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Cash & Voucher, Early Action

How a simulation of early actions proved vital in the face of unseasonal floods in Nepal

In September 2021, the Nepal Red Cross Society organized a simulation exercise to test early actions for floods. This blog explains how these early actions helped to save lives and minimize the …

Early Action, Early Warning System

Project launch: Application of disaster-loss data to support early warning and early action in Africa

On 8 December 2021, at the 9th Global Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), 510 – An Initiative of the Netherlands Red …

Evidence, M&E

New comprehensive guidance for monitoring and evaluating anticipatory action

A publication from the World Food Programme, in collaboration with the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, consolidates advice and tools for generating evidence on forecast-based action. Read …

Conflict

Is anticipatory action in conflict situations compatible with humanitarian principles

This blog summarises research insights on normative challenges for providing humanitarian assistance based on forecasts of armed conflict. It is based on his MA thesis, which adds to the debate on …

Disaster Risk Financing

Better together Working across sectors to link anticipatory action and risk financing

Cash & Voucher, Evidence

Does cash assistance make a difference before floods Evidence from Bangladesh

A quantitative study on anticipatory actions taken in 2020 confirms several positive effects, but also shows some unexpected results. Read more.

Early Action

Practice makes perfect forecast-based action in Mali

As the rainy season comes to an end in the Central Sahel, it is time to take stock of the work done on forecast-based action this year. A range of different activities have been undertaken to ensure …

Advocacy

A step forward for anticipatory action at COP26

Across the two weeks, over 40 sessions and workshops either focused on the role of anticipatory action in tackling the impacts of climate change, or discussed this approach as part of a wider …

Early Action, Scaling up

What scale up Disentangling the institutional enablers and barriers for early action

On 10 November 2021, at a Development and Climate Days session organised by the Anticipation Hub and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, humanitarian actors, governments, donors and others …

Compound risk

Multi-hazard risk analysis methodologies

This study is conducted in collaboration with the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, and 510. A study into multi-hazard risk methodologies has been conducted as part of a project commissioned by …