
What You Need to Know About Global Hunger
Today is World Food Day. This year’s theme is: “ Invest in agriculture and rural development to change the future in migration”. We produce enough food to feed the entire world, yet since 2015 Hunger is on the rise again. Most of the world’s 815 million hungry live in rural areas and depend on agriculture, which is increasingly being affected by climate change. In 2015, more than 19 million people had to move and leave their livelihoods behind after surviving a disaster. In 2

International Day for Disaster Reduction
International Day for Disaster Reduction, held on October 13th each year, promotes a global culture of disaster reduction, including disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness. International Day for Disaster Reduction is an opportunity to acknowledge the substantial progress being made toward reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health and in the economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets of persons, businesses, communities


The CADRIM - RCRC Climate Center's Climate Change Course
The Online Course on Climate Change Awareness for Small Island Developing States which was developed by CADRIM and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, with support from the Escuela Internacional de Formación (EIF) and the IFRC Secretariat, commenced this week. Yesterday, the introductory webinar successfully introduced the participants to CADRIM, the RCRC Climate Centre and the objectives and expectations of the 5-week Online Course. Participants heard from the followi

Commencement Notice
Dear Participants We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your patience in awaiting the start of the Climate Change Awareness in Small Island Developing States, which was postponed due to the large-scale emergency in multiple Caribbean islands as a result of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Several of our guest speakers/personnel as well as scores of participants were supporting the emergency response. We are pleased to announce that the course will commence on Octo