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his note identifies sources of information on floods, providing guidance on how this information should, and should not, be used in humanitarian contexts. The sources described here have been identified from the set of 10 climate risk and early warning information platforms assessed as having the highest levels of user satisfaction in a June 2024 review by the REACH programme, managed by IMPACT, a Geneva-based NGO.
PDF- Ethiopia
- Humanitarian
- Shock response
- Climate Resilience and Adaptation
- 2026
This note identifies sources of information on heat extremes, providing guidance on how this information should, and should not, be used in humanitarian contexts. The sources described here have been identified from the set of 10 climate risk and early warning information platforms assessed as having the highest levels of user satisfaction.
PDF- Ethiopia
- Climate Resilience and Adaptation
- Humanitarian
- 2026
As climate change impacts intensify, pressure on infrastructure is becoming increasingly evident. Floods, storms and extreme heat are damaging buildings, disrupting transport networks, and impacting essential infrastructure such as schools and hospitals. Reflecting the work done on infrastructure the CLEAN Helpdesk has received requests from programmes and teams across multiple regions seeking technical support and collaborating on infrastructure.
Link- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Syria
- Jamaica
- Cuba
- Haiti
- Infrastructure (Including Energy and Transport)
- 2026
This is one of a series of guidance notes developed to support humanitarian planning and response in relation to climate hazards in Ethiopia. This note identifies sources of information on drought, providing guidance on how this information should, and should not, be used in humanitarian contexts. In addition to identifying hazard information, this note recognises that climate risk is a function of hazard, exposure, vulnerability and response (IPCC 2023).
PDF- Ethiopia
- Climate Resilience and Adaptation
- Humanitarian
- 2026
Doing more with less and spending ODA ‘better’ means ensuring value-for-money interventions. These focus on partnerships and leveraging UK technical expertise to develop local capacity, strengthen systems, and attract private investment.
Blog- United Kingdom
- Climate Finance
- 2026
The CLEAN Helpdesk’s technical assistance helped shape a UK government environmental programme focused on protecting the Amazon forest. The approach was novel for FCDO, grounded in Indigenous priorities, and built on strong technical and GEDSI expertise.
PDF- Brazil
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Guyana
- Peru
- Suriname
- Venezuela
- Agriculture, Land-use, and Forestry
- 2026
This case study highlights the role of the CLEAN Helpdesk in supporting the British High Commission (BHC) in Lusaka in the early design phase of a new climate-resilient rural development programme.
PDF- Zambia
- Climate Resilience and Adaptation
- Climate resilience
- Agriculture, Land-use, and Forestry
- 2026
At COP28, 91 countries endorsed the Declaration on the Common Agenda for Education and Climate Change to integrate education into climate adaptation, mitigation, and financing.
PDF- United Kingdom
- Education
- 2026
When heavy rains arrive, classrooms flood. When temperatures spike, corrugated metal roofs turn classrooms into ovens. During these extremes experienced annually, children stop coming to school and stop learning.
Blog- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Climate Resilience and Adaptation
- Education
- Infrastructure (Including Energy and Transport)
- 2026
Last week, CLEAN Helpdesk consortium partner, Social Development Direct, launched a new Learning Report from Phase 4 of the Plan International/Social Development Direct Building Equitable Partnerships Initiative(Building equitable partnerships and Equitable partnerships for locally led, globally connected development | Social Development Direct).
Blog- United Kingdom
- Governance
- 2026
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