Community-led Climate Resilience

Communities are on the frontlines of the climate crisis, facing risks such as extreme weather, food insecurity, and displacement. Strengthening climate resilience is most effective when communities themselves lead the process—drawing on their knowledge, priorities, and capacities to shape solutions. Community-led approaches ensure that climate action is inclusive, locally relevant, and sustainable, while also building trust and accountability. The resources on this page are designed to help integrate CEA into climate resilience programming, supporting people to adapt, prepare, and thrive in the face of a changing climate.

Find more tools and guidance on building climate resilience visit: https://www.climatecentre.org/

28 January 2026

Practical guide to co-production for anticipatory action with IDPs/refugees

Type:

Guide

Organization:

British Red Cross, Climate Centre, World Food Programme

A comprehensive guide to anticipatory action for displaced people and refugees centred on the Middle East and North African region. The guide includes information, tools, short case studies and practical…

  • Anticipatory action
  • CEA and Migration
  • Climate change
  • Co-production

6 October 2025

Food security community based surveillance mechanism: Lessons Learned from the Sahel Region

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

British Red Cross, Burkinabe Red Cross Society, Mauritanian Red Crescent, Red Cross of Chad

This case study highlights the experience of three National Societies — Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Chad — in establishing community-based food security and livelihoods surveillance mechanisms. The document outlines key…

  • Anticipatory action
  • CEA and Food Insecurity
  • Climate change
  • Community feedback

4 September 2025

Community based Early Warning Early Action in Tuvalu

Type:

Report

Organization:

Climate Centre, USP

This research study explores how communities respond to disasters in the island to form recommendations on improving early warning early actions.

  • Climate change
  • Cyclone
  • Early Warning Early Action (EWEA)
  • Extreme weather

4 September 2025

Community based Early Warning Early Action in Palau

Type:

Report

Organization:

Climate Centre, USP

This research study explores how communities, and especially the youth, respond to disasters in the island to form recommendations on improving early warning early actions.

  • Climate change
  • Extreme weather
  • Typhoon
  • Young people

22 July 2025

Community Perceptions on Locally Led Adaptation to Climate Change in Malawi

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC, Malawi Red Cross, US AID

This report explores how communities in Phalombe and Nsanje, Malawi, perceive and respond to climate change. It highlights key knowledge gaps, adaptation challenges, and the role of indigenous knowledge. Based…

  • Climate change
  • Indigenous knowledge
  • Locally-led adaption

20 November 2024

Research about Climate Change in Argentina

Type:

Report

Organization:

Argentina Red Cross, IFRC

This report reveals that while the majority of the Argentinian population is concerned about climate change, there is a notable lack of information and awareness about key concepts such as…

  • Climate change
  • Extreme weather