Over the years of working with five international
aid organizations, we've had the privilege to see first hand how effective eLearning can provide
humanitarian organizations with a way to quickly and easily train their entire, globally -
distributed network of volunteers and workers.
In the context of
humanitarian aid and disaster preparedness, the Red Cross Climate Centre / IRI have proposed a «Ready - Set - Go» concept for making use of forecasts from weather to seasonal, in which seasonal forecasts are used to begin monitoring of subseasonal and short - range forecasts, update contingency plans, train volunteers, and enable early warning systems («Ready»); sub-monthly forecasts are used to alert volunteers, warn communities («Set»); and, weather forecasts are then used to activate volunteers,
distribute instructions to communities, and evacuate if needed («Go»).