Learning resources

Here you will have access to all learning resources about anticipatory action.

A wealth of resources are available on anticipatory action for a range of stakeholders, from communities, to practitioners and policy makers. Find here training resources, including training of trainers’ tools kits, learning materials, presentations, podcast, webinars, etc. These resources could be used to facilitate anticipatory action awareness sessions, trainings, events etc. 

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Training resources

Foundations of anticipatory action

Learn the basics of anticipatory action through a concise yet comprehensive introduction developed by the Anticipation Hub.

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Anticipatory Action #1: Introduction to Gender Responsive & Locally Led Anticipatory Action

The first course in CARE’s Anticipatory Action e-learning series, providing a basic understanding of Anticipatory Action, its role in the Disaster Risk Management Cycle, and its connections to …

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Anticipatory Action #2: Gender Responsive & Locally Led Anticipatory Action in Practice

The second course in CARE’s Anticipatory Action e-learning series, exploring the three key components of Anticipatory Action: triggers, early action, and pre-arranged financing, along with MEAL for …

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Guidance

FbF Practioners Manual

The Forecast-based Financing Practitioners Manual has been developed based on the lessons and experiences of FbF projects, making this manual a living document. As FbF grows, so too will the good …

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Guidance note on FbF in Urban Areas - experiences and lessons

The world is urbanizing at an unprecedented rate. Today, 56.6 per cent of us – more than half of the world’s population – lives in cities, while the impacts of climate change along with limited …

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Research Query: GBV and Anticipatory Action Approaches

This report is a primer for GBV actors on anticipatory action. It aims to provide a brief overview of what an anticipatory action approach is, including how this approach differs from disaster …

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Forecast-based Financing and Early Action for Drought - Guidance notes

This guidance contains recommendations and ideas related to Anticipatory Action programmes linked to droughts.

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Heatwave guide for cities

This practical guide is designed with, and for, people working in city government to understand, reduce the risk of, and respond to, heatwaves in their cities. The guide provides information and …

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Forecast-based Financing (FbF) Anticipatory actions for food security (by WFP)

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Collaborating with national climate and weather agencies: a guide to getting started

Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies can benefit from establishing direct collaboration with the national agencies responsible for providing meteorological and hydrological services – here …

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Disaster Risk & Forecast-based Financing Design: A guide to using Household Economy Analysis

The document aims to support those working in Disaster Risk and Forecast-based Financing to utilise HEA in a way that can be beneficial to the development of DRF and FBF systems.

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Webinars

The basics of forecasting for anticipatory action

A five-part webinar series providing a foundational understanding of forecasting principles, impact-based forecasting approaches, and key considerations for decision-making.

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Want to talk about drought?

An eight-part webinar series exploring anticipatory action ahead of drought: what is being done and how others can learn from these experiences to apply this approach themselves.

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Accessing and Interpreting Weather and Climate Forecasts for Anticipatory Humanitarian Action

Webinar by Start Network & Hannah Nissan

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Using Seasonal Forecasts for Anticipatory Humanitarian Action

Webinar by Start Network & Hannah Nissan

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Locally Led Anticipatory Cash Workshops series

The workshop series on Locally-Led Anticipatory Cash is a platform for wider discussion to promote locally-led action, learning and dissemination, showcasing research, programming, guidance, tools …

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Anticipatory cash webinar series

Anticipatory action is a hot topic across the humanitarian sector, and the use of cash assistance as a key modality means that it’s an area of increasing relevance to cash practitioners. This …

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