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COP28: ‘The climate and environmental crisis is the IFRC’s top global challenge’

30 November 2023

By the Climate Centre(A version of this story appeared first as an IFRC press release issued earlier today in Dubai and Geneva. You can follow the International Federation’s engagement at the UN climate talks online here and for journalists through media@ifrc.org.)   In a stark warning just ahead of the UN climate talks that started in Dubai today, IFRC Secretary [...]

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Jamaica: Deaf students harness climate-smart farming with Red Cross support

Jamaica: Deaf students harness climate-smart farming with Red Cross support
29 November 2023

By the IFRC(This story appeared first on the IFRC website earlier this month.)Planting, watering, weeding, harvesting and feeding the animals [...]

ICRC blog: Responding to climate risks in conflict settings – in search of solutions

ICRC blog: Responding to climate risks in conflict settings – in search of solutions
26 November 2023

By Catherine-Lune Grayson, Head of Policy, and Amir Khouzam, Policy Adviser (This blog was first published on the ICRC website [...]

Extreme heat in sub-Saharan Africa ‘under-reported and under-studied’

Extreme heat in sub-Saharan Africa ‘under-reported and under-studied’
23 November 2023

By the Climate Centre A study of last month’s record-breaking heat in Madagascar published today by World Weather Attribution scientists [...]

WMO 2023 State of Climate Services report focuses on health

WMO 2023 State of Climate Services report focuses on health
19 November 2023

By the Climate Centre Climate change threatens to reverse decades of progress towards better health, particularly in the most vulnerable [...]

In East Africa, early action protocols enlisted to expand flood response

In East Africa, early action protocols enlisted to expand flood response
16 November 2023

By the Climate Centre(Since this story was posted and with floods affecting large parts of East Africa, the Uganda Red [...]

New research on health effects of combined exposure to heat, humidity, air pollution

New research on health effects of combined exposure to heat, humidity, air pollution
13 November 2023

By the Climate Centre The Climate Centre and the Prudence Foundation today publish a scoping review of academic literature from [...]

‘Farmers have seen fertile lands dry up, millions struggle to access clean water’

‘Farmers have seen fertile lands dry up, millions struggle to access clean water’
9 November 2023

By the Climate Centre A new study from World Weather Attribution scientists says lengthy and severe droughts like the one [...]

WMO: El Niño expected to persist until April 2024 at least

WMO: El Niño expected to persist until April 2024 at least
8 November 2023

By the Climate Centre The current El Niño event that developed from July is expected to persist at least until [...]

#DCDays23 to explore bold initiatives on climate action, game-changing solutions

#DCDays23 to explore bold initiatives on climate action, game-changing solutions
7 November 2023

By the Climate CentreDevelopment and Climate Days returns this year at COP 28 for the first in-person session since before [...]

A Red Cross Red Crescent road map for ‘urgent climate action’ in Europe and Central Asia
6 November 2023

By the IFRC Regional Office for Europe and the Climate Centre The IFRC has today published a new road map [...]

A Red Cross Red Crescent road map for ‘urgent climate action’ in Europe and Central Asia

ICRC assists Somali Red Crescent to prepare for potentially devastating El Niño rains

ICRC assists Somali Red Crescent to prepare for potentially devastating El Niño rains
3 November 2023

By the ICRC(This story appeared first on the ICRC website yesterday. Editors: please register here to download high-resolution photos and [...]

IFRC and Boao Forum for Asia host round table on youth-led climate action

IFRC and Boao Forum for Asia host round table on youth-led climate action
3 November 2023

By the IFRCThe IFRC and the Boao Forum for Asia this week jointly hosted a high-level youth-led climate action round-table [...]

Saleemul Huq, 1952–2023

Saleemul Huq, 1952–2023
31 October 2023

By the Climate CentreProfessor Saleemul Huq, described as a torchbearer in Bangladesh’s and the world’s struggle against climate change and [...]

‘Robust, accessible science is vital to understand, predict and plan for climate change’

‘Robust, accessible science is vital to understand, predict and plan for climate change’
30 October 2023

By the Climate Centre The second Open Science Conference of the World Climate Research Programme ended Friday in Rwanda with [...]

IFRC: Red Crescent volunteers help people through ever more punishing heatwaves in Bangladesh

IFRC: Red Crescent volunteers help people through ever more punishing heatwaves in Bangladesh
19 October 2023

By the IFRC (This story appeared first yesterday on the IFRC website, with an accompanying video.) As the sun blazes [...]

Risk reduction against water-borne diseases bears fruit in rural Kenya

Risk reduction against water-borne diseases bears fruit in rural Kenya
15 October 2023

By Rita Nyaga, IFRC Nairobi Senior Communications Officer (This story first appeared on the IFRC website on Friday, the International [...]

Climate crisis and conflict push more people to drought-stricken Djibouti

Climate crisis and conflict push more people to drought-stricken Djibouti
13 October 2023

By Anne Wanjiru Macharia, IFRC Nairobi Senior Regional Communications Officer, in Djibouti (This special report appeared first on the IFRC [...]

Study: climate change ‘main driver’ of early-spring heat in South America

Study: climate change ‘main driver’ of early-spring heat in South America
11 October 2023

By the Climate Centre Early spring heat in South America was at least 100 times more likely due to human-caused [...]

11th global dialogue platform on anticipatory action underway in Berlin

11th global dialogue platform on anticipatory action underway in Berlin
10 October 2023

By the Climate Centre The three-day 11th global dialogue platform (register) on anticipatory humanitarian action got underway in Berlin today [...]

Adaptation futures 2023: ‘We must innovate to secure a resilient future’

Adaptation futures 2023: ‘We must innovate to secure a resilient future’
8 October 2023

By the Climate CentreThe week-long Adaptation Futures conference ended in Montreal Friday after gathering more than 2,000 participants from at [...]

WMO forecasts ‘cascading impacts’ after hottest September increases chance of record year

WMO forecasts ‘cascading impacts’ after hottest September increases chance of record year
5 October 2023

This year is on track to be the warmest on record after the warmest September continued “an extended streak of [...]

Libyan flood catastrophe a ‘wake-up call for the world’

Libyan flood catastrophe a ‘wake-up call for the world’
25 September 2023

By the IFRC (This story is based on an IFRC press release issued in New York and Geneva last week. [...]

New partnership to focus on locally-driven action to better anticipate disasters

New partnership to focus on locally-driven action to better anticipate disasters
25 September 2023

By the Climate Centre (This story appeared first as an inter-agency press release late last week.)As proved so tragically in [...]

Climate change undermines most of the sustainable development goals – WMO

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 [...]

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

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

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 [...]

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 [...]