‘We have been pushing our planet to the brink’
January 19, 2018
For the second year in a row environmental issues dominate the survey of the perception of risk […]
Bangladesh emerges from lethal cold snap that ‘broke all records’
January 15, 2018
Bangladeshis were this week recovering from a severe cold snap that claimed the lives of […]
Australians again struggling to keep cool as met bureau tags 2017 third hottest year in country’s modern history
January 11, 2018
Last year was Australia’s third-hottest since national records began in 1910, according to the annual […]
Social protection that’s sensitive to shocks a ‘national priority’ in Malawi
January 11, 2018
Malawi government officials say they want to strengthen social protection and humanitarian systems to make […]
Resilience solutions: exploring social protection linkages to forecast-based financing
January 8, 2018
This brief explores how social protection can support climate-risk management and resilience by addressing […]
Munich Re: 2017 hurricanes and ‘extraordinarily heavy’ monsoon help generate highest insured losses ever
January 8, 2018
The final insurance bill for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria and other 2017 disasters, including […]
Tropical Cyclone Ava hits Madagascar: Red Cross deploys disaster response teams
January 5, 2018
(This story first appeared yesterday on the IFRC news site.) Madagascar is on high […]
Elhadj As Sy: Early action assisted by early-warning technology IFRC’s #1 priority for 2018
December 27, 2017
IFRC Secretary General Elhadj As Sy today said the organization’s number one focus in 2018 […]
IFRC warns of worsening conditions in the Philippines after deadly Tropical Storm Tembin
December 26, 2017
(This story appeared first earlier today, 26 December, on the IFRC news site, as did […]
Philippine Red Cross personnel spend Christmas with families displaced by Vinta and Urduja
December 24, 2017
(This story apeared first yesterday on the news site of the Philippine Red Cross – […]
Review of the year 2017
December 21, 2017
A snapshot of climate-related humanitarian events of 2017 through the eyes of the Climate Centre news […]
You’re invited to ‘Taste the Change’
December 20, 2017
By Rebeka Ryvola, Climate Centre, New York On stage, the alluringly fragrant crostinis were sizzling […]
Cultivating policies for risk reduction and adaptation: new PfR-supported expert workshop in Jakarta
December 18, 2017
Partners for Resilience in Indonesia earlier this month supported a workshop in Jakarta convened by […]
Climate change tripled the odds of the record-shattering rainfall from Hurricane Harvey
December 13, 2017
New World Weather Attribution study of Hurricane Harvey shows associated extreme rainfall roughly three times more […]
Scientists: Climate change helped Hurricane Harvey generate most intense rainfall in US storm history
December 13, 2017
Scientists with the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group today said human-caused climate change made the […]
Climate Centre carries Red Cross Red Crescent key messages to One Planet Summit in Paris
December 13, 2017
A major new global summit on climate was convened yesterday in the French capital by […]
Y-Adapt pilots’ global launch in Haiti
December 1, 2017
The global launch of pilots of the Y-Adapt programme for engagement by young people in […]
FAO launches new web platform for climate-smart agriculture
December 1, 2017
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) last month issued a new edition of its […]
Opinion: At ‘inside out’ UN climate talks, action taking spotlight from negotiation
November 27, 2017
(A BRACED/PfR webinar today Tuesday, hosted by Saleemul Huq and Maarten van Aalst, covered many of the […]
IFRC Caribbean reference centre completes online climate course after destruction by hurricanes
November 27, 2017
An e-learning course on climate adaptation by the IFRC’s Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Reference Centre […]
Ecuadorean Red Cross embraces forecast-based financing
November 24, 2017
The Ecuadorean Red Cross (ERC) on Wednesday became the second South American National Society after […]
Forecast-based financing: case studies from Togo and Uganda
November 20, 2017
Forecast-based financing has been piloted in many countries with support from the German government through the German […]
As peak rains loom – and with PfR support – Red Cross in Indonesia expands forecast training to include first-response command posts
November 20, 2017
The PMI* – the Red Cross in Indonesia – last week expanded its forecast training […]
Can games help policy-makers make the right choices to reduce disaster risk?
November 19, 2017
(This story appeared first on the website of the Thomson Reuters Foundation on Friday. It […]
Netherlands-based global centre of excellence on climate adaptation formally launched at COP23
November 15, 2017
(*This story appeared first last week, before the GCECA was launched, on the Thomson Reuters […]
Red Cross Red Crescent pledge on climate at COP23: We’ll track operational, scientific and policy landscape as part of ‘pivotal role’
November 14, 2017
IFRC Secretary General Elhadj As Sy today described climate change as “a key driver of […]
‘Higher than before, bigger than before’: Fiji climate impacts detailed at D&C Days
November 13, 2017
Filipe Nainoca, Director-General of the Fiji Red Cross Society (FRCS), says Fijians have a neat way […]
D&C Days in Bonn ends with call for ‘truly transformational’ commitment by donors (and a poem)
November 13, 2017
The 15th Development and Climate Days (D&C Days) workshop ended in Bonn yesterday evening with […]
Climate change: ‘The biggest social injustice of our generation’
November 11, 2017
The Director of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Andrew Norton, today told […]
15th Development and Climate Days opened in Bonn by local hosts
November 11, 2017
The Development & Climate Days (‘D&C Days’) workshop over the middle weekend of UN climate talks […]
‘Climate change and the weather extremes it brings is not the future: it’s the present. It’s our reality’
November 10, 2017
The president of the Kiribati Red Cross, Martin Tofinga (pictured, centre), today told a workshop […]
At Bonn COP meeting, Pacific youth want world to act on climate change
November 7, 2017
(This story appeared first last month on the IFRC website. It has been edited here […]
Preparing for the 2015–2016 El Niño
November 5, 2017
The Climate Centre study of humanitarian perparedness for the 2015-2016 El Niño in Ethiopia, Kenya, […]
As COP talks open in Bonn, a close look at managing climate variability in Africa
November 5, 2017
The Climate Centre today publishes a detailed study of how the climate risk inherent in the […]
What’s at stake at COP23?
November 5, 2017
(This story appeared first last week on the website of the Thomson Reuters Foundation. It […]
IFRC president’s advice to successor: embrace change
November 2, 2017
(This opinion piece appeared first earlier today on the Devex website.) This month, at a […]
Health impacts focus of Pacific Islands climate forum
November 1, 2017
Staying several steps ahead of possible health impacts from weather and climate was the focus […]
report: Climate change disproportionately affecting health of vulnerable in lower-income countries
October 31, 2017
The Lancet Countdown – the UK-based international medical journal’s annual assessment of links between climate […]
‘Poor countries wary as scientists ponder “hacking the climate”’
October 19, 2017
(This story appeared first yesterday on the website of the Thomson Reuters Foundation. It has […]
(Ex-)Hurricane Ophelia: a sign of things to come in a warmer world?
October 17, 2017
The Irish Red Cross (IRC) late yesterday said its emergency crews remained on stand-by after […]
#IDDR2017 news: Address ‘climate-related displacement’ and help bounce back, says South Sudan S-G
October 13, 2017
(This story is the third in our series today marking the 2017 International Day for Disaster Reduction.) […]
#IDDR2017 opinion: Could Bangladesh beat a ‘new normal’ in climate-related disaster?
October 13, 2017
(This article, written specially for International Day for Disaster Reduction, appeared first on the UNISDR […]
#IDDR2017 blog: Meteorological information not all about ‘bad news’
October 13, 2017
(This blog, published for the International Day for Disaster Reduction, appeared first yesterday on the […]
European ‘eyes on Earth’ agency preparing operational climate-attribution service
October 11, 2017
A scientific workshop ended today in the Czech capital, Prague, intended to lay out modalities […]
Continuing integrated PfR theme, Indian Red Cross working with the Met Office on ‘last mile’ heatwave outreach
October 5, 2017
The Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) began working closely […]
PfR Kenya camel caravan advocates for Ewaso Ngiro conservation
October 4, 2017
(This story appeared first on Friday on the websites of Wetlands International and Partners for […]
Volcanoes: the climate angle
October 2, 2017
The Red Cross is this week continuing to assist with two major operations to get […]
Opinion: Are the media now carrying the torch on climate?
September 25, 2017
Besides each other, we in the humanitarian sector rely, broadly speaking, on three professional communities […]
International Red Cross emergency team deploying to devastated Dominica
September 21, 2017
(This story is a press release issued earlier today by the IFRC jointly in Panama […]
UN agencies combine to blame conflict and ‘climate-related shocks’ for first spike in global hunger in a decade
September 18, 2017
For the first time five United Nations agencies have joined forces to compile a new […]
To predict floods in Africa, check forecasts for extremes and river basins, not total rain in a season, say scientists
September 15, 2017
‘Seasonal forecasts’ that make general statements about above- or below-average total rainfall over the course […]
IPCC agrees outlines for next climate assessment with ‘stronger focus on risks and solutions’
September 12, 2017
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), meeting in Montreal, last week finalized the outline […]
UK-supported climate-resilience programme issues major progress report at 2-year mark
September 11, 2017
The global UK-supported programme known as ‘BRACED’ that builds resilience in parts of the Sahel, […]
‘Our worst fears have played out in Barbuda and elsewhere’
September 8, 2017
(This story is an IFRC press release issued yesterday in Geneva and Panama City. The […]
Red Cross braces for passage of super-strength Hurricane Irma across Caribbean
September 7, 2017
(This story and report from Haiti appeared first earlier today on the IFRC website.) Red […]
New study centres on Red Cross partnership-building for flood resilience in Dar es Salaam
September 6, 2017
A case study published recently by the Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) highlights partnership aspects […]
Second forecast-based humanitarian distribution by Togo Red Cross in West Africa monsoon
September 5, 2017
The Togolese Red Cross (TRC) yesterday carried out its second humanitarian distribution in two weeks […]
Unprecedented floods, apocalyptic language. And climate science
August 30, 2017
‘Hurricane Harvey and the inevitable question of climate change’ ran the headline in the Washington […]
US scientists: Droughts to become more frequent and severe
August 29, 2017
A new study using NASA satellite technology that tracks changes in landscapes over time finds […]
Op-ed: ‘I am more angry than sad. The world should be angry too’
August 28, 2017
(Dr Fatoumata Nafo-Traore is head of the IFRC’s Africa region. This opinion piece was first […]
Togolese Red Cross launches water-purification drive after FbF ‘trigger’ alert from dam
August 25, 2017
After heavy seasonal rainfall the Togolese Red Cross (TRC) this week began distributing ‘Aquatabs’ – […]
From the Philippines to Haiti: expanding the ‘Y-Adapt’ global community
August 18, 2017
A three-day ‘training of trainers’ workshop at a Haitian Red Cross (HRC) centre in Port-au-Prince […]
Climate Centre: Integrate early action and preparedness into social protection
August 16, 2017
Climate Centre specialists this week call for existing social protection systems around the world to […]
First ‘clear climate signal’ found in Europe-wide floods
August 13, 2017
(This story appeared first last week on the website of Climate Central. It has been […]
Defining and predicting heatwaves in Bangladesh
August 9, 2017
(This story, together with illustrative graphics and video, appeared first earlier this week on the […]
Mitigating climate impacts, building resilience: East Asia Red Cross youth summer camp
August 8, 2017
The 2017 East Asia Red Cross youth summer camp – attended by around 100 young […]
IFRC warns of serious health risks as extreme heatwave sweeps across Europe
August 4, 2017
(This story is an IFRC press release issued earlier today jointly in Geneva and Budapest. […]
ICRC: No major progress on armed conflict and climate risk underlying ‘the four famines’
August 2, 2017
ICRC Director of Operations Dominik Stillhart last month told US senators there has been “no […]
Innovative educational formats at international adaptation conference
August 1, 2017
The annual international conferences on community-based adaptation organized by the UK-based International Institute for Environment […]
Red Cross scales up response to ‘unprecedented’ dengue outbreak in Sri Lanka
July 25, 2017
(This story is a press release issued yesterday jointly in Colombo and Geneva, and at […]
Op-ed: ‘The problem isn’t hunger: food crisis in East Africa’
July 14, 2017
(This op-ed appeared first on Wednesday on the website of the Australian Institute of International […]
Kenya Red Cross steps up humanitarian cash relief as drought fails to relinquish grip
July 12, 2017
(This story is a KRCS-IFRC press release issued in Nairobi on Monday. A detailed scientific […]
Second cash-relief operation under FbF of Bangladesh monsoon
July 11, 2017
The Chinese Red Cross has donated US$100,000 to the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to […]
‘Scale up climate action from tens of thousands to tens of millions of households’
July 5, 2017
The eleventh international conference on community-based climate adaptation, ‘CBA11’, ending in Kampala last week heard a […]
New flood-resistant houses boost resilience in northern Senegal
July 4, 2017
(This story appeared first on Friday on the African regional area of the IFRC website.) […]
Scientists find strong climate change links in Western Europe’s record June heat
June 30, 2017
(This story is a press release from US-based Climate Central, coordinators of the World Weather Attribution […]
Humanitarians hope for ‘risk management framework’ on geoengineering – a Carnegie discussion
June 28, 2017
(This story appeared first earlier today on the website of the Carnegie Council for Ethics […]
IFRC chief executive: In preparedness and response, reaching communities should be ‘first mile’, not the last
June 23, 2017
(This story appeared first earlier today on the news site of the IFRC.) IFRC Secretary […]
Forest fires in Portugal rage on as heatwave sweeps Europe
June 21, 2017
(This story appeared first yesterday on the IFRC news site.) More than 200 volunteers and […]
UN food agency: Early forecasts key to saving lives in droughts
June 21, 2017
(This story appeared first on the Thomson Reuters Foundation website on Monday.) With droughts set […]
Fire and extreme heat strike again in Europe
June 19, 2017
The Portuguese Red Cross yesterday issued a national emergency appeal to support victims of the […]
Regular international dialogue on forecast-based financing held in Asia for first time
June 16, 2017
Two weeks after Bangladeshi coastal villagers in the path of Cyclone Mora got a humanitarian […]
PfR in Uganda encourages civil society engagement in national adaptation planning
June 15, 2017
Partners for Resilience (PfR) in Uganda late last month hosted a workshop in Kampala aimed […]
IFRC seeks support for people in Bangladesh ‘facing full onslaught of the monsoon season’
June 13, 2017
(This story is an IFRC press release issued earlier today in Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur.) […]
Turn down the heat(wave)! Red Cross flash mobs in India
June 12, 2017
They came out of the blue and stopped people in their tracks. In crowded markets, […]
Guterres: Climate change ‘far and away’ tops list of global megatrends
June 2, 2017
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has warned that climate change “far and away” tops a […]
Kenya Red Cross volunteers overcome natural barriers to deliver humanitarian support
June 1, 2017
(This story first appeared last week on the IFRC website. Kenya’s drought broke last month […]
Cancun round-up: Gender, data, and ‘early warning for all’ among prominent themes at close of Global Platform
May 31, 2017
‘Early warning for all’ was one of the many humanitarian headlines generated by the 2017 […]
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society distributes FbF cash to households in the path of Storm Mora
May 30, 2017
(This story appeared first earlier today on the news site of the IFRC, which reports […]
‘New vibe’ in Bonn as efforts to cut climate risk and spur development start to merge
May 25, 2017
(When disaster hits, people don’t care whether a climate, disaster or development policy would help. […]
Report: Poor management of water resources an overlooked cause of migration from Africa to Europe
May 22, 2017
(This story appeared first earlier this month on the website of Netherlands-based Wetlands International, one […]
Red Cross and Red Crescent experts gather in Cancun, Mexico for 5th Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction
May 19, 2017
(This story is an IFRC press release issued earlier today.) With the needs of communities […]
Future risks high on agenda at UN climate meeting in Bonn
May 15, 2017
African scientists say their continent – already one of the warmest land masses on Earth […]
Annual Report 2016
May 14, 2017
Addressing climate risk in a year of hunger. Find our multimedia report here.
Can the Red Cross Red Crescent help dam operators reduce risk downstream? ‘Yes’
May 11, 2017
An embryonic new phase of the relationship between dam operators and humanitarians concerned with downstream […]
150 years of the Red Cross in the Netherlands – and a history lesson in the ‘Hall of Knights’
May 11, 2017
The Netherlands Red Cross Society (NLRC) celebrated its 150th anniversary on Monday – World Red […]
Red Cross, Partners for Resilience help Indonesian fishermen read the web (and the waves)
May 10, 2017
They are the everyday questions that face all inshore fishermen preparing to put to sea […]
IRI: New research highlights applications for ‘sub-seasonal forecasts’
May 4, 2017
(This story appeared first yesterday on the IRI website. It has been edited slightly here. […]
Working together on environmental management to reduce risks in Iran and around the world
May 3, 2017
“You can’t hear the sound of one hand clapping. Working together is the only way,” […]
Probability of El Niño this year at least 50%
May 2, 2017
Although they emphasize the difficulty of forecasting at this time of year, the chances of […]