Bhutan Red Cross

Climate-smart disaster risk reduction programming resources

Our vision is for communities around the world to be more resilient to, and better prepared for, the impacts of natural hazards—now and in the future. Discover the resources, tools and guidance we’ve produced to help our network and partners with their work in climate-smart disaster risk reduction.

Community knowledge and awareness raising

Discover some of the ways the IFRC and our National Societies are helping communities learn about disaster risks and what they can do to reduce them and prepare for emergencies.

Community Engagement and Accountability

Community engagement and accountability (CEA) is a way of working that recognizes and values community members as equal partners. It makes sure their opinions are heard and used to design and guide our work.

Anticipatory Pillar of the IFRC-DREF

In the face of rising global challenges, simply responding to crises is no longer enough. The Anticipatory Pillar of the Disaster Response Emergency Fund (IFRC-DREF) is our dedicated funding mechanism that enables Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to take early action before disasters strike.

Funds for National Society development

The IFRC provides financial support to National Society development through threedifferent funds, two of which are delivered in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Together, the fundsprovide a wide range of development and technical support toNational Societies to helpthem become stronger, more sustainable and more effective.

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is made up of three independent parts. It is guided by the Fundamental Principlesand united by a central purpose: to help without discrimination those who suffer and thus contribute to peace in the world.

IFRC GO

IFRC GOis our emergency operations platform for capturing, analyzing and sharing real-time data during a crisis. It helps our networkbetter meet the needs of affected communities.

Mental health and psychosocial support

Disasters and emergencies take an immense toll not only on people’s physical health, but on their mental health and wellbeing too. Addressing global mental health and psychosocial needs is a vital part of the IFRC’s work supporting healthy communities.

Care in Communities

The IFRC and our member National Societies are training community-based health workers and volunteers to deliveressential community healthservices. In doing so, we’re addressing the global shortage of health care workers and contributing to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and universal health coverage (UHC) agenda.

Nature-based solutions

The IFRC is helping communities worldwide take steps to sustainably manage their natural environment to protect themselves from disaster risks. Our aim is for 100 National Societies to be puttingin placenature-based solutions within their communitiesby 2025.

Risk assessment and planning

To help effectively prepare and protect communities from hazards, we work with them to identify, understand and address the risks they face and improve their ability to take action to reduce disaster risk.

Red Cross and Red Crescent Research Consortium (RC3)

RC3 is a distributed network of research, academic and scientific entities and initiatives within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN)

The Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) programme, run by the IFRC and Turkish Red Crescent Society and funded by the European Union, provided regular cash assistance to more than 1.5 million refugees living inTürkiye.

Technological and biological hazard preparedness

Technological and biological emergencies, sometimes called 'CBRN' (short for chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear hazards), can have devastating and long lasting impacts on people's lives and livelihoods. The IFRC supports National Societies worldwide to effectively prepare for and respond to technological emergencies using a multi-hazard approach.