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In this page, you will find new e-learning material from the MedEWSa project explaining the basics of important concepts associated with Early Warning Systems and Disaster Risk Management. To promote inclusivity and enhance uptake, the e-learning materials are proposed in different formats from short videos that can be watched individually or within a training session, decks of slides that can be reused by anyone wanting to train others, to self-learning Moodle for a more formal training with assessment tests. The e-learning materials have been designed to maximise the target audience, and is accessible to different levels of knowledge, including experts, internal consumers and users, to external learners.
What is?
What is Impact Based forecasting?
Description: In this PowerPoint deck of slides, we explain the basic principles of impact-based forecasting, describing the theory with examples. The presentation slides have complementary notes, giving a detailed explanation of the material in the slides. Slides are in English, but can be easily translated into any language for re-use.
Target Audience: users and external learners, internal consumers, experts
Level: Intermediate
Source: Zenodo
What is Weather Forecast Uncertainty?
Description: In this self-learning Moodle, we explain the basics of weather forecast uncertainty and how it can be accounted for when communicating forecasts through a forecast ‘value chain’. In this Moodle, your learning level will be assessed through a set of quiz questions.
Target Audience: users and external learners, internal consumers, experts
Level: Basic
Source: Moodle
What is a Risk Matrix?
Description: In this short video, we introduce the concept of a risk matrix and explain how it is used in multi-hazard warning, drawing from guidance from the World Meteorological Organisation.
Target Audience: users and external learners, internal consumers, experts
Level: Basic
Duration: 5:31
Source: YouTube
What are Compound Events?
Description: In this short video, we introduce the concept of Compound Events in the field of multi-hazard warning and risk analysis.
Target Audience: users and external learners, internal consumers, experts
Level: Basic
Duration: 7:20
Source: YouTube
How to and Why?
Why use a Risk Matrix?
Description: In this short video, we explain the benefits of using a risk matrix in the context of Early Warning Systems and Disaster Risk Management.
Target Audience: users and external learners, internal consumers, experts
Level: Intermediate
Duration: 6:20
Source: YouTube
How to build a Risk Matrix?
Description: In this short video, we explain how to build a risk matrix, focusing on the elements of co-creation with end-users.
Target Audience: users and external learners, internal consumers, experts
Level: Intermediate
Duration: 6:04
Source: YouTube
Existing Material
Want to know more?
Below is a selection of existing tutorials and e-learning materials that have already been published in the context of Early Warning Systems and Disaster Risk Management.
What is a compound event?
A short video from the Office of Climate Education by Emanuele Bevacqua
What is impact-based forecasting?
A short video from Climate Centre
What are heatwaves and droughts?
A short video from the Office for Climate Education by Raed Hamed
How to use Artificial Intelligence to study extreme events?
A shot video from the Office for Climate Education by Miguel Angel Fernandez Torres
How to deploy a system for wildfire monitoring, forecasting and post-event mapping?
A summary article by Nikolaos Bartsotas
What is a Multi-Hazard Impact-Based Forecast and Warning Service?
A guideline document from the World Meteorological Organisation
What is a radar-based flash flood product?
A recorded webinar from the Copernicus Emergency Management Service describing an experimental radar-based flash flood product available from the European Flood Awareness System
How to use risk workflows?
A dedicated webspace with workflow notebooks from the CLIMAXX project
What is a Volcano Catastrophe Bond?
A recorded video from the Danish Red Cross, Replexus, Mitiga Solutions and Howden to describe the concept being the world’s first volcano catastrophe bond.
