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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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

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New

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

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New

19 August 2025

Strengthening Flood Response Through Feedback: Burkinabe Red Cross Society

Type:

Video

Organization:

British Red Cross, Burkinabe Red Cross Society

In this video, Léa Balima, CEA and PGI Focal Point at the Burkinabe Red Cross Society, shares how the national society introduced a community feedback mechanism during their response to…

  • Community feedback
  • Extreme weather
  • Flooding
  • French

Watch here

2 July 2025

Community Engagement and Accountability Catalogue

Type:

Catalogue

Organization:

IFRC

Would you like to apply CEA in your project, in an emergency, or in institutionalisation processes? In this catalogue, you will find a guide to help you determine which tools…

  • Emergencies
  • Institutionalisation
  • Training

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26 June 2025

Community Driven Cyclone recovery in Bangladesh

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, IFRC

This case study details the community-driven recovery efforts in Bangladesh following Cyclone Remal, emphasising participation, empowerment, and resilience. Rather than delivering aid through a top-down model, BDRCS prioritised a participatory…

  • Cyclone
  • Extreme weather
  • Feedback
  • Meaningful participation

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7 June 2025

CBRN Rumour and Messaging Kit

Type:

Toolkit

Organization:

IFRC

This short kit has been developed to support National Societies in Europe to better prepare for and respond to community fears, misinformation, and communication challenges linked to potential Chemical, Biological,…

  • CBRN
  • MHPSS
  • Misinformation
  • RCCE

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