Warning Briefing Note: First Mile of Warnings

With 3 out of 4 people owning a mobile phone (in 2022), mobile networks have become a powerful communication channel to alert populations about an imminent hazard. Despite this, many countries have yet to implement a mobile-based Early Warning System...

Le Centre d’alerte de la FICR vise à protéger les vies et les moyens de subsistance en augmentant l’utilisation du protocole d’alerte commun (PAC) et à étendre la portée de messages d’alerte précoces fiables, rapides et ...

This two-page briefing note introduces the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)—a standards-based approach for all-hazards, all-media public alerting. It explains how CAP provides a simple, consistent message format that supports best-practice warning te...