New UK aid focused on early action and helping front-line responders anticipate
May 13, 2021
The UK government Tuesday took the opportunity of a high-level dialogue of the Risk-informed Early […]
British Red Cross 150th anniversary essays: the case for change in a time of crisis
May 12, 2021
The British Red Cross has published a collection of essays to mark its 150th anniversary, […]
Nexus approach the backbone of preparedness and resilience. New guidance from ECHO on addressing ‘protracted, unpredictable and complex crises’
May 12, 2021
The European Commission late last month released its new Disaster Preparedness Guidance Note, publicly available […]
In run-up to COP 26, Petersberg dialogue and G7 start fleshing out commitments on adaptation
May 10, 2021
Arguing that the world stands “at the edge of the abyss” on climate, UN Secretary […]
Climate crisis and anticipatory action among ‘priority topics’ at 7th Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks
May 7, 2021
The 7th Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks – jointly hosted by OCHA and the Swiss […]
Optimizing protocols for early action in Ethiopia
April 30, 2021
(This is an edited version of a story first published by the Netherland Red Cross […]
Tilly Alcayna
April 27, 2021
Tilly is the Senior Technical Adviser for Health and Climate. She has over twelve years’ […]
American Red Cross statement on climate change
April 26, 2021
(This statement was issued by the American Red Cross last Wednesday, the eve of President […]
On Earth Day 2021, Red Cross Red Crescent climate strategy ‘for youth by youth’ launched
April 22, 2021
The IFRC and its specialist reference centre on climate today launched a new strategy for […]
13 million Afghans lack food as drought crisis intensifies
April 21, 2021
(This story is an IFRC press release issued in Kabul, Kuala Lumpur and Geneva yesterday. […]
Social protection
April 19, 2021
Many people across the world still live in poverty, worsened by extreme weather and climate […]
WMO global climate report: Covid combines with extreme weather in a double blow for millions but fails to slow climate change and ‘accelerating impacts’
April 19, 2021
All key indicators in the State of the Global Climate 2020 report, issued by the […]
New Red Cross research into climate-resilient development in Dominica
April 16, 2021
(A version of this story appeared first on the IFRC website for disaster law on […]
New Climate Centre briefs: How social protection addresses risks from extreme weather
April 12, 2021
Social protection (SP) can be key to protecting vulnerable groups and helping them build resilience to […]
Leading Dutch meteorologist and Climate Centre partner Geert Jan van Oldenborgh wins major European science award
April 9, 2021
Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, the Dutch meteorologist who developed the KNMI Climate Explorer and is […]
Multimedia
April 8, 2021
We offer a range of multi media resources. These resources can be use free of […]
Terms and privacy, ANBI
April 7, 2021
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Fast track to COP 26: UK presidency issues 2021 ‘pathway’ document
April 6, 2021
The UK COP 26 presidency said Friday it had been “heartened by participants’ show of […]
‘We cannot continue with a situation where adaptation is the poor cousin of mitigation’
April 1, 2021
The UK yesterday hosted the online Climate and Development Ministerial meeting, gathering governments and other […]
IFRC: Alarming levels of climate-related displacement
March 17, 2021
(This story is an IFRC press release issued earlier today in Kuala Lumpur and Geneva.) […]
New journal article shows possible ways forward for early action on floods
March 17, 2021
(This story appeared first on Monday on the SERVIR website.) Disconnects between forecasters and decision-makers […]
A greener future for the world’s cities: low-cost urban action for community volunteers
March 11, 2021
The Red Cross Red Crescent is today launching a set of resources including videos for National […]
Specialist skills in IFRC reference centres: ‘Increasing impact for the communities we serve’
March 9, 2021
The IFRC yesterday released a new video detailing the work of its reference centres, hosted […]
New report explores attention to sexual and reproductive health and planning for climate adaptation
March 9, 2021
A new report aims to encourage countries to make progress “on the mutually supportive objectives […]
Scientists suggest new way of forecasting ENSO impacts on drought, rainfall
March 3, 2021
Global warming is distorting forecasts of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the Pacific – […]
Nations ‘nowhere near’ on a path to meet Paris climate goals
March 1, 2021
The UN Friday published an interim report it describes as a “red alert” for the […]
Europe plants seeds for stronger adaptation to ‘unavoidable’ climate change
March 1, 2021
The European Commission last week adopted a new strategy on adaptation which it says sets […]
Reducing the Health and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Impacts of Climate Change
February 28, 2021
Setting the scene on health, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) response in a changing climate
Blog: Experts mull ‘long-term perspective’ and meaningful role for youth in response to climate impacts
February 26, 2021
The Climate Centre earlier this week jointly hosted an expert workshop on responding to climate […]
ICRC: Focus on human security needed for effective action in communities vulnerable to climate and conflict
February 25, 2021
The ICRC Tuesday told the UN Security Council that assistance to the most vulnerable “must […]
Expert workshop report: responding to climate impacts
February 22, 2021
On Monday 22 February 2021, the Climate Centre convened a workshop on responding to climate […]
New research in Asia probes links between climate, health, livelihoods
February 22, 2021
“Country assessments in Afghanistan, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan on linkages between climate and […]
Feinstein associate professorship for Climate Centre science manager
February 19, 2021
By the Climate Centre The Climate Centre and the Boston-based Friedman School and Feinstein International […]
Mozambique: The time to prepare for the next cyclone is now
February 12, 2021
(This article appeared first on Tuesday on the Africa Portal website.) By Mohammed Omer Mukhier-Abuzein, […]
Building coastal resilience the natural way: a new guide
February 10, 2021
The US-based Nature Conservancy last week launched a major new guide to strategies for nature-based […]
Xavier Castellanos Mosquera
February 8, 2021
Xavier Castellanos Mosquera has more than three decades’ experience in National Society development, resilience building […]
Anniversary virtual conference: ‘Waiting for disaster to strike is not an option’
February 5, 2021
Hundreds of representatives from governments, UN, development and humanitarian agencies, universities, and other branches of […]
Sayanti Sengupta
February 2, 2021
Sayanti is a social protection expert, specialising on climate change and leads projects on embedding climate risks […]
Roop Singh
February 2, 2021
Roop manages the urban and attribution portfolios, including leading our work on heat. She has […]
Liz Stephens
February 2, 2021
Liz is joint lead for science on anticipatory action and is a professor of climate […]
Madhab Uprety
February 2, 2021
Madhab is a Technical Adviser and Asia-Pacific focal point. He has extensive experience working on […]
Ramiz Khan
February 2, 2021
Ramiz specializes in the intersection of cities, climate, and communities. With over a decade of experience engaging […]
Bettina Koelle
February 2, 2021
Bettina leads the cross cutting cluster on innovation and learning in the Climate Centre. A geographer […]
Andrew Kruczkiewicz
February 2, 2021
Andrew joined the Climate Centre as a technical adviser in 2014 and specializes in climate risk management. He is […]
Shaban Mawanda
February 2, 2021
Shaban has more than 13 years of experience as a humanitarian and development professional. He […]
Fleur Monasso
February 2, 2021
Fleur joined the Climate Centre in 2005 and is part of the programme management team. She specializes in the […]
Rebeka Ryvola
February 2, 2021
Rebeka is an artist and researcher exploring the imagination, perception, and collective care within climate […]
Irene Amuron
February 2, 2021
Irene leads the Anticipatory Action team and is the focal person for learning, innovation and exchange at the Anticipation Hub. She […]
Julie Arrighi
February 2, 2021
Julie is Director of Programmes. Her position is shared with the American Red Cross. She […]
Meghan Bailey
February 2, 2021
Meghan is Head of Health and Social Protection. They lead the portfolios on the use of social […]
Erin Coughlan de Perez
February 2, 2021
Erin oversees our work on climate science for risk management. She leads support to forecast-based […]
Margot Curl
February 2, 2021
Margot manages the work of the Programme Integration team, ensuring that the topics of policy, science, innovation and learning, as […]
Clemens Gros
February 2, 2021
Clemens is a consulting technical adviser in monitoring and evaluation with 18 years’ experience in […]
Ahmadul Hassan
February 2, 2021
Hassan is the technical adviser for forecast-based financing in Bangladesh and support similar projects across […]
Eddie Jjemba
February 2, 2021
Eddie Jjemba is an urban enthusiast and a seasoned facilitator with more ten years’ work […]
A new operational checklist for greening the Movement
February 1, 2021
The Red Cross Red Crescent has published a new checklist for greening the Movement, strengthening […]
‘Early warning early action saves money, lives and livelihoods, and supports people in a dignified way’
January 27, 2021
“It’s so important to invest in early warning and early action because all the analysis […]
Opinion: Climate action a ‘two-horse race’ as CAS 2021 gets underway
January 25, 2021
by Maarten van Aalst, Director, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, The Hague The global […]
In run-up to Climate Adaptation Summit 2021, IFRC announces expansion of emergency fund for disaster
January 25, 2021
(This story is an IFRC press release issued in Geneva today.) The IFRC today announced […]
NASA disasters programme joins Anticipation Hub
January 18, 2021
NASA last week joined the Anticipation Hub created by the German Red Cross, the IFRC […]
Harm Goossens
January 15, 2021
Harm Goossens is the General Manager of the Netherlands Red Cross, succeeding Marieke van Schaik […]
NASA: Last year tied with 2016 for warmest on record
January 15, 2021
The Earth’s surface temperature in 2020 equalled 2016 as the warmest on record, the US […]
Our changing oceans and snow: What do we know?
January 14, 2021
What is happening in the oceans, coasts, poles and mountains? And what is happening in […]
Red Cross Red Crescent steps up in Malaysia
January 11, 2021
(This story is an IFRC press release issued in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.) Rescue and […]
2020: a year of ‘extraordinary climate events’ and a tie for the warmest on record
January 8, 2021
Twenty-twenty equalled the warmest year ever recorded globally, 2016, and it was the warmest on […]
Climate Action report: global inspiration, local examples
January 5, 2021
The Climate Action report is out! The Climate Centre is often asked by National Societies […]
IFRC releases emergency forecast-based funds for humanitarian action in Mongolia and Mozambique
January 4, 2021
(This story is based on a press release and departmental text issued by the IFRC […]
Conferences
January 2, 2021
Learn 18 innovative methods that spark participatory interaction between the event participants. The suggestions below […]
Innovative engagement
January 2, 2021
Climate change is an extraordinarily difficult problem, but when operating in complex systems innovative engagement […]
Anticipatory action
January 2, 2021
Advances in weather forecasting and climate science now enable us to act before disasters strike […]
Locally led adaptation
January 2, 2021
Locally led adaptation is an approach that empowers front-line communities to advance their own solutions […]
Climate Centre news review of the year 2020
December 17, 2020
A look back at our engagement with the climate-related humanitarian events of 2020 through the […]
Record climate disasters in Asia-Pacific push millions to ‘breaking point’
December 16, 2020
(This story appeared first earlier today of the website of the Thomson Reuters Foundation.) Asia-Pacific […]
Blog: Social protection in a changing climate – what are the experts saying?
December 9, 2020
An expert meeting on Social protection in a changing climate was held virtually in late […]
Scaling up climate action an ‘absolute priority’ in new IFRC Global Plan 2021
December 8, 2020
The IFRC Friday launched its Global Plan 2021 detailing its ten-year Strategy 2030 that has […]
Turning up the volume on early humanitarian action: ‘one-stop-shop’ Anticipation Hub goes live
December 8, 2020
(This is a longer version of the story that appeared on the IFRC website earlier […]
Climate Centre part of new EU-funded project joining the dots on climate and health research
December 7, 2020
The Climate Centre is joining a new project launched last week bringing together leaders in […]
Lancet Countdown report on climate and health flags ‘growing levels of heat-related mortality among vulnerable people worldwide’
December 3, 2020
This year’s Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, published today by the world’s leading […]