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The role of civil society and/or non-governmental organizations in advocating disaster risk reduction and in strengthening capacities to reduce community risk and vulnerability from natural hazards.

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Katherine Sotomayor Tanjir Hossain
Launched in 2018, SEM was created in response to a simple realisation: disaster risk reduction cannot succeed, and the targets of the Sendai Framework cannot be achieved, without the meaningful and structured inclusion of all-of-society actors.
Rapport sur l’adaptation au changement climatique : vers une transformation structurelle du secteur, février 2026F thumbnail
Documents and publications

The report examines how the international aid sector is adapting to climate change in a world projected to reach nearly +2.9°C by 2100.

Groupe Urgence - Réhabilitation - Développement (Groupe URD)
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Long distances, harsh weather year-round, and limited resources – this is the reality for Norwegian Red Cross volunteers in the Arctic.

Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre
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By 2050, climate change could contribute to 14.5 million additional deaths, $12.5 trillion in economic losses and $1.1 trillion in extra healthcare costs. Health adaptation makes the conversation about climate change real and urgent in the here and now.

World Economic Forum (WEF)
World trends in freedom of expression and media development: global report 2022/2025; Journalism: shaping a world at peace thumbnail
Documents and publications

This report underscores the profound role of free, independent, pluralistic, and professional journalism as a cornerstone of democratic life and as an indispensable condition for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Rooted in local leadership, powered by global solidarity: strengthening anticipatory action across the IFRC Network thumbnail
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This report distils insights from a desk review, interviews, a focus-group discussion and a field visit into four overarching messages.

Stockholm Environment Institute
High-income groups disproportionately contribute to climate extremes worldwide thumbnail
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This study shows how GHG emissions from consumption and investments attributable to the wealthiest population groups have disproportionately influenced present-day climate change.

Nature Climate Change
Money in hand
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During 2025, the humanitarian sector has witnessed major cuts to its funding. A survey by the Anticipation Hub sheds some light on the challenges these cuts are posing for organizations that implement anticipatory action.

Anticipation Hub
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