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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LSE has collaborated closely with the East Suffolk Council to assess the flood resilience of communities on the East Coast of England. The East Coast faces high risks of coastal erosion, storm surge, and pluvial and fluvial flooding. This program aims to promote system-level decision-making for flood resilience by considering a wide range of measures to enhance social, human, natural, physical, and financial capacities within communities.

The outcomes of this collaboration have been instrumental in developing grant proposals by the local authority. As a result, the East Suffolk Council successfully secured £8 million of national funding for various flood resilience projects in Norfolk and Suffolk. Furthermore, the outcome of this project has served as valuable local evidence for consultation on the UK’s National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England.

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The program works with local populations to strengthen flood resilience at a household and community level, implementing interventions such as the formation of community brigades, the development of family emergency plans and risk awareness through community resilience fairs, among others. These actions have been applied and adapted to rural and urban communities. In both contexts, the Mexican Red Cross facilitates integration and collaboration with diverse sectors including health, education, universities and civil protection. The knowledge and experience gained is shared with communities, practitioners, and policy makers and used as evidence to advocate for better laws, policies, and plans.

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