Anticipatory action events at COP28
In November, the United Arab Emirates will host COP28, with policy-makers, scientists, practitioners and activists from across the planet gathering to debate and decide the next steps for tackling the climate crisis. Anticipatory action will be a recurring theme among many of these discussions. On this page, you can find a list of events relevant to anticipatory action.
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This page will be continuously updated as we receive new information.
1 December 2023
UN side event: Accelerating innovation in the Early Warnings for All initiative for adaptation
Date
01 December 2023
Time
16:45-18:15 (UAE)
Hosts
WMO
UNDRR
ITU
Location
SE Room 2
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
In-person
Anticipatory action for climate-induced health emergencies: bridging gaps in humanitarian response
Date
01 December 2023
Time
17:00-18:15 (UAE)
Hosts
Anticipation Hub
MSF
Location
WHO Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
EW4All: how AI is able to improve early warning systems
Date
01 December 2023
Time
18:00-19:00 (UAE)
Hosts
ITU
UNDRR
WMO
Location
WMO Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
In-person
2 December 2023
Side event: Empowering resilience: AI-driven weather forecasting for developing nations
Date
2 December 2023
Time
13:00-13:45 (UAE)
Hosts
UNDRR
Location
Egypt Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
In-person
EW4All partners’ roundtable forum for the implementation of EW4All in Africa: action plan at COP28
Date
2 December 2023
Time
13:00-14:00 (UAE)
Hosts
WMO
Location
WMO Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
In-person
Catalyzing the EU and Latin American and Caribbean partnership for improved disaster preparedness, early warning and disaster risk reduction
Date
2 December 2023
Time
14:00-15:30 (UAE)
Hosts
UNDRR
Location
SICA Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
In-person
3 December 2023
Taking early action to scale - a charter for the future
Date
03 December 2023
Time
09:00-10:30 (UAE)
Hosts
REAP
Location
Al Saih Roundtable, Blue Zone
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
In-person
COP28 presidency event: delivering Early Warnings for All
Date
03 December 2023
Time
10:30-12:00 (UAE)
Hosts
UAE
Location
MR 10
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
In-person
Catalyzing the EU and Latin American and Caribbean partnership for improved disaster preparedness, early warning and disaster risk reduction
Date
03 December 2023
Time
14:00-15:30 (UAE)
Hosts
UNDRR
Location
SICA Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
In-person
Managing heatwaves
Date
03 December 2023
Time
14:00-tbd (UAE)
Hosts
German Ministry of Health
German Red Cross
Location
German Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
EW4All handbook: risk knowledge to achieve Early Warnings for All
Date
03 December 2023
Time
16:55-17:25 (UAE)
Hosts
UNDRR
Location
SDG UAE Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
In-person
From siloes to synergy: scaling up anticipatory actions across the humanitarian, development and climate sectors
Date
03 December 2023
Time
16:00-17:30 (UAE)
Hosts
DG ECHO
Anticipation Hub
Location
EU Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Saving lives through people-centred early warning systems – good practices from multistakeholder collaboration
Date
03 December 2023
Time
17:00-18:00 (UAE)
Hosts
Finnish RC, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finnish Foreign Ministry, Meteo Rwanda, Nepal RC
Location
Finland Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
In-person
Transforming humanitarian assistance in the face of climate crises
Date
03 December 2023
Time
17:00-18:30 (UAE)
Hosts
Futures Leaders Network speaking
Location
Humanitarian Hub
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
In-person
Digital connectivity and technologies for Early Warnings for All initiative
Date
03 December 2023
Time
18:00-19:00 (UAE)
Hosts
ITU
Location
WMO Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
In-person
AOSIS Risk-informed Early Action Partnership reception
Date
03 December 2023
Time
18:00-19:00 (UAE)
Hosts
UK / Samoa / REAP
Location
AOSIS
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
In-person
4 December 2023
EW4All: Launch of the handbook on early warnings in fragile and violent contexts
Date
4 December 2023
Time
10:30-11:30 (UAE)
Hosts
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Location
Climate Mobility (IOM) Pavilion
In-person, virtual or hybrid
In-person
Addressing loss and damage from climate change: perspectives and solutions from the humanitarian sector
Date
4 December 2023
Time
13:15-14:45 (UAE)
Hosts
WFP
Location
SE Room 2
In-person, virtual or hybrid
In-person
Innovative finance, better weather forecasts, effective climate action
Date
4 December 2023
Time
17:30-19:00 (UAE)
Hosts
ECMWF and SOFF, with European Commission (DG INTPA), IPCC, Microsoft, Ministers (tbc), National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, NDF, UNDP, UNEP, SBSTA, WMO
Location
BeneLUX-EIB Pavilion
In-person, virtual or hybrid
In-person
5 December 2023
Integrating anticipatory action and risk financing on the meso-level: testing a new innovative climate risk
Date
5 December 2023
Time
09:30-11:00 (UAE)
Hosts
UNU-EHS
UNCDF
Location
UNCDF Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
In-person
Scaling up early warning systems: a comparative experience of regional leadership and cross-sectoral collaboration
Date
5 December 2023
Time
14:00-15:30 (UAE)
Hosts
CDEMA, REAP, UNDRR
Location
CARICOM Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
In-person
6 December 2023
Opportunities and challenges to scale up anticipatory action in Central America
Date
6 December 2023
Time
16:30-17:30 (UAE)
Hosts
CEPREDENAC
Anticipation Hub
Location
SICA Pavilion
In-person, virtual or hybrid
In-person
Early warning for all in Africa: implementation of the African multi hazards early warning and early action system
Date
6 December 2023
Time
18:15-19:15 (UAE)
Hosts
ACMAD with AUC, UNECA, WMO, UNDRR, CIMA, NORCAP, IGAD/ICPAC
Location
IPCC-WMO-MERI-NCM Pavilion
In-person, virtual or hybrid
In-person
Delivering Impact on Early Warning Early Action – An Evening Reception hosted by REAP and the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) Inititive
Date
6 December 2023
Time
17:00-18:30 (UAE)
Hosts
REAP
Location
Resilience Hub
In-person, virtual or hybrid
In-person
7 December 2023
Development and Climate Days event: How can we re-imagine and enhance partnerships? Lessons from creative policy processes via serious fun
Date
7 December 2023
Time
14:45-15:45 (UAE)
Hosts
Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and the Anticipation Hub
Location
Sofitel Dubai Downtown, Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
In-person, virtual or hybrid
In-person
8 December 2023
EW4All in focus: a rapid assessment of country monitoring and forecasting capacity
Date
8 December 2023
Time
10:45-11:45 (UAE)
Hosts
WMO - Assia Alexieva
Location
WMO Pavilion
In-person, virtual or hybrid
In-person
Preparing for climate change through multi-hazard early warning systems
Date
8 December 2023
Time
14:00-14:45 (UAE)
Hosts
IDB (SOFF)
Location
IDB Group Pavilion
In-person, virtual or hybrid
In-person
There is no ‘new normal’: how climate attribution science can strengthen early warning systems
Date
8 December 2023
Time
17:00-17:45 (UAE)
Hosts
WMO
Location
WMO Pavilion
In-person, virtual or hybrid
In-person
9 December 2023
Addressing loss and damage from climate change: perspectives and solutions from the humanitarian sector 2.0
Date
9 December 2023
Time
09:00-11:30 (UAE)
Hosts
WFP
Location
Humanitarian Hub
In-person, virtual or hybrid
In-person
Communicating around early warnings: challenges and opportunities
Date
9 December 2023
Time
10:15-11:15 (UAE)
Hosts
WMO
Location
WMO Pavilion
In-person, virtual or hybrid
In-person
Weather and climate data for resilience
Date
9 December 2023
Time
17:30-19:00 (UAE)
Hosts
SOFF, with IFAD, Ministers (i.e. Belgium, Norway, Ireland, Austria), National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, UN, WFP.
Location
BeneLUX-EIB Pavilion
In-person, virtual or hybrid
In-person
10 December 2023
Promoting early warning systems for minimizing and addressing loss & damage: how to accelerate EWS in Asia-Pacific countries?
Date
10 December 2023
Time
10:30-11:45 (UAE)
Hosts
UNDRR
Location
Japan Pavilion
In-person, virtual or hybrid
In-person
Forging resilience: anticipatory action pathways to reduce loss, damage and humanitarian crises in the Horn of Africa
Date
10 December 2023
Time
14:00-15:00 (UAE)
Hosts
ICPAC, WFP, OCHA, UNDRR, FAO, IFRC
Location
Humanitarian Hub
In-person, virtual or hybrid
In-person
Early Warnings for All: early implementation for early action
Date
10 December 2023
Time
17:00-18:00 (UAE)
Hosts
WMO
Location
WMO Pavilion
In-person, virtual or hybrid
In-person
12 December 2023
EW4All in Arab states
Date
12 December 2023
Time
09:45-tbc (UAE)
Hosts
tbc
Location
GCC Pavilion
In-person, virtual or hybrid
In-person