published an interim report it describes as a “red alert” for the planet, showing that nations must[..]