01/02/2021 - by the Climate Centre
The Red Cross Red Crescent has published a new checklist for greening the Movement, strengthening its environmental sustainability and supporting advocacy.
The Green Response Working Group (GRWG) – a coalition of National Societies, IFRC and ICRC representatives – last month released a new report,
Red Goes Green, drawing on interviews across the Movement as well as with environmental experts and local humanitarian actors.
Its findings and recommendations were used to develop the checklist for Movement components and other agencies.
“Climate change and environmental degradation are increasing the world’s vulnerability and exposure to risks, disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable communities,” the report says, adding that “the humanitarian community has a responsibility to support vulnerable communities to increase their resilience to the impacts of the climate and environmental crises.