List of anticipatory action sessions at HNPW 2026

Anticipatory action will be one of the nine areas of common concern at the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) 2026. On this page you can find a list of HNPW sessions that cover, or relate to, anticipatory action.

The event overview will be continuously updated as we receive new information.

Registration for the sessions is open via the HNPW 2026 website; links to register for individual sessions can be found in their descriptions.

2 March 2026

Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week 2026 Opening Ceremony

Date: 2 March 2026

Time: 11:00-12:00 (UTC+1)

Hosts: HNPW Secretariat

Session format: Virtual

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Ready when it matters: getting prepared for the final hurdle of delivering anticipatory actions

Date: 2 March 2026

Time: 14:00-15:30 (UTC+1)

Hosts: Welthungerhilfe

Session format: Virtual

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3 March 2026

Conflict- and protection-sensitive anticipatory action: a commitment and a way of working in FCV contexts

Date: 3 March 2026

Time: 10:00-11:30 (UTC+1)

Hosts: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Danish Refugee Council; AA in Conflict Practitioners Group (AH); AA in Displacement WG (AH)

Session format: Virtual

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4 March 2026

Mixed Movements Routes in Focus: Cross-Regional Collaboration Turning Route-Based Evidence into Collective Impact

Date: 4 March 2026

Time: 10:00-11:00 (UTC+1)

Hosts: IOM

Session format: Virtual

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Turning the tide on food crises: harnessing strategic anticipatory action and emergency agriculture

Date: 4 March 2026

Time: 13:30-15:00 (UTC+1)

Hosts: WVI, WFP, FAO, local partners

Session format: Virtual

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Institutionalizing anticipatory action: the path forward in regional intergovernmental leadership

Date: 4 March 2026

Time: 10:00-11:00 (UTC+1)

Hosts: FAO and partners, IGOs

Session format: Virtual

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Strengthening early warning systems in fragile, conflict- and violence-affected contexts

Date: 4 March 2026

Time: 14:00-15:30 (UTC+1)

Hosts: UNDRR, WMO, ITU, IFRC, IOM

Session format: Virtual

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5 March 2026

Roadmaps for resilience: a blueprint for multi-hazard anticipatory action

Date: 5 March 2026

Time: 10:00-11:30 (UTC+1)

Hosts: tbc

Session format: Virtual

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DELTA Resilience: enabling the use of disaster-impact data for risk-informed, inclusive and climate-resilient humanitarian action

Date: 5 March 2026

Time: 14:00-15:00 (UTC+1)

Hosts: UNDRR, RCCC, German Red Cross

Session format: Virtual

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Flood-impact monitoring: a West and Central Africa case study

Date: 5 March 2026

Time: 11:00-12:30 (UTC+1)

Hosts: tbc

Session format: Virtual

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Listening to Cassandra: making humanitarian decision-making more effective

Date: 5 March 2026

Time: 16:00-17:00 (UTC+1)

Hosts: Dennis King

Session format: Virtual

Hybrid

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Social evening: Get-together for colleagues and friends of Anticipatory Action

Date: 10 March 2026

Time: 18:00 - open end (UTC+1)

Hosts: Anticipation Hub

Location: Qafe Guidoline (Rue des Pâquis 24, 1201 Geneva)

Predict and prevent: mitigate malnutrition in the face of predictable crises

Date

10 March 2026

Time

14:00-15:30 (UTC+1)

Hosts

Global Nutrition Cluster Anticipatory and Nutrition Taskforce

Location

Salle 11

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Hybrid

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Innovating Anticipatory Action: Building an agile, scalable EAP through the IFRC DREF for greater impact

Date

10 March 2026

Time

16:00-17:30 (UTC+1)

Hosts

IFRC

Location

Pleniere B

Session format

Hybrid

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11 March 2026

Keynote session: Shaping the Humanitarian Reset: From Global Commitments to Local Action

Date: 11 March 2026

Time: 09:00-11:00 (UTC+1)

Hosts: HNPW Secretariat

Location: Amphitheatre D bis

Session format: Hybrid

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From Stewardship to Sustainability: Enabling a Credible Transfer of Power to Governments

Date: 11 March 2026

Time: 14:00-15:30 (UTC+1)

Hosts: UNDP & Anticipation Hub

Location: Pleniere E

Session format: Hybrid

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Practical Pathways to Locally Led Anticipatory Action

Date: 11 March 2026

Time: 16:00-17:30 (UTC+1)

Hosts: Southern Africa Regional Technical Working Group, CBM

Location: Salle 1

Session format: Hybrid

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Improving Efficiency through Anticipatory Action

Date: 11 March 2026

Time: 11:00-12:30 (UTC+1)

Hosts: Anticipatory Action Task Force

Location: Pleniere B

Session format: Hybrid

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Pooled Funds and Innovation: Good Practices

Date: 11 March 2026

Time: 16:00-17:30 (UTC+1)

Hosts: IFRC, UNDP

Location: Pleniere C

Session format: Hybrid

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