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Awareness material, Report
05 Jul 2023
2023 Heat Action Plan developed by Nepal Red Cross Society for the city of Nepalgunj. The Heat Action Plan (HAP) provides a framework for implementing, coordinating and evaluating extreme heat action across different timescales in Nepalgunj to minimi...
Tags: Awareness material, Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Heat Wave, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Preparedness
Awareness material, Report
27 May 2023
The accumulation of mismanaged plastic waste is a serious issue globally. It has severe negative impacts on biodiversity and the environment, as well as on livelihoods and human health. As climate change makes rainfall events more intense and frequen...
Tags: Awareness material, Report, Flood
Awareness material
28 Apr 2023
Humanitarian Service Points (HSPs) are a global initiative and flagship of the IFRC Secretariat and National Societies in responding to the needs of migrants and displaced people. HSPs may be established by National Societies both in emergency resp...
Tags: Awareness material, Migration
Awareness material, Report
24 Apr 2023
Early warnings for hazards are essential for living safely and minimizing economic losses. For many hazards, it is possible to give advance notice and accurate information to help communities prepare and respond. However, issuance of the warning ...
Tags: Awareness material, Report, Community Engagement and Accountability, Early Warning Systems, Hazard, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Volcano
Awareness material
06 Apr 2023
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...
Tags: Awareness material, Early Warning Systems
Awareness material
06 Apr 2023
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...
Tags: Awareness material, Early Warning Systems
Awareness material
06 Apr 2023
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...
Tags: Awareness material, Early Warning Systems
Awareness material, Case Study
30 Jan 2023
This Briefing Note focuses on ‘Community and impact-based warnings – the site-specific Early Warning System Framework’.
Tags: Awareness material, Case Study, Early Warning Systems
Awareness material, Case Study
30 Jan 2023
This Briefing Note focuses on ‘Warnings in Violence and Conflict – Coproducing warnings with and for those most at risk’.  
Tags: Awareness material, Case Study, Early Warning Systems
Awareness material
19 Jan 2023
This ‘Warnings Briefing Note’ focuses on ‘The First Mile of Warnings: Placing people first’
Tags: Awareness material, Early Warning Systems