Welcome to the 7th Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action
This year’s Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform will take place in two parts: an in-person meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 13 to 15 June 2023, followed by a series of online sessions and community conversations during the second half of the year. The first online event, at which we will share the main outcomes from the in-person meeting, takes place on 28 June 2023. You can register to join this conversation here.
Drawing inspiration from Nepal’s famous mountain ranges, the theme for 2023 is ‘Reaching new heights: exploring trails for the sustainable growth of anticipatory action’. The main objectives for both parts are to:
- share knowledge and evidence from the implementation, mainstreaming and evaluation of anticipatory action
- learn from country examples on collaboration and scaling up
- identify good practices, gaps, roadblocks and milestones for a joint way forward at the regional and national levels.
Over three days, a series of interactive sessions and workshops will showcase the increasing momentum and growing experience in the Asia-Pacific region, drawing from the many anticipatory action projects, activations and simulations across this region. Participants will have opportunities to share their own experiences, good practices and lessons learned, with a strong focus on cross-country conversations and identifying opportunities for collaboration and scaling up.
Please note that attendance for this part of the dialogue platform is by invitation only. If you would like to attend the meeting in Nepal, please contact the meeting organizers.
Following the in-person meeting in Kathmandu, there will be a series of virtual events held online. Details about these follow-up sessions will be added here as they are confirmed, and announcements will be made via the Anticipation Hub’s email newsletters and social media channels.
This part of the Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform is open to everyone with an interest in anticipatory action in this region.
Community conversation #12: Highlights from the 7th Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform
28 June 2023, 10:00-11:30 CEST
In this community conversation, we will reflect on the main themes, outcomes and action points from the in-person meeting. Following a presentation of the core discussion points from Nepal, participants will be invited to contribute their own ideas, lessons and experiences to these.
The 7th Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform is hosted by the Anticipation Hub and jointly organized by the German Red Cross, the American Red Cross, the Finnish Red Cross, the Danish Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme and Start Network. This Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office.
Useful resources: Kathmandu meeting
Get in touch!
If you have any questions about the 7th Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform, please contact us at dialogueplatform@drk.de.
If you are sharing information about the event on social media, please use the hashtag #APDialoguePlatform
Acknowledgements
The 7th Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform is hosted by the Anticipation Hub and jointly organized by the German Red Cross, the American Red Cross, the Finnish Red Cross, the Danish Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme and Start Network. This Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office.