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Guatemala

Guatemala

Anticipatory action in Guatemala

Active frameworks
6
Activations
8
Investments
$6M+
People Targeted
210K+

Hazards covered by anticipation

Cyclone / hurricane / tropical storm / typhoon
Drought / dry spell
Flood

Guatemala is exposed to droughts, earthquakes, flooding, hurricanes, landslides and volcanic eruptions. These often have severe impacts on people’s lives and livelihoods, as well as on the country's infrastructure and economic activity.

Anticipatory action has become established as an effective approach to minimizing the impacts of many of these hazards. There have also been efforts to institutionalize this approach within the country, which also hosted the 4th Latin America and the Caribbean Dialogue Platform in 2022.

Working groups

Regional Technical Group on Anticipatory Action in Latin America and the Caribbean

Photo: The 4th Latin American and the Caribbean Regional Dialogue Platform in Antigua, Guatemala. © German Red Cross

Frameworks and activations

Country	Hazard	Coordinating Organization	Status	People targeted	Budget
Guatemala			Active	15,000	$ 501,815
Guatemala			Active	166,900	$ 5,200,000
Guatemala			Active	14,000	$ 620,249
Guatemala			Active	250	$ 38,872
Guatemala			Active	14,000	$ 621,119
Guatemala			Active	0	$ 0

Country	Hazard	Coordinating Organization	People targeted	Funding	Year
Guatemala			15,000	$ 478,557	2022
Guatemala			27,580	$ 475,000	2023
Guatemala			4,420	$ 248,394	2023
Guatemala			4,470	$ 126,850	2023
Guatemala			39,992	$ 510,856	2024
Guatemala			4,500	$ 55,923	2024

Key:

Cyclone / hurricane / tropical storm / typhoon
Drought / dry spell
Flood
Volcanic ash / volcanic activity

Frameworks and activations

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Latest news

Drought / dry spell

Cash & Voucher
Early Action

The Guatemalan Red Cross acts to anticipate drought

El Niño / La Niña

Advocacy
Forecast

El Niño 2026: a closing window for anticipatory action in Latin America and the Caribbean

Advocacy
Networks & Conferences

Institutionalization of anticipatory action gains ground in Central America

Scaling up

Building regional capacity: training trainers in anticipatory action across the Americas

20 November 2025

Latest resources

Cyclone / hurricane / tropical storm / typhoon

Disaster Risk Financing
Scaling up

Why use insurance for anticipatory action – and why now?

Other

Making sense of synergies: how anticipatory action connects to other approaches and sectors

Dialogue Platform
Future leaders

Perspectivas de la Red de Líderes del Futuro: 4ª Plataforma de Diálogo Regional en América Latina y el Caribe sobre Acción Anticipada

18 January 2023

Dialogue Platform
Future leaders

The 4th Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Dialogue Platform: insights from the Future Leaders Network

18 January 2023

Cyclone / hurricane / tropical storm / typhoon

REAP Country case studies: Guatemala

09 December 2021

Cyclone / hurricane / tropical storm / typhoon

Health
WASH

Strengthening FbF readiness and disaster preparedness in Guatemala

Early Action
Food Insecurity

Anticipatory Action: Annual Report 2025

Evidence

El Estado de la Acción Anticipatoria en 2026 en LAC

Evidence

The State of Anticipatory Action in 2026 in Latin America and the Caribbean

Conflict

Conflict
Forecast

Global Displacement Forecast 2026: Snapshot of Key Findings