The city of Thiès faces recurrent flooding that is aggravated by rapid urbanization, unregulated land management, and the increasing impacts of climate change. In this blog, Practical Action colleagues explore how nature-based solutions are strengthening flood resilience in Thiès.

This blog highlights some of the realities of implementing people-centred, multi-hazard early warning systems to support anticipatory action, drawing lessons from Practical Action’s work in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru.

What “multi‑hazard” means when applied practically to an EWS remains fuzzy, and realities on the ground lag behind: most systems still do not account for how hazards and risks interact.

Concern Malawi are using WhatsApp to provide faster, more reliable communication in preparation and response to crises.

An innovative collaboration between the Red Cross of Montenegro and the Zeta Municipality led to the development of local waste management stations that help to protect the community from flooding.

Alliance colleagues argue that the UK has to accelerate its efforts and learn from how other communities around the world are adapting to climate change.

The recent advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice marks a seismic shift in the global climate landscape. Members of the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance share their thoughts on the ruling’s implications.

To enable cities to adapt to extreme heat, authorities must clearly understand the risks and which solutions work best for whom.

As negotiators, civil society, and climate experts gathered in Bonn for the June climate negotiations in Bonn, one message emerged clearly: we cannot leave COP30 in Belém without a substantial outcome on adaptation finance.