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

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

Session link

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

Session link

4 March 2026

Connecting the Dots: Insights from Global Migration Routes to Drive Collaboration

Date

4 March 2026

Time

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

Hosts

IOM

Session format

Virtual

Session link

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

Session link

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

Session link

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

Session link

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

Session link

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

Session link

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

Session link

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

Session link

10 March 2026

Leveraging existing resources: scaling anticipatory action through smarter finance

Date

10 March 2026

Time

09:00-10:30 (UTC+1)

Hosts

AATF + UNDRR

Location

Salle 2

Session format

Hybrid

Session link

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

Session format

Hybrid

Session link

Earth Intelligence for Humanitarian Action: GEO Solutions for Early Warning, Crisis Response, and Community Resilience

Date

10 March 2026

Time

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

Hosts

Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP)

Location

Salle Nyon

Session format

Hybrid

Session link

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

Session link

12 March 2026

Crowdsourcing Humanitarian Intelligence: AI/Human-in-the-Loop Analysis for Anticipatory Action

Date

12 March 2026

Time

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

Hosts

Data Friendly Space

Location

Salle Vevey

Session format

Hybrid

Session link

AI-enabled end-to-end disaster management systems: pathways to interoperability and shared impact

Date

12 March 2026

Time

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

Hosts

IFRC, NRC, MapAction, ToggleCorp, Development Seed

Location

Pleniere E

Session format

Hybrid

Session link

Advancing Anticipatory Action and Preparedness for Life-Saving Education Response – Progress and Learning

Date

12 March 2026

Time

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

Hosts

Global Education Cluster, Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies

Location

Salle 14

Session format

Hybrid

Session link

Advancing AA for displacement

Date

12 March 2026

Time

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

Hosts

IOM & Dansish Refugee Council

Location

Salle Geneva

Session format

Hybrid

Session link

Anticipatory action in fragile and conflict-affected settings: delivering the Humanitarian Reset

Date

12 March 2026

Time

14:00-17:30 (UTC+1)

Hosts

AATF

Location

Salle 2

Session format

Hybrid

Session link