Practical Action Zimbabwe is working with communities in Chimanimani to understand and improve their flood resilience. Find out about the role the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance’s Flood Resilience Measurement for Communities (FRMC) framework and tool is playing in the development of their project.

In this blog IPCC WGII report on Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability lead author Reinhard Mechler, IIASA, reflects on policy and practice implications from the report.

What happens if you live in a flood risk zone but can’t afford protection, insurance or replacement of your possessions? For thousands in the UK, this is a growing reality.

COP26 in Glasgow was the first global moment that brought negotiators, technical experts, politicians, the private sector and campaigners together since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. These are Colin McQuistan, Head of Climate & Resilience at Practical Action’s, reflections on what was achieved and what is needed to deliver the Loss and Damage finance needed.

Disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability. We must acknowledge the human-made components of both vulnerability and hazard and emphasize human agency in order to proactively reduce disaster impacts.

When it comes to bolstering resilience in flood-prone communities, building public awareness is at least as important as flood defences, argues Sara Mehryar, reporting on recent research by the Grantham Research Institute in Eastern England.

Following Nepal’s move to a federal governance structure municipal governments have greater responsibility for disaster risk reduction and management. This blog looks at how a Municipal Disaster Risk Governance Assessment Tool has been developed by the Red Cross and partners to better ensure and enhance the ability of local governments in Nepal to meet this responsibility.

The experience of community members in Thiès-Nord, an urban, flood-prone, area in Senegal where Practical Action works as part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance, makes a strong case for investment in flood resilience.

Mercy Corps Ventures, the venture capital arm of Mercy Corps, invests in startups building climate resilience and financial resilience for communities across the world. We’ve supported 30+ ventures to scale and raise over $100 million in follow-on capital. Read on to learn about the role our ventures play in building a world where everyone can prosper.