However, amongst these disasters, there is a collective agreement between practitioners, researchers and stakeholders associated with flood disasters, that flooding is the most devastating and consistently occurring climate change hazard in Nigeria. In 2022, the Nigerian government reported that the economic loss caused as a result of flooding incidences was N4.2tn ($2.8bn).

As part of the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance, Plan International Nigeria will focus on policy support and influencing, capacity building and evaluation of behavioural change all towards promoting an understanding in Early Warning Systems, Disaster Risk Management and Disaster Risk Reduction in the communities of Adamawa and Yobe State.

This project is in line with Plan International’s global strategy that seeks to achieve gender transformation regarding girls and women’s participation in the analysis of climate hazard risks such as flooding disasters and building climate resilience.

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As part of the Alliance, the Fiji Red Cross Society, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), aims to strengthen community resilience to floods and storms through local engagement and capacity building and to leverage the experiences, lessons learned, and evidence gathered for scaling and influencing at subnational, national and regional levels.

The Fiji Red Cross will work with community members to develop people-centred, locally led, community-based early warning systems while also advocating for the dissemination of community-generated early warnings to complement official messages.

The program aims to collaborate with local communities to design and implement Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation plans, as well as to influence national level policies in Fiji and 4 other Pacific countries. Additionally, the program will build and strengthen institutional capacity among communities and relevant government and non-governmental agencies to promote coordinated, coherent and integrated management of watersheds to address climate change.

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In the coastal part of the Sofala Province, one of the most flood-affected areas of the country, floods, cyclones, erosion, and sea-level rise are recurrent and serious risks. The program is targeting six vulnerable communities in Buzi and Beira in Sofala Province.

At the community level, the Mozambique Red Cross Society works with local authorities and the National Disaster Management Agency to establish or revitalize Local Disaster Management Committees, raise awareness of the population for risks and protective actions and restore flood mitigation infrastructure. In addition to these community-level activities, the Mozambique Red Cross Society and the IFRC advocate for better laws, policies and plans for resilience building and climate change adaptation. In particular, the program takes action to ensure that community voices, needs and priorities are integrated into disaster risk reduction and contingency response planning.

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Many resilience-building measures can be taken at community level, and communities often know best when it comes to strengthening their resilience. Using the Climate Resilience Measurement for Communities (CRMC) tool, Practical Action is working to undertake holistic resilience assessments at community level. To strengthen the flood resilience of communities in Thiès Nord, Practical Action has equipped all four intervention zones with motor-driven pumps and resilience kits to enable them to react quickly in the event of flooding. In collaboration with the Senegalese Red Cross, Practical Action has trained 60 volunteers on the importance of climate information for flood prevention and set up an Early Warning Systems (EWS) team in each neighbourhood to disseminate information. Through a partnership with the social enterprise Jokalanté , the existing EWS was also enhanced by integrating voice messages and community radios in the dissemination of alerts.

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As a result of climate change, retreating glaciers, change in rainy seasons, and pressures on local livelihoods, are also intensifying the risk and impacts of floods. In addition, agricultural land is ruined, infrastructure and basic services are damaged, and transport is restricted due to road closures. This has economic implications at all levels. Peru is also affected by the El Niño phenomenon, which causes major flooding on the Peruvian coast. Although the coastal area represents only 10 per cent of the country’s land, it is home to 54 per cent of the population.

Practical Action is working with communities in the Rimac and Vilcanota river basins to empower them and provide the necessary tools so that people can not only deal with and recover from an emergency, but also manage their own risk. The Rimac basin supplies Lima, the country’s largest city, with water and is where landslides risk disrupting key national transport links. The Vilcanota basin is located in one of the most important areas for tourism and agriculture activities. Many resilience building actions can be taken at community level, as communities often know best when it comes to how and where they need to build resilience. In order to build safer and more resilient communities, Practical Action’s work focuses on three priority topics in Peru: early warning systems, the role of ecosystems in disaster risk management, and governance and investments. By working with these communities, we can demonstrate tangible impact on people’s lives and learn from best practices that can help shape policy at a higher level.

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