CAP Workshop 2017 Report
The Report of the 2017 CAP Implementation Workshop is posted here.
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Early Warning Systems
CAP Workshop 2017
The 2017 Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) Implementation Workshop was held 20-21 September, in Rome, Italy. The host of this Workshop was the National Fire Corps Academy of Italy, Istituto Superiore Antincendi (ISA). CAP Implementation Workshops focus on emergency alerting as enabled by the CAP standard, ITU-T Recommendation X.1303. At the Workshops, implementors of CAP and
Fire Sensors for Safer Urban Communities
The Red Cross collaborated with private sector and civil society partners in Kenya and South Africa to introduce simple, yet sophisticated sensors to provide early detection and warning of home fires across two informal settlements. In eight months, the coalition designed, manufactured, and installed 2,000 sensors at the household level across two settlements in Mukuru, Nairobi
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Bringing Collaborative Governance in Community Early Warning System for Flood Risk Reduction
Published 23 March 2015 The collaboration of government, local government, and community is key to flood early warning systems. The Program for Reduction of Vulnerability to Floods in Thailand (ADPC and USAID) implemented various activities under the program to strengthen the collaboration which also brings the understanding among stakeholders on flood early warning system.
Building flood preparedness in community: Implementing early warning systems in Ayutthaya (Thailand)
Published: 23 March 2015 Ayutthaya, Thailand – This case study concerns the Program for Reduction of Vulnerability to Floods in Thailand implemented by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) in collaboration with the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) as a focal point on disaster risk reduction organization in Thailand and with the support
CAP Workshop 2016 Report
Held in Bangkok on August 23–24, 2016, this workshop brought together 81 participants from 17 countries to share technical experiences with CAP-enabled alerting systems. Co-hosted by the Asian Institute of Technology and Sahana Software Foundation, and supported by partners including IFRC, WMO, ITU, and UNESCAP, the event featured presentations from government agencies, humanitarian actors, and
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CAP-Enabled Alerting
This document is intended to provide advice concerning policy and technical matters pertinent to implementing a Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)‑enabled Alerting System. The advice is contributed by individuals in the role of invited experts, as listed in the Acknowledgements section. The target audience is the set of implementors who are likely to have a role
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CAP Mexico Notes
This document is intended to provide advice concerning policy and technical matters pertinent to instituting a Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)‑enabled National Alert System in Mexico. The advice is contributed by individuals in the role of invited experts, as listed in the Acknowledgements section. The target audience is the set of officials in the government of
‘Data Sculpture’ on flood risks
The Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre has developed a ‘Data Sculpture’ that they exhibited at the Understanding Risk Forum held in Venice in May 2016. The sculpture shows the history of water volume flows along the Mono river in Togo from 2005 to 2015 and is being used to inform the Climate Centre’s flood
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Messaging Campaigns: A Companion to Changing Behaviour
Public campaigns that aim to mobilise people to take action are a powerful tool used by the Red Cross Red Crescent and a variety of other social organizations in their efforts to prevent and alleviate human suffering. Campaigns are employed towards diverse objectives: from community resilience, health, disaster recovery, to social inclusion and beyond. This set of publications offers guidance
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