As climate change spirals out of control, we must take global action to manage climate risks. Here, we present key insights from our work in the Alliance. Work that enables transformational change to fundamentally reduce the root causes of risks and address the needs of those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

For the past two years, the Mexican Red Cross and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre have collaborated closely at the intersection of climate change and community flood resilience in the Mexican state of Tabasco. This blog captures some of the experiences.

A few days after returning from Glasgow – colleagues from across the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance reflect on what COP26 delivered for the flood prone communities we work with. Will commitments be enough to meet the adaptation needs of those at the frontlines of climate change?

As rising temperatures drive an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme events, public and private institutions are too slow in adapting to the new risk environment and need to prepare.

As the global community is meeting in Glasgow for the 26th gathering of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26), one topic stands out as particularly pressing: Loss and Damage finance.

At the Innovate4Cities 2021 Conference, Mercy Corps was joined by UN-Habitat Jordan, the Greater Amman Municipality, and Civil Defense Authority to discuss how cities can build resilient communities while also addressing urbanization, especially in the context of an influx of refugees which has placed pressure on government capacity, water demand and sanitation infrastructure.

The human impacts of extreme weather events are worsening and the data is clear. At COP26 the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre will be providing a platform for people in vulnerable countries who live with this reality. It’s time to put them at the centre of the solution and mobilise more climate finance.

Sunday 31 October is the start of COP26. World leaders are gathering in Glasgow, Scotland to review progress towards the Paris Agreement and ramp up action on climate change. The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance are here to advocate for increased support for the flood prone communities we work with at the frontlines of the climate crisis.

Accessible and actionable early warning can help people in Bangladesh prepare for and respond to annual monsoon floods. Sumi shares how early warning messages via voice SMS helped her and her community when faced with particularly intense floods in 2020.