CEA in Emergencies

CEA in Emergencies

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement always works in partnership with communities. In an emergency, it can be difficult to balance time and limited resources with our commitment to engage with the people in a meaningful way. These resources will offer useful guidance. Explore resources on integrating CEA into conflict, earthquake and extreme weather responses below, or discover all CEA in emergencies resources by using the search function at the bottom of the page. If you’re looking for health related emergencies, you can visit our CEA and Health page.

CEA Guide


Explore module 5 of the CEA Guide for more guidance on how to engage with communities during emergency response operations.

When working on emergency operations, you should be meeting the below CEA minimum actions. An explanation of where each CEA minimum action sits in the below programme cycle can be found here.

Latest ‘CEA in Emergencies’ resources

22 February 2023

Engaging communities to build resilience and accountability mechanisms

A case study on engaging communities to build resilience and accountability mechanisms after the Nepal 2015 earthquake.

9 August 2023

Learning from the Ukraine Crisis Webinar Series: CEA for Remote CVA programming webinar

The first webinar in the series aimed to explore how Community, Engagement and Accountability (CEA) minimum actions and…

9 August 2023

Community Engagement in Humanitarian Action Toolkit (CHAT)

A toolkit designed to support with developing effective community engagement strategies for different emergencies with specific tools for…
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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

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12 November 2024

A Journey of Flood Resilience in Albania

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

Albania Red Cross, IFRC

The Albanian Red Cross and IFRC joined the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance to boost flood resilience in Albania, expanding community practices, advocating for policy changes, and reshaping institutional approaches.

  • Climate change
  • Extreme weather
  • Flood
  • Locally-led adaption

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7 November 2024

CEA Asia Pacific Learning Event: Engaging communities during emergencies

Type:

Video

Organization:

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, British Red Cross, IFRC, Indonesian Red Cross

In this video, participants of the CEA Asia Pacific Learning Event share learnings on how to engage communities during emergencies.

  • Emergencies

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7 October 2024

Strengthening Local Knowledge and Response in Guatemala

Type:

Video

Organization:

Guatemalan Red Cross, IFRC

In this video Guatemalan Red Cross and the IFRC show how they are strengthening local capacities through community training. You will see how they organize community committees, workshops, and work…

  • BHA
  • Community training
  • Spanish

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2 April 2024

Humanitarian Impacts of Climate Change in Bangladesh

Type:

Report

Organization:

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, IFRC, US AID, ICCCAD

This study assesses the humanitarian impacts of climate change by identifying vulnerabilities and challenges faced by local communities. The study includes local perspectives, gained through community engagement, ensuring active participation…

  • Climate change
  • Extreme weather

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5 February 2024

Community Listening (Women): Herat Earthquake, Afghanistan

Type:

Report

Organization:

Afghan Red Crescent Society, IFRC

This report captures the results of a CEA rapid assessment that was carried out by Afghan Red Crescent Society with IFRC following a series of earthquakes that hit Afghanistan’s Herat…

  • Assessments
  • Earthquakes
  • Emergencies
  • PGI

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