Advocacy, M&E, Other, Scaling up

A new year – and a new phase for the Anticipation Hub

Early Action, Early Warning System, Future leaders, Networks & Conferences

Two become one: integrating networks for young professionals to strengthen the bridge between early warning and early action

The EWEA Future Leaders Network combines the strengths of two previous networks for young professionals. This is the start of an exciting relationship that will build the capacity of current and …

Advocacy, Early Action, Networks & Conferences

COP27 and anticipatory action: encouraging progress but much work ahead

There was plenty of encouraging developments for the anticipatory action community at COP27 – but the hard work starts now to turn words into the actions that will scale up this approach.

Early Action

Exploring the potential for anticipatory action ahead of drought: farmers in Lao PDR have their say

In Lao PDR, FAO and its partners are using community consultations to ensure that planned anticipatory actions ahead of drought really meet people’s needs – and address the challenges they are …

Dialogue Platform, Networks & Conferences, Scaling up

Reflections on the 6th Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform

This year’s Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform saw over 180 people gather in Bangkok, along with more than 180 participating online. In this blog, Phetvilay Panyada and Wannobon Khuan-arch share their …

Advocacy, Disaster Risk Financing, Early Action, Evidence, Scaling up

What does success look like? Understanding the potential for proactive humanitarian action in a climate-uncertain world

Early Action, Scaling up

A new framework to improve collaboration on anticipatory action in South-East Asia

ASEAN’s Framework on Anticipatory Action in Disaster Management marks a core commitment to advancing the coherency and coordination of anticipatory action in the region.

Health

Anticipatory action: what is the state of play for health-related applications in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement?

Most anticipatory action initiatives focus on extreme climate and weather events. There is, though, the potential to apply this approach for other types of hazard – and a recent mapping exercise …

Early Action

Flash floods in Bangladesh – and the way forward for the anticipatory action community

Bangladesh has extensive experience in acting ahead of hazards and extreme events. But when severe floods hit in June 2022, no anticipatory action protocols were implemented. This article explains …

Advocacy, Early Action

Acting early before disasters hit: how business help scale up anticipatory action

In light of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, and its focus this year on early action, we are showcasing the importance of anticipatory action, a framework that builds on early …