Pledge Report | Power of humanity: Red Cross Red Crescent

Pledge: Building resilience in a changing climate

– Name, position and email of the focal person

Daniela KOHLER-SEURET, Advisor for International Relations, daniela.kohler@redcross.ch

– Has your organisation taken action on the implementation of this pledge?

Yes

– Please describe the actions taken (including challenges encountered if there is any) and provide concrete examples (including written reports, programme information, photos and videos)

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Disaster Risk Management are important issues for SRC in the field of international cooperation.

SRC adopted its new Disaster Risk Management Policy in 2016. The policy forms the basis for further conceptual orientation towards resilience of SRC international cooperation and humanitarian aid activities.

Where relevant, DRR was included in all “SRC international cooperation programs 2017-2020”.

In the coming years (2017-2019), SRC will develop tools for further mainstreaming DRR in its projects and the training of field personal and partner organizations.

SRC takes into account international and multilateral frameworks like the IDRL guidelines and resolutions, the Sendai Framework, COP 21, Cali one billion coalition for resilience and the Sustainable Development Goals 2030.

– Attached files (the size of the attachment should not exceed 10 Mb)

Swiss Red Cross June 22, 2017