As digital and AI tools become more common in humanitarian work, it’s vital they are used ethically, safely, and in ways that protect the people and communities we work with. We aim to strengthen skills, share knowledge, and support better, more responsible humanitarian practice.
RedR is pleased to announce a new Memorandum of Understanding with Data Friendly Space, furthering a shared commitment to strengthening AI literacy in the humanitarian sector.
By collaborating with Data Friendly Space, we’re combining our humanitarian capacity-strengthening expertise with their responsible AI and data stewardship knowledge to help humanitarians and communities navigate today’s complex digital landscape. The partnership reflects a shared commitment to using data and AI responsibly in the humanitarian sector.
Bernadette Sexton
Day 1 of COP30 commenced with a heavy afternoon downpour. Belém, a city set in the Amazon rainforest, saw rain so intense that organisers soon had buckets scattered around the convention centre to catch leaks. If there is a god, the timing felt pointed. The UNEP Emissions Gap Report of 2025 estimates that global warming projections over this century, based on full implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions, are now 2.3-2.5°C. Under current policies alone, warming could reach around 2.8°C.
We are already living inside a world of intensified heatwaves, extreme rainfall, prolonged droughts, melting of ice sheets and glaciers, heating of the ocean, and rising sea levels. As temperatures increase, the effects will be most profound affecting those most vulnerable. Consecutive climate shocks displaced 2.2 million people in 2023 in Somalia, for example.
Throughout COP30, several Indigenous communities used their panels to sing, dance, and play music. Coupled with the rain falling outside, their presence drew the attention of attendees. It felt fitting, symbolic even, that these communities were finally having their voices centred. Yet the question remains: have they truly been listened to?
These communities are not simply cultural contributors to COP30. They are adaptation leaders whose knowledge systems have sustained ecosystems for centuries. These are communities who did not create the climate crisis, yet they will face some of its most extreme consequences: rising waters, prolonged droughts, and devastating floods. When rain finally does come after extended drought, the land is often too dry to absorb it, causing rapid flooding and further erosion of already fragile ecosystems.
COP30 made clear what frontline practitioners already know; adaptation is the first line of defence for human security. Adaptation is no longer a secondary concern to mitigation. It is foundational for stability, resilience, and human welfare as highlighted in the Returns on Resilience flagship report. For RedR, whose mission is to strengthen local capacity for crisis resilience, climate change intersects with humanitarian need in ways that are increasingly visible across our programmes globally.
In this context, what works?
National Adaptation Plans exist in most climate-vulnerable countries, yet the institutional capacity to implement them requires support. Finance ministries, local authorities, and civil society actors often lack the skills and systems to translate plans into action. This resonates with RedR’s recent work in partnership with the Government of Somalia, Global Centre for Adaptation, and the World Bank to strengthen public service delivery at the local level, improve access to climate-resilient urban infrastructure and services, and enhance readiness to respond to future crises and emergencies through targeted training programmes.
A defining takeaway from COP30 is that adaptation must be locally owned, inclusive, and equitable. Funders should align with country-led strategies and support community-driven approaches to avoid fragmented, top-down interventions. For over six years, RedR has worked with local organisations to strengthen climate resilience across countries including Philippines, Bangladesh, Uganda, Afghanistan, Kenya and Somalia, providing training, coaching, microgrants, and developing climate change adaptation and disaster risk resilience communities of practice. This equips participants with the tools to conduct climate risk assessments, implement adaptation strategies, and advocate for the inclusion of climate resilience within their organisations and communities. The demand is there. In our most recent cohort, 409 applications were received for 88 available positions.
Adaptation as systems strengthening
Adaptation must be systemic and cross-sectoral, bridging silos between agriculture, water, health, infrastructure, and ecosystems. Climate adaptation ultimately succeeds or fails on the strength of everyday systems: water, sanitation, health, transport; and the people who maintain them. This resonates at multiple levels. RedR’s humanitarian skills for engineers, a partnership with the Ugandan Institution of Professional Engineers and Makerere University, trained engineers to integrate humanitarian and climate resilience standards into national infrastructure systems. Our structural detailing and damage assessment work in response to earthquakes in Myanmar, Afghanistan, Türkiye, and Syria, is strengthening and has strengthened technical capacity for safer, climate-resilient reconstruction of critical infrastructure. Resilient infrastructure underpins health, water, sanitation, and protection systems, making engineering expertise a critical adaptation enabler.
Prioritise gender responsive planning
As I discussed on a panel with UNFPA, climate change is not gender neutral. Its direct and indirect effects, whether through slow-onset degradation like drought or rapid-onset disasters like earthquakes intensify pre-existing inequalities, undermine sexual and reproductive health outcomes, and dramatically increase the risks of gender-based violence due to disruption of health systems, reduced access to essential health care services, displacement, and harmful coping mechanisms. Meanwhile, climate change exacerbates structural inequalities, limiting women’s livelihoods, safety, agency, and participation in decision-making. These risks reverberate across generations, undermining girls’ education, household income, and long-term economic stability. Integrating gender equity across adaptation, infrastructure and technical systems, preparedness, early action and disaster risk resilience, and workforce development is a high return investment.
This is reflected in RedR’s trainings on Gender Equitable Nutrition, Gender-based Violence and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse that has been rolled out across countries affected by conflict, displacement, and climate. It was also reflected in the work of RedR member, Annet Nsiimire’s project in the Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement which renovated cooking stoves, reducing the daily risk of violence and sexual abuse for women and girls who previously had to collect firewood.
Why this matters?
Adaptation is now central to humanitarian effectiveness, stability, and development. It is the backbone of resilience. Adaptation investments generate high returns, but only if countries and communities have the capacity, systems, and people to implement them. RedR occupies a niche at this intersection: bridging engineering and humanitarian systems, translating global adaptation priorities into practical local action, and building the human and institutional capabilities that enable adaptation to achieve real outcomes.
Investing in the people, systems, and skills that make adaptation real is one of the highest-return decisions governments and funders can make. It’s time to implement.
At COP30, our CEO, Bernadette Sexton, joined a panel hosted by UNFPA at the Luxembourg Pavilion focused on the impact of climate change on sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence, and gender equality. She also met Mary Robinson, first female President of Ireland, former UNHCR High Commissioner, Elder, and leading climate justice advocate.
Climate change is not gender neutral. Pre-existing inequalities are intensified directly or indirectly, whether through slow-onset degradation or rapid-onset disasters. There are solutions.
Key to the conversation:
Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)
Climate change amplifies SRH risks through disruptions to health systems, harmful coping strategies, displacement, and reduced access to essential services. In many contexts, SRH services, including antenatal care, contraception, menstrual hygiene, and safe delivery, are among the first to collapse following climate-induced shocks, whilst heat stress increases risks for pregnant women, including stillbirth and complications.
Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
Resource scarcity and economic strain escalate domestic violence and intimate partner violence during droughts, failed harvests, or lost livelihoods. Displacement and shelter insecurity increase exposure to sexual exploitation and abuse, trafficking, and harassment. Inadequate WASH infrastructure forces women and girls to travel long distances for water or latrines, heightening the risk of assault. Child marriage rises as a coping strategy during climate-induced economic stress. Breakdown of protection systems in disasters leaves communities without safe reporting pathways or survivor services.
Climate Change and Gender Equity
Climate change exacerbates structural inequalities, limiting women’s livelihoods, safety, agency, and participation in decision-making. Unequal labour burdens, especially in water and fuel collection, intensify as droughts worsen or ecosystems degrade. Women’s livelihoods (agriculture, informal work, small enterprises) are disproportionately impacted by climate variability. Exclusion from climate decision-making persists in local and national adaptation planning processes. Limited access to climate finance for women-led organisations prevents equitable adaptation implementation. Education disruptions driven by climate shocks reduce future economic resilience for girls and young women.
Solutions
- Integrate SRH, GBV, and gender equity into climate adaptation
Investments should prioritise gender-responsive planning and risk assessments, including through practical training and capacity development for frontline actors. - Infrastructure and technical systems are critical for gender protection
Infrastructure failures, collapsed clinics, inaccessible water systems, and unsafe shelters create downstream GBV and SRH risks. - Preparedness, early action, and DRR reduce gendered harm
Early warning, community preparedness, and risk-sensitive planning reduce not only economic losses but also GBV and SRH impacts. - Invest in the adaptation workforce
Strengthening the global adaptation workforce, including gender-aware humanitarians, engineers, and government planners, is a high-return investment area.
Dr. Noorullah Kuchai
RedR UK’s Senior Programmes Coordinator, Dr. Noorullah Kuchai, spoke about RedR’s impact and mission at our recent Annual Reception. Focusing on RedR’s work in Ukraine, Dr. Kuchai shared moving examples of how we are equipping local responders with the tools and knowledge to lead recovery efforts on their own terms. His remarks highlighted the urgent need for locally led responses and the importance of shifting power to those closest to the crisis Read his full speech below.
The world is facing an era of compounding crises. The demand for humanitarian assistance is escalating, while resources are shrinking. In this landscape, the effectiveness of the response is not just important – it is vital. And this is where RedR’s work truly matters. Tonight, I’d like to share with you two specific examples of how we put our mission into action through our response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
Nearly 3 years ago, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine leading to a devastating impact on Ukrainians causing massive civilian casualties and the destruction of infrastructure. Resulting in millions being in need of humanitarian assistance – including more than 2 million children.
Within just two months, RedR responded by designing and delivering 27 training sessions to 360 humanitarian responders. We then continued to expand our reach, ultimately training more than 6,000 Ukrainians. These were individuals supporting communities under extraordinary pressure.
Our trainings equipped them with tools & skills to respond more effectively, covering topics such as humanitarian principles, blast-induced damage assessment, repair methods, retrofitting technologies and more.
We trained local people, so the knowledge stays there.
We hired and mentored local Ukrainian trainers. We delivered trainings and produced resources in Ukrainian. And we rooted the training contents in the reality of the situation in Ukraine, drawing on local case studies and Ukrainian building standards to make our trainings relevant and immediately applicable in the field. And this local capacity strengthening is hugely important.
War is ugly, it destroys both the built environment and human capital, while many focus on rebuilding physical infrastructure, the human capital gap that is created by war is often forgotten. This is where RedR’s work comes in – bridging the human capital gap by training local humanitarian responders.
Recently the Mayor of Mykolaiv has communicated with us that “capacity strengthening” is one of their key needs. We have grouped up with our industry engineering partners in the UK and the Engineering Without Borders to train local professionals to support the safe return of displaced communities.
In response to the acute shortage of qualified experts – damage assessors – we will train Ukrainian engineers and university lecturers. These lecturers will then train future generation engineers, thereby enhancing long-term in-country capacity.
In one example shared by Engineers Without Borders, 750 children were not able to go to school because there was not enough capacity to determine whether their school building, which had been partially damaged by a missile strike, was safe to use or not. So, its not only the immediate impact of the destruction being caused, but the longer-term impact on the entire community which is also affected. In this way, our training on damage assessment unlock the capacity of more professionals to carry out “safe-building entry checks”, and in this case, hopefully to get those 750 children back into school.
This initiative addresses critical societal challenges caused by war, including widespread displacement and infrastructure damage that compromise safety, health, and dignity. By equipping engineers and educators with essential skills, the project supports recovery efforts and promotes the reconstruction of built infrastructure.
Our training strengthen the quality of the humanitarian response. It enhances local ownership. And ultimately, it saves lives.
And crucially, we could not have done any of this alone.
The speed and scale of our Ukraine response—and our ongoing work in conflict and climate-affected areas—has been driven by RedR’s core mission: uniting diverse expertise across humanitarian and private sectors to empower and train local responders for more effective, locally led humanitarian action in an increasingly complex world.
That is why this work matters. And that is why your continued support matters.
Read our strategy here.
Bernadette Sexton
To mark RedR’s 45th anniversary, CEO Bernadette Sexton delivered a speech at our recent Annual Reception, reflecting on the organisation’s evolution and continued relevance in today’s humanitarian landscape. She addressed the growing global need for assistance, the challenges posed by shrinking funding, and the vital role of RedR’s locally led approach and partnerships in delivering lasting impact. Read the full speech below.
When we developed the strategy last year, we engaged with many stakeholders to determine how best we could deliver our mission: to develop the capacity of aid workers and organisations to respond to humanitarian needs and mitigate the impact of crises on the most vulnerable people.
Our mission remains sadly relevant because the demand for humanitarian assistance has never been higher. 1 in 22 people worldwide require humanitarian assistance.
This need is informed by escalating natural disasters, protracted conflicts, and deepening social inequities. At the same time, we are observing extreme weather events, with 2024 being the hottest year on record. So, the need has never been greater.
But, as needs continue to increase, the available funding has decreased. In this context, RedR’s impact is clear: we strengthen local responders to improve delivery, reduce waste, and contribute to a more effective humanitarian system.
In this context, RedR’s impact is clear: we strengthen local responders to improve delivery, reduce waste, and contribute to a more effective humanitarian system.
That was in 2024. Since then, at the start of 2025, there have been significant cuts to humanitarian funding globally. This presents an existential challenge for the humanitarian sector as the sector considers how to fundamentally rethink how we create global impact.
In this landscape, RedR’s locally led approach has become even more acutely necessary.
Through our training and technical assistance, we gain localised insight regarding the immediate challenges being faced in disaster situations, allowing us to inform improvements through convening and sharing at the sectoral level.
That’s where our partnerships come to the fore. Whilst we are a small core team, our reach is wide.
We hosted our strategy launch at the offices of Arup, one of our longstanding partners. It’s just one visual example of how we engage within an ecosystem of partners where values align and where we benefit from synergies.
Those partnerships allow us to extend and amplify our impact.
What does this look like in practice? It includes:
- Developing standards for camp management to support the flow of refugees and internally displaced populations in Nigeria and Ukraine
- Designing resources to support responders to conflict related sexual violence in several languages including Burmese, French, Ukrainian, and English
- Building climate resilience in drought and conflict vulnerable contexts in Somalia and Afghanistan
- Training local NGOs delivering nutrition in emergencies in Mali to address extreme hunger
- Delivering engineering in emergencies services in response to earthquakes and floods in Morocco, Libya, Turkey and Syria
- Supporting global commitments to provide clean water, and improved sanitation and hygiene systems through the WASH roadmap.
- Conducting blast damage assessments to allow safe return to homes; and supporting reform and repair of the water utilities in Ukraine.
RedR’s work is only possible through this ecosystem.
We have relied on your training and technical expertise that allows us to deliver our work to a high standard.
We have tapped into your networks that have connected us to key stakeholders to ensure a contextualised approach that builds on best practice.
We have benefited from your funding as individuals, as trusts and foundations, and as companies that has allowed us to deliver this work.
This year marks the 45th anniversary of RedR. Our founder Peter Guthrie remains an enthusiastic supporter. Anytime, I meet up with Peter, I come away from that discussion with a renewed sense of urgency from one of the most inspiring people I’ve ever met and a sense of how RedR has evolved to continue to be relevant and make a difference.
RedR was established in 1980. Since 1988 Her Royal Highness has been our President and has remained steadfast in her support of RedR, and has displayed an active interest in our work.
What we see in our work in crisis-affected areas – is that investing in people, knowledge and skills creates a ripple effect that has long lasting impact.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Read our strategy here.
RedR UK Celebrates Achievements and Launches Strategy with Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal
On Wednesday 7th May 2025, humanitarian NGO RedR held its Annual Reception, hosted by its long-standing partner Arup, at its Charlotte Street offices. The event brought together RedR’s diverse community of staff, partners, and supporters from across engineering and humanitarian sectors to celebrate the organisation’s achievements and reaffirm its continued commitment to driving impact through its strategic priorities amidst emerging global challenges.
RedR’s President, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, was in attendance and emphasised the importance of working with local responders to strengthen existing humanitarian capacities.
Over the course of the evening, attendees had the opportunity to network and listen to inspiring speeches from RedR’s CEO Bernadette Sexton, RedR’s Senior Technical Programmes Coordinator Dr. Noorullah Kuchai, and Her Royal Highness, who has been President of RedR since 1988. Their remarks echoed the organisation’s strategic direction, prioritising localisation, climate resilience, and strengthening the skills of those on the frontlines of crisis response.
The evening also marked the launch of RedR’s 2025-2027 Strategy, which builds on the organisation’s roots in humanitarian engineering, and reinforces its broader commitment to strengthening local and international response capacity through training programmes, technical assistance, and convening.
This strategy comes at a vital time, as the humanitarian sector faces unprecedented funding shortfalls amid rising global need and instability. RedR’s work to equip local responders with the skills and support they need is more critical than ever. By strengthening local leadership and knowledge, RedR helps make humanitarian response more sustainable, efficient, and equitable.
Bernadette Sexton, CEO of RedR said: “At a time when humanitarian funding cannot match the unprecedented demand, efficiency is crucial. Learning and development transforms the ability of humanitarians to efficiently deliver lifesaving aid to those that need it most. This is at the heart of RedR’s strategy to equip local agencies and communities with the knowledge and skills to prepare, respond and rebuild in the face of disasters.”
If you’d like to give financially to support projects for disaster-affected communities all over the world, you can do so here.
Image credit: Afghan Red Crescent Society (2021)
Inclusive Approaches in Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction – Afghanistan
Develop a foundational understanding of how gender and disability intersect with climate change and disaster risk in Afghanistan.
- 25 February 2025
- Online
This is an interactive online training on inclusive approaches in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
RedR UK is offering a free, high-quality online training course aiming to equip participants with a foundational understanding of how gender and disability intersect with climate change and disaster risk, enabling participants to recognise the importance of advocating for and implementing inclusive approaches in CCADRR efforts.This training is designed for humanitarian responders living and working in Afghanistan.
Timeline
The training is a 2.5 hour, fully online course delivered on Zoom.
The course will take place on Tuesday 25th February from 12:00 – 14:30 GMT/ 16:30-19:00 AFT.
Please ensure that you will be able to able to attend the course before registering as we only have a certain number of places available.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explain why and how diverse identities impact climate change risks and resilience
- Identify common barriers to inclusion in CCADRR initiatives and possible solutions
- List ways to enhance community engagement across marginalised members/groups
- Recognise requirements for inclusive policy and planning
- Identify at least 3 practical steps or tools you can use or action in your own work
**Please note there are limited spaces on each module, and we will be operating a first-come, first-serve policy**
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for local humanitarian responders (e.g. local NGOs, CBOs, climate actors) who are CCA and DRR practitioners in Afghanistan. The course will be delivered in English via Zoom.
Please note: If you have recently completed the CCADRR Afghanistan training, you will have covered this material already within the course and we request you do not sign up for this training in order to allow others the opportunity to engage with the material. Spaces are limited and we want to ensure as many participants as possible can benefit from this opportunity.
HPass Badging
For this module, RedR UK is also offering HPass Badging. An HPass badge is a digital indicator of achievement, and a way for participants to demonstrate their skills and experience. More information on HPass Badging can be found here. Participants will be able to redeem a badge through a link sent after the module.
RedR UK is committed to making sure everyone’s needs are met, including people of different genders, ages and disabilities. If you have any specific access requirements or learning needs RedR are committed to try and make reasonable adjustments to support your needs, please email climatechange@redr.org.uk at any stage of the booking process to talk directly to RedR about your needs.
Inclusive Approaches in Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction – Somalia
Develop a foundational understanding of how gender and disability intersect with climate change and disaster risk in Somalia.
- 12 February 2025
- Online
This is an interactive online training on inclusive approaches in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
RedR UK is offering a free, high-quality online training course aiming to equip participants with a foundational understanding of how gender and disability intersect with climate change and disaster risk, enabling participants to recognise the importance of advocating for and implementing inclusive approaches in CCADRR efforts.This training is designed for humanitarian responders living and working in Somalia.
Timeline
The training is a 2.5 hour, fully online course delivered on Zoom.
The course will take place on Wednesday 12th February from 15:00 – 17:30 GMT/ 18:00-20:30 EAT.
Please ensure that you will be able to able to attend the course before registering as we only have a certain number of places available.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explain why and how diverse identities impact climate change risks and resilience
- Identify common barriers to inclusion in CCADRR initiatives and possible solutions
- List ways to enhance community engagement across marginalised members/groups
- Recognise requirements for inclusive policy and planning
- Identify at least 3 practical steps or tools you can use or action in your own work
**Please note there are limited spaces on each module, and we will be operating a first-come, first-serve policy**
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for local humanitarian responders (e.g. local NGOs, CBOs, climate actors) who are CCA and DRR practitioners in Somalia. The course will be delivered in English via Zoom.
HPass Badging
For this module, RedR UK is also offering HPass Badging. An HPass badge is a digital indicator of achievement, and a way for participants to demonstrate their skills and experience. More information on HPass Badging can be found here. Participants will be able to redeem a badge through a link sent after the module.
RedR UK is committed to making sure everyone’s needs are met, including people of different genders, ages and disabilities. If you have any specific access requirements or learning needs RedR are committed to try and make reasonable adjustments to support your needs, please email climatechange@redr.org.uk at any stage of the booking process to talk directly to RedR about your needs.
Inclusive Approaches in Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction – Afghanistan
Develop a foundational understanding of how gender and disability intersect with climate change and disaster risk in Afghanistan.
- 5 February 2025
- Online
This is an interactive online training on inclusive approaches in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
RedR UK is offering a free, high-quality online training course aiming to equip participants with a foundational understanding of how gender and disability intersect with climate change and disaster risk, enabling participants to recognise the importance of advocating for and implementing inclusive approaches in CCADRR efforts.This training is designed for humanitarian responders living and working in Afghanistan.
Timeline
The training is a 2.5 hour, fully online course delivered on Zoom.
The course will take place on Wednesday 5th February from 15:00 – 17:30 GMT/ 19:30-22:00 AFT.
Please ensure that you will be able to able to attend the course before registering as we only have a certain number of places available.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explain why and how diverse identities impact climate change risks and resilience
- Identify common barriers to inclusion in CCADRR initiatives and possible solutions
- List ways to enhance community engagement across marginalised members/groups
- Recognise requirements for inclusive policy and planning
- Identify at least 3 practical steps or tools you can use or action in your own work
**Please note there are limited spaces on each module, and we will be operating a first-come, first-serve policy**
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for local humanitarian responders (e.g. local NGOs, CBOs, climate actors) who are CCA and DRR practitioners in Afghanistan. The course will be delivered in English via Zoom.
HPass Badging
For this module, RedR UK is also offering HPass Badging. An HPass badge is a digital indicator of achievement, and a way for participants to demonstrate their skills and experience. More information on HPass Badging can be found here. Participants will be able to redeem a badge through a link sent after the module.
RedR UK is committed to making sure everyone’s needs are met, including people of different genders, ages and disabilities. If you have any specific access requirements or learning needs RedR are committed to try and make reasonable adjustments to support your needs, please email climatechange@redr.org.uk at any stage of the booking process to talk directly to RedR about your needs.
Inclusive Approaches in Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction – Somalia
Develop a foundational understanding of how gender and disability intersect with climate change and disaster risk in Somalia.
- 15 January 2025
- Online
This is an interactive online training on inclusive approaches in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
RedR UK is offering a free, high-quality online training course aiming to equip participants with a foundational understanding of how gender and disability intersect with climate change and disaster risk, enabling participants to recognise the importance of advocating for and implementing inclusive approaches in CCADRR efforts.This training is designed for humanitarian responders living and working in Somalia.
Timeline
The training is a 2.5 hour, fully online course delivered on Zoom.
The course will take place on Wednesday 15th January from 13:00 – 15:30 GMT/ 16:00-18:30 EAT.
Please ensure that you will be able to able to attend the course before registering as we only have a certain number of places available.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explain why and how diverse identities impact climate change risks and resilience
- Identify common barriers to inclusion in CCADRR initiatives and possible solutions
- List ways to enhance community engagement across marginalised members/groups
- Recognise requirements for inclusive policy and planning
- Identify at least 3 practical steps or tools you can use or action in your own work
**Please note there are limited spaces on each module, and we will be operating a first-come, first-serve policy**
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for local humanitarian responders (e.g. local NGOs, CBOs, climate actors) who are CCA and DRR practitioners in Somalia. The course will be delivered in English via Zoom.
HPass Badging
For this module, RedR UK is also offering HPass Badging. An HPass badge is a digital indicator of achievement, and a way for participants to demonstrate their skills and experience. More information on HPass Badging can be found here. Participants will be able to redeem a badge through a link sent after the module.
RedR UK is committed to making sure everyone’s needs are met, including people of different genders, ages and disabilities. If you have any specific access requirements or learning needs RedR are committed to try and make reasonable adjustments to support your needs, please email climatechange@redr.org.uk at any stage of the booking process to talk directly to RedR about your needs.
Inclusive Approaches in Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction
Develop a foundational understanding of how gender and disability intersect with climate change and disaster risk.
- 9 January 2025
- Online
This is an interactive online training on inclusive approaches in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
RedR UK is offering a free, high-quality online training course aiming to equip participants with a foundational understanding of how gender and disability intersect with climate change and disaster risk, enabling participants to recognise the importance of advocating for and implementing inclusive approaches in CCADRR efforts.
Timeline
The training is a 2.5 hour, fully online course delivered on Zoom.
The course will take place on Thursday 9th January from 12:30 – 15:00 UK time.
Please ensure that you will be able to able to attend the course before registering as we only have a certain number of places available.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explain why and how diverse identities impact climate change risks and resilience
- Identify common barriers to inclusion in CCADRR initiatives and possible solutions
- List ways to enhance community engagement across marginalised members/groups
- Recognise requirements for inclusive policy and planning
- Identify at least 3 practical steps or tools you can use or action in your own work
**Please note there are limited spaces on each module, and we will be operating a first-come, first-serve policy**
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for local humanitarian responders (e.g. local NGOs, CBOs, climate actors) who are CCA and DRR practitioners. The course will be delivered in English via Zoom.
HPass Badging
For this module, RedR UK is also offering HPass Badging. An HPass badge is a digital indicator of achievement, and a way for participants to demonstrate their skills and experience. More information on HPass Badging can be found here. Participants will be able to redeem a badge through a link sent after the module.
RedR UK is committed to making sure everyone’s needs are met, including people of different genders, ages and disabilities. If you have any specific access requirements or learning needs RedR are committed to try and make reasonable adjustments to support your needs, please email climatechange@redr.org.uk at any stage of the booking process to talk directly to RedR about your needs.