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.

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…

2 July 2019

Beneficiary Communications Review – Haiti 2013

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC

A review of the beneficiary communications tools – like SMS and radio – used by the IFRC in the Haiti earthquake response. The review looks at their deployment and effectiveness,…

  • Earthquakes
  • Response

2 July 2019

Flyer – Relief package for people affected by Nepal earthquake

Type:

Publication

Organization:

IFRC

An IFRC flyer which provides people with information about the relief package following the Nepal earthquake. It includes information about what the package includes, who it is for and how…

  • Earthquakes
  • Leaflets and posters

2 July 2019

Frequently asked questions on relief package

Type:

Publication

Organization:

IFRC

This IFRC document provides guidance and answers to Frequently Asked Questions during the Nepal Earthquake. It can also be adapted to other emergency contexts.

  • Earthquakes
  • FAQs

2 July 2019

Flyer – Seasonal support to earthquake affected communities

Type:

Publication

Organization:

IFRC

An IFRC flyer featuring information on support following the Nepal earthquake, who was eligible, where and when assistance was provided, and other important information for affected communities.

  • Earthquakes
  • Leaflets and posters

2 July 2019

Flyer – Earthquake seasonal support program

Type:

Infographic

Organization:

IFRC

This flyer forms part of the IFRC’s Earthquake Seasonal Response Program. It provides advice on what people can buy with the cash grants the Red Cross provides to prepare for…

  • Advice
  • Clothing
  • Disaster
  • Earthquakes

2 July 2019

Engaging with people affected by conflict and violence video (Arabic subtitles)

Type:

Video

Organization:

ICRC

This Arabic animation produced by the ICRC and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative illustrates their joint working paper: Community Partnership with People Affected by Armed Conflict and Other Violence.

  • Arabic
  • Conflict
  • Video
  • Violence