This page compiles the Report of the 2019 CAP Implementation Workshop together with the complete set of presentations delivered during the workshop, held on 17–18 October 2019 in Mexico City, Mexico. The workshop was hosted by the Mexico City Secretariat of Integral Risk Management and Civil Protection and co-sponsored by IAEM, IFRC, ITU, OASIS, and […]
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This page compiles the Report of the 2020 CAP Implementation Workshop together with the full set of presentations delivered during the event. The workshop took place 29–30 September 2020 (preceded by a CAP Training session on 28 September) and was hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) as a virtual workshop delivered via Zoom Webinars.
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Update: This page hosts the beta version of the IFRC Data Playbook (2018). For the latest and recommended version, use IFRC Data Playbook v1 (June 2022). The IFRC Data Playbook (Beta) is a gateway for developing data literacy through social learning. Data skills and data readiness are improve our ability to use and obtain information
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This page brings together the Report of the 2018 CAP Implementation Workshop and the full set of technical presentations delivered during the workshop, held on 31 October–1 November 2018 in Hong Kong, China. The workshop was hosted by the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) and co-sponsored by IAEM, IFRC, ITU, OASIS, and WMO, and convened 57
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This page brings together the Report of the 2017 CAP Implementation Workshop and the full set of technical presentations delivered during the workshop, held on 20–21 September 2017 in Rome, Italy. The workshop convened 72 technical experts from 20 countries to exchange practical experiences, system designs, and policy considerations related to implementing the Common Alerting
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This guidance document provides practical and policy-oriented advice for governments, emergency management agencies, and technical implementers involved in designing or strengthening a Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) – enabled alerting system. Drawing on contributions from invited international experts, the document outlines key strategic principles, governance considerations, and technical practices needed to support effective, people-centred public warning
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This document provides policy and technical guidance to support the Government of Mexico in the development of a country-wide, Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)–enabled National Alert System. Prepared with input from invited international experts, it is intended for government officials and institutions involved in public warning, civil protection, and emergency communications at national and sub-national levels.
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This external final evaluation offers a candid look at how preparedness shaped Nepal’s ability to respond to and recover from catastrophic seismic risk. Building on the Earthquake Preparedness for Safer Communities (EPS) programme that the British Red Cross (BRC) and Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) had been running in the Kathmandu Valley before 2015, the
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Ten-minute clip of Japan’s earthquake early warning system. Both Japan and Mexico have earthquake early warning systems that lets people know of an earthquake 5-50 seconds in advance.
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This climate resilience case study, produced by the Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET), documents a community-based urban flood and erosion management project implemented in An Binh ward, Ninh Kieu district, Can Tho City, Vietnam between 2012 and 2015. An Binh is a densely populated, lower- and middle-income residential area traversed by the Cai