Substantial support from wealthy nations is urgently needed if the impacts on vulnerable communities is to be minimised in extreme weather events.

Community brigades play a key role as the first line of response to emergencies. Learn how Practical Action’s Flood Resilience Program promotes these brigades as a strategy to deal with disasters in Peru.

Due to the high population growth and uncontrolled urbanization in West Africa, cities are particularly affected by flooding. This is also the case in Thiès (Senegal), where many neighbourhoods in the commune of Thiès Nord suffer significant loss and damage every year.

Concerns grow that the summit, hosted by a fossil fuel nation, may fall short for the communities worst-hit by climate devastation

The inclusion of communities in the Flood Resilience Measurement for Communities (FRMC) process has empowered communities to change their mindset from short-term response requests to longer-term resilience thinking.

IIASA researchers and colleagues from Plan International are using modern digital tools to enhance community-driven flood resilience in rural flood-prone communities in Nicaragua.

Levels of disagreement and lack of trust present at this crucial moment set a dangerous precedent ahead of COP28.

Identifying key learnings through disaster analysis is crucial when it comes to reducing future risk and building resilience.

As part of the Zurich Alliance for Flood Resilience, the Promoting Community Resilience to Floods in Thiès North (PRECIT) project was set up in Senegal to strengthen social, political and financial efforts to develop community resilience to flooding.