CAP Resources

Explore a comprehensive collection of resources on the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), including online courses, toolkits, guidelines and documents on the CAP implementation. These materials support National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) and experts worldwide in effectively adopting CAP.

CAP Resources for Implementation

• CAP Capacity Assessment Survey
• CAP RAI fast-tracking model for the implementation of CAP

CAP Online Courses

• CAP online course
• CAP online course resources

Standards & Guidelines 

• CAP Standards Document ITU X1303
• Guidelines for Implementation of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)-Enabled Emergency Alerting, WMO-No. 1109
• CAP Standard 1.2 

Impact-based Forecast and Warning Services

• IBFWS online course
• WMO Guidelines on Multi-hazard Impact-based Forecast and Warning Services, WMO-No. 1150 part I
• WMO Guidelines on Multi-hazard Impact-based Forecast and Warning Services, Part II: Putting Multi-Hazard IBFWS into Practice, WMO-No. 1150 part II

Case Studies

• IFRC Case Study - Burundi
• IFRC Case Study - Eswatini
• Burundi IFRC CAP Alert Hub

Tools & Alert Hubs

• WMO Severe Weather Information Centre (SWIC)
• WMO World Weather Information Service
• MeteoAlarm

Alerting Authorities

• WMO Register of Alerting Authorities
• PWS 20 Administrative Procedure for Registering WMO Alerting Identifiers