Karin Metz
Karin.Metz3@redcross.org
Berlin, Germany
Karin is currently working with the IFRC and the Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) in support of the Alert Hub Initiative. Previously, she worked both at American Red Cross and IFRC as Knowledge Management and Research Officer. Karin holds a Master Degree in Geography from the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany and Universidad de Oviedo, Spain.
Awareness material
![Warnings Briefing Note: False Alarms and Near Misses](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
False alarms and near misses can erode public trust in weather warnings, which may lead to people becoming less responsive to actual risks. However, false alarms and near misses can also be used to increase public awareness and improve risk assessmen...
Awareness material
![Community engagement and accountability activities in DR Congo](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Community-engagement-and-accountability-activities-in-DR-Congo-scaled.jpg)
Community-based early warning systems (CBEWS) provide community members with the information they need to assess the risk they are facing and make decisions to protect their lives and livelihoods. CBEWS are essential for achieving “early warning fo...
Awareness material, Case Study
![Warning Briefing Note: Community and Impact-based warnings](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
This Briefing Note focuses on ‘Community and impact-based warnings – the site-specific Early Warning System Framework’.
Awareness material, Case Study
![Warnings Briefing Note: Warnings in Violence and Conflict](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
This Briefing Note focuses on ‘Warnings in Violence and Conflict – Coproducing warnings with and for those most at risk’.
Awareness material
![Warning Briefing Note: First Mile of Warnings](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
This ‘Warnings Briefing Note’ focuses on ‘The First Mile of Warnings: Placing people first’
Awareness material
![The Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
This ‘Warnings Briefing Note’ focuses on the ‘Common Alerting Protocol’.
Awareness material
![Early Warning Systems for Landslides](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
This ‘Warnings Briefing Note’ focuses on ‘Early Warning Systems for Landslides: The necessity of a systematic and bottom-up approach.’
Awareness material
![](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-13-at-11.03.17-AM.png)
UCL Warning Research Center, supported by the Global Disaster Preparedness Center/IFRC and in collaboration with the Anticipation Hub, launches the ‘Warning Briefing Note Series’ that addresses key aspects of warnings, covering state-of-the-art, ...
Awareness material
![Warnings Briefing Note_Infectious Disease Warnings](https://preparecenter.org/wp-content/themes/prepare-center/images/default.png)
This ‘Warnings Briefing Note’ focuses on Warnings for infectious disease and the need for multi-sectoral integration.