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Welcome to the Regional Anticipatory Action Working Group

Knowledge management platform for anticipatory action in Southern Africa

The Regional Anticipatory Action Working Group (RAAWG) has established this platform to serve as a technical resource for practitioners and stakeholders engaged in Anticipatory Action (AA) in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.

This platform aims to enhance regional coordination, knowledge exchange, and visibility of Anticipatory Action initiatives, while promoting evidence-based decision making. It provides a space to showcase the collective work of RAAWG members and its partners, with a focus on strengthening preparedness and resilience.

Rooted in the principles of Early Warning and Anticipatory Action, anticipatory action draws on defined triggers, pre-arranged financing, and pre-agreed interventions to enable timely and effective action before disasters occur. Users will have access to a range of resources, including hazard and vulnerability mapping and analysis for SADC member states—critical tools and frameworks that support the planning and implementation of early actions.

We invite governments, humanitarian actors, donors, technical experts, and other stakeholders to utilize this platform as a regional hub for driving forward a shared vision of Early Action, Resilience and Sustainable Risk Reduction.

Resources

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News January 15, 2026

Lessons Learnt, M&E

Staying one step ahead: how to learn from evaluations of anticipatory action

What if evaluations didn’t make your eyes glaze over, but instead sparked real change? The recent evaluation of WAHAFA sought to achieve this, by following an interactive learning process that …

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News January 09, 2026

Cash & Voucher, Early Action, Shelter

Anticipatory action supports communities at risk from floods in Salima, Malawi

The Malawi Red Cross Society activated its simplified EAP for pluvial floods on 5 January and is now directly supporting 12,500 people at risk from floods.

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News January 07, 2026

Early Action, WASH

Partners in Mozambique act in anticipation of floods

Partners in Mozambique have implemented a series of anticipatory actions to support communities ahead of floods, following a government-led activation.

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News August 20, 2025

Early Action, Lessons Learnt, Scaling up

Mozambique holds its first national after-action review of anticipatory actions for cyclones

On 18 and 19 June 2025, the government of Mozambique convened the country’s first national after-action review on cyclones, following the first ever activation of government-led anticipatory actions …

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Blog July 16, 2025

Disaster Risk Financing, Scaling up

Why use insurance for anticipatory action – and why now?

Traditionally designed to cover post-disaster losses, insurance has the potential to release rapid, pre-arranged funding for anticipatory action. A recent working paper by the Anticipation Hub and …

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Blog June 18, 2025

Compound risk, Conflict

Demystifying anticipatory action for displacement: a menu of operational options

There are over 123 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, yet they are rarely targeted through anticipatory action. Efforts are under way to change this, and this blog provides an overview of …

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News June 03, 2025

Cash & Voucher, Evidence, Lessons Learnt, M&E

WFP’s updated evidence base on anticipatory action 2025: lessons from 16 studies across 12 countries

WFP recently published an updated evidence base on anticipatory action. This synthesis of 16 studies provides valuable insights into the effectiveness of anticipatory action, as well as lessons …

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News March 19, 2025

Cash & Voucher, Early Action

The Malawi Red Cross Society distributes anticipatory cash ahead of Tropical Cyclone Jude

With Tropical Cyclone Jude forecast to bring severe weather to Malawi, the Malawi Red Cross Society provided anticipatory cash and other support to help communities prepare for the worst.

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Blog March 18, 2025

Early Action, Food Insecurity, Gender & Inclusion

Ensuring education through a crisis: how school-feeding programmes give children ‘more than just a meal’

Slow-onset hazards can drive hunger among children, forcing them to stay at home rather than attend school. In such contexts, school-feeding programmes have emerged as a crucial anticipatory action. …

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News March 11, 2025

Early Action, Gender & Inclusion, Shelter, WASH

OCHA and UN CERF support anticipatory action ahead of Tropical Cyclone Jude in Mozambique

On 8 March 2025, as Tropical Cyclone Jude headed towards Mozambique, the trigger thresholds set out in the country’s 'Anticipatory Action and Early Response Framework - Cyclones' were reached. This …

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Contact

Lucas Serage

Anticipatory Action Support Specialist FAO SFS

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

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Tawonga Dalikeni

Anticipatory Action Officer

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

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Elizabeth Viljoen

Early Warning Specialist

World Food Program (WFP)

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Acknowledgement

We sincerely acknowledge and appreciate the generous partnership of all donors in supporting our projects across the SADC region. Their contribution plays a vital role in driving positive change and creating lasting impact in the communities we serve.

The development of this platform was sponsored by The Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO).