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.
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This paper analyses the typhoon Haiyan/ Yolanda hazard event in order to understand if a better early warning system would help to save more lives. The study compares the actual event and different general hazard information, forecasts in order to de...
The report presents the executive summaries of the final reports of projects carried out under the ‘Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in Megacities: A Pilot Application in Manila and Kathmandu’ initiative. The projects aimed at enh...
Case Study, Report
This research report, published by the German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV) and authored by researchers from the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), examines how existing methods and tools of Di...
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Diese interdisziplinäre Lessons-Learned-Studie des Deutschen Komitees für Katastrophenvorsorge (DKKV) aus dem Jahr 2003 analysiert umfassend das Augusthochwasser 2002 im Elbeeinzugsgebiet – eines der schwersten Hochwasserereignisse in der jünger...
Case Study, Report
Compilation of case studies on Red Cross urban resilience and preparedness programs from Colombia, Jamaica and Nicaragua. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) is responding to urban plight in the Americas Zone through the...