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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...
Awareness material, Report
Translating Warnings into Action – How we can Improve Early Warning Systems to Protect Communities
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 ...
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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...
Awareness material
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-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
This Briefing Note focuses on ‘Community and impact-based warnings – the site-specific Early Warning System Framework’.
Awareness material, Case Study
This Briefing Note focuses on ‘Warnings in Violence and Conflict – Coproducing warnings with and for those most at risk’.
Awareness material
This ‘Warnings Briefing Note’ focuses on ‘The First Mile of Warnings: Placing people first’
Awareness material
This ‘Warnings Briefing Note’ focuses on the ‘Common Alerting Protocol’.
Awareness material
This ‘Warnings Briefing Note’ focuses on ‘Early Warning Systems for Landslides: The necessity of a systematic and bottom-up approach.’