Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre

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Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre

The Climate Centre helps the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement address the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events on vulnerable people

21/08/2026

🚨Internship Vacancy🚨
We are looking for an intern to support the Climate Centre’s real-time attribution work through event monitoring, contextual research, and vulnerability/exposure analysis, contributing to evidence-based advocacy and communication.

Key responsibilities include:
➡️Supporting real-time monitoring and prioritization of extreme events using internal tracking tools and public databases;
➡️Supporting the development of Attribution Debriefs based on past attribution studies;
➡️Conducting background research on selected events, including historical weather context, local vulnerabilities, and potential societal impacts;
➡️Assisting in preparing internal briefings, documentation, and synthesis notes, supporting attribution studies and communication efforts.
➡️Attending weekly event-monitoring calls, contribute to rapid internal notes and briefings, and support broader learning and dissemination activities.

Note: Applicants must be enrolled in a Master's or PhD programme and remain registered throughout the three-month, full-time internship. A background in Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Science, or another relevant field is required.

This is a home-based, full-time internship (40 hours per week) starting on 28 September 2026 and lasting for three months.
The application deadline is 28 August 2026 at 11:59 CET.

🔗Interested? Read more here: https://www.climatecentre.org/contact/open-positions/

14/08/2026

🔥 Western Europe has just experienced its warmest June-July period on record, while many regions faced drought, exceptionally low river flows, and severe wildfire conditions. In England and Wales alone, nearly 30 million people are now affected by water-use restrictions.

This summer is also on track to become the UK's hottest on record, highlighting how extreme heat is reshaping life across Europe and reinforcing the need to adapt our cities, workplaces, and homes to a changing climate.

🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/e2W36y5u

10/08/2026

🌱 As El Niño intensifies, the Colombian Red Cross is using climate forecasts to act before drought conditions worsen, supporting vulnerable communities with water, agricultural, and financial assistance.

A strong example of how anticipatory action can help protect livelihoods and build resilience before a crisis unfolds.

🔗Read more: https://lnkd.in/eWdyNZfJ

10/08/2026

🌧️ Assam has experienced severe flooding after monsoon rainfall reached up to 490% above average in some areas, affecting more than 1.1 million people and inundating over 800 villages.

Nearly 100 people have died, and thousands were displaced as floodwaters spread rapidly across the state.

The IFRC has allocated 500,000 Swiss francs to support emergency shelter, healthcare, and relief efforts for affected communities.

🔗Read more: https://lnkd.in/e6g2aJiC

06/08/2026

🌍 El Niño is intensifying, and the World Food Programme warns it could push nearly 50 million more people into acute food insecurity by the end of next year.

The World Meteorological Organization expects higher temperatures and major shifts in rainfall patterns, increasing the risk of droughts, floods, and wildfires in vulnerable regions.

Forecasts provide a chance to prepare. Acting early can help communities build resilience and reduce the impact of climate-related risks.

🔗Read more: https://www.climatecentre.org/17618/el-nino-continues-to-intensify-threatening-to-expand-global-hunger/

04/08/2026

🌡️Back-to-back heatwaves and early drought created a “tinderbox” across parts of Europe, according to a new World Weather Attribution analysis that used a super-rapid protocol to assess the influence of climate change on recent wildfires.

The findings reinforce growing concerns about the conditions driving increasingly severe wildfire seasons across Europe.

🔗Read more: https://lnkd.in/eGAJ827h

04/08/2026

🌐 Humanitarians are increasingly addressing the interconnected challenges of climate, environment, conflict, and peace, as highlighted at the 4th International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding in Ottawa.

As climate risks intensify, collaboration across sectors is becoming essential to strengthen resilience and support vulnerable communities.

🔗Read more: https://lnkd.in/egNQpNXA

31/07/2026

🔥 Spain and France are facing devastating wildfires described as “apocalyptic,” with hundreds of thousands of people evacuated as extreme heat fuels the crisis.

Red Cross teams are providing emergency shelter, food, essential supplies, psychosocial support, and assistance to first responders, while European countries have mobilized aircraft, personnel, and equipment to support firefighting efforts.

This emergency highlights the importance of preparedness, resilience, and coordinated humanitarian action to protect communities from increasingly severe climate-related disasters.

🔗Read more: https://lnkd.in/e8CDq4j3

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28/07/2026

🌀 Bridging the gap in cyclone forecasting where it matters most.

In Madagascar, weather forecasts cover either a few days or several months—leaving a crucial 2-to-4 week blind spot where major preparedness decisions actually happen.

The Horizon Europe-funded ACACIA project is changing that. By bridging scientific modeling with the Malagasy Red Cross and local communities, they are delivering multi-week forecasts that turn early warnings into real, on-the-ground action before storms hit.

🔗Read more here: https://www.climatecentre.org/17567/blog-horizon-europe-project-plugs-gap-between-short-and-long-term-cyclone-forecasting-in-madagascar/

27/07/2026

🔥 Europe’s extreme heat is doing more than breaking temperature records.

Scientists say rising temperatures are accelerating drought by drawing moisture from soils, rivers, lakes and reservoirs, increasing pressure on agriculture, water supplies and ecosystems across the continent.

As heatwaves continue, the challenge is not just less rain, but hotter air that prevents water from staying in the ground.

🔗Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ewgUdXcd

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The Hague

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