Community Early Warning Systems (CEWS)

1 Nov

Written By Humanitarian and Development Consulting

**Client**
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
**Duration**
November 2023 - ongoing

**Our project team**
Victoria Bannon
Tom Bamforth
**Type of work**
Research and analysis
Reports and editing
Training and capacity development
**Key themes**
Anticipatory Action
Community development
Disaster risk reduction (DRR)
Early warning systems (EWS)
Humanitarian assistance

About this project

Led by Victoria Bannon, the research team worked to update the IFRC Community Early Warning Systems guidelines and training package by enhancing alignment with key efforts within IFRC and beyond. Including, Forecast-based Financing (FbF), anticipatory action, Early Warnings for All (EW4All), Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), Alert Hub etc. Recent case studies and examples were integrated and a new high-impact ‘quick' guidance’ developed. A series of training products were developed for the CEWS training package, and a short course was conducted on-site in Nigeria by Victoria and Tom.

Victoria BannonTom BamforthDisaster risk reduction & climate change adaptationTraining & capacity developmentResearch, report writing & consultationsEmergency preparedness, response & coordinationDisaster and climate law, policy & governance

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