Two new briefings from the Anticipation Hub

Launched ahead of COP28, these briefings will inform discussions around how anticipatory action can support those on the frontline of the climate crisis.

Anticipating drought in Timor-Leste

In October 2023, FAO activated its Anticipatory Action Protocol for Agricultural Drought in Timor-Leste. Our new blog provides an update on this work.

Submit your data for the next Global Overview report

The second edition of the Global Overview report will be published in 2024 - and we are inviting the anticipatory action community to send us their data.

Uganda acts in anticipation of the peak impacts of floods

As floods continue to affect large areas of East Africa, the Uganda Red Cross Society has activated its EAP for Floods to support those at risk.

Djibouti activates its Simplified EAP for Floods

The Red Crescent Society of Djibouti has activated its Simplified EAP for Floods and will now support 2,500 people through a series of anticipatory actions.

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Disaster Risk Financing, Lessons Learnt

Uncovering the gaps: analysis of disaster-risk financial flows in Kenya from 2016 to 2022

Recent research shows that Kenya’s disaster risk management architecture is well established. But what is the bigger picture regarding overall financial flows for disasters - and are we financing …

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Cash & Voucher, Early Action, Early Warning System, Food Insecurity, Social Protection

Anticipating drought in Timor-Leste

In October 2023, FAO Timor-Leste activated its Anticipatory Action Protocol for Agricultural Drought related to the El Niño phenomenon. In this blog, Edward Parkinson shares some background on the …

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Early Warning System, Earth Observation, Evidence, Future leaders, Impact-based Forecasting, Science

Registro y catalogación de amenazas y sus impactos: balances, retos y perspectivas

Recientemente, ha crecido el interés por registrar no sólo la escala de los fenómenos meteorológicos de gran impacto, sino también sus repercusiones geográficas y sus consecuencias en la dinámica …

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Early Warning System, Earth Observation, Future leaders, Impact-based Forecasting, Science

Recording and cataloguing hazards and their impacts: balances, challenges and perspectives

Recently, there has been growing interest in recording not only the scale of high-impact meteorological events, but also their geographical impacts and consequences on social dynamics. During a …

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Early Action, Lessons Learnt

Listening to those in crisis: understanding perspectives on anticipatory action in Ethiopia

Between May and October 2021, five UN agencies provided anticipatory assistance to populations in Ethiopia to help them cope with the predicted impacts of the ongoing drought. This blog presents …

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Scaling up

Pathways towards a Pacific-owned anticipatory action model

A recent report explores the entry points for anticipatory action within the Pacific region and identifies the potential barriers facing practitioners tasked with its implementation.

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Early Action

Early warning early action is the hot topic – but are we doing enough to reduce long-term risk?

We have seen great progress on the early warning early action agenda. But while there is much progress to celebrate, we still have a lot to do.

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Dialogue Platform

A collective vision tapestry: an anticipatory action artwork for the Global Dialogue Platform

In this blog, artist Rebeka Ryvola de Kremer shares the inspiration behind the tapestry she created for the 11th Global Dialogue Platform.

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Advocacy, Disaster Risk Financing, Health, Scaling up

Two new briefings explore critical themes for anticipatory action ahead of COP28

Launched in time for COP28, the Anticipation Hub's two new briefings will inform discussions around how anticipatory action can support those on the frontline of the climate crisis.

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Cash & Voucher, Early Action, Early Warning System, Impact-based Forecasting, Shelter, WASH

Uganda acts in anticipation of the peak impacts of floods

As floods continue to affect large areas of East Africa, the Uganda Red Cross Society has activated its EAP for Floods and is now supporting 11,20 people in the areas predicted to be worst affected. …

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Early Action, Shelter, WASH

Djibouti activates its Simplified EAP for Floods to support at-risk communities

The Red Crescent Society of Djibouti has activated its Simplified EAP for Floods. It will now receive funds to support 2,500 at-risk people through a series of anticipatory actions.

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Evidence, Lessons Learnt

Submit your data for the second edition of the Global Overview report

The second edition of the Anticipation Hub's Global Overview report will be published in 2024 - and we are inviting the anticipatory action community to send us information about their frameworks …

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Cash & Voucher, Early Action, Early Warning System, Health, Shelter, WASH

The Kenya Red Cross Society activates its Early Action Protocol for Riverine Floods

The Kenya Red Cross Society has activated its EAP for Riverine Floods in response to escalating risks after heavy rains across the region. This will release funds from the IFRC’s DREF that will …

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Dialogue Platform

Declaran el 2024 como el “año de la acción anticipatoria” en Centroamérica

Más de 270 personas se reunieron en el foro Mitch +25 y la Plataforma de Diálogo. El evento se realizó del 31 de octubre al 2 de noviembre en San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

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Dialogue Platform

2024 declared the "year of anticipatory action" in Central America

More than 270 people attended the Regional Dialogue Platform in Central America, which was held under the slogan ‘Towards a more local and integrated anticipatory action’.

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Early Action, Early Warning System, Shelter, WASH

The Somali Red Crescent Society gets ready to act ahead of El Niño-induced floods

A prolonged drought has pushed several regions of Somalia to the brink of famine. With El Niño-induced floods now forecast to hit the region, the Somali Red Crescent Society is acting to avoid …

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Anticipatory action - an introduction (session two)

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Anticipatory action - an introduction (session one)

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Windows of Opportunity for Risk-Informed Humanitarian Assistance: An Anticipatory, Early Action, and Disaster Risk Finance Framework Webinar

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Virtual inception meeting for the INFLOW project

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Raising awareness of early warning education for kids (7th Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform)

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A roadmap towards shared resilience: mainstreaming anticipatory action into government systems and coordination mechanisms (7th Asia-Pacific …

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Video: The Anticipation Hub at a glance

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Therefore, scaling up is not just “more”, it also means “better”.
To respond collectively in a coordinated manner, we must work together.

Jagan Chapagain Secretary General, IFRC

What is global is local somewhere and what is local is global somewhere else. For this reason, it is very important for us to actually come together and co-design, co-produce and co-implement, so we can learn from each other and also cross-fertilize ideas and solutions.

Dr. Halima Saado Abdillahi Head of Research and Learning, International Centre for Humanitarian Affairs (ICHA) and Kenya Red Cross

Better anticipation allows us to stay ahead of the curve in an increasingly volatile climate, connecting scientific information to practical action on the ground.

Professor Maarten van Aalst Director of the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre

Anticipatory action has tremendous potential to increase the efficiency of life-saving interventions and protect the most vulnerable. This is especially true for women and girls who often face some of the most severe risks. Through well-targeted anticipatory approaches, we can better empower women and girls to face crises on their own terms.

Lisa Carty Director, Humanitarian Financing & Resource Mobilization Division, OCHA

Anticipatory actions are the bright spots in a bleak humanitarian outlook. If we manage to move more in that direction, we will get a response that is faster, cheaper, and more dignified. One that protects hard-won development gains.

Mark Lowcock Emergency Relief Coordinator

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Emerging topics

In expanding the use of anticipatory action to address more risks, be applicable in more contexts and strengthen overall disaster risk financing approaches, experts and practitioners are engaging in multi-disciplinary collaboration to enable anticipatory action to be applied where and when it is needed using adapted tools, innovative solutions and new ways of working.

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