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Blog July 01, 2022

Early Action, Future leaders, Scaling up

Connect, inspire and empower - young professionals’ reflections on the Multi-hazard Early Warning Conference and Global Platform on DRR

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Blog June 25, 2022

Are you ready? Anticipatory action picks up speed at the Global Platform on DRR

A recap on what has happened on anticipatory action at the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in Bali in May 2022.

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Blog June 24, 2022

Early Action, Early Warning System, Impact-based Forecasting

Bridging Impact-based Forecasting and Anticipatory Action for Disaster Risk Reduction

At MHEWC-III and GPDRR two sessions explored challenges and opportunities around IBF and AA and ambitions to sustainably scale up early warning early action efforts - read the key messages here.

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Blog June 15, 2022

Early Action, Early Warning System, Evidence, Impact-based Forecasting

Sharing lessons from SHEAR at EGU: challenges, innovations and research outcomes on forecasting and early warning

With the SHEAR programme coming to a close, researchers from its many projects shared some key research outcomes at this year’s European Geosciences Union General Assembly, covering themes such as …

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Blog June 13, 2022

Cash & Voucher, Early Action, Food Insecurity

Distributing early cash to address food insecurity in Madagascar: success stories from Welthungerhilfe’s activation in 2021

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Blog May 30, 2022

M&E

‘Impact assessment on a shoestring’: exploring alternative methodologies for anticipatory action evidence

The evidence base for anticipatory humanitarian action is limited, contributing to a lack of consensus on what is working well - and what needs to change. New research aims to explore alternative, …

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Blog May 27, 2022

Early Action, Forecast, Trigger Development

Considering socioeconomic parameters in triggers for anticipatory action

Triggers for anticipatory action are predominantly based on weather forecasts – but there are also socioeconomic parameters that influence early actions. How can we incorporate these when analysing, …

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Blog May 19, 2022

Advocacy, Evidence, Lessons Learnt

Harnessing anticipatory action to avoid or reduce disaster displacement

Anticipatory action presents a unique opportunity for humanitarian actors to reduce the likelihood of people being displaced by a disaster. To date, however, this potential has not been sufficiently …

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Blog April 01, 2022

Earth Observation

Identifying needs and opportunities for Earth observations in anticipatory action

Earth observation technologies can help to simplify, justify or improve anticipatory action programmes – and may even provide opportunities for triggers that have not yet been considered.

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: Panel discussion with Raihanul Haque Khan (RIMES Bangladesh), Antonette A. Anaban (Baguio City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, Philippines) and Faith Mitheu (University of Reading, UK)
Blog March 30, 2022

Early Action, Early Warning System, Future leaders

From early warning to early action: inspiring & empowering the next generation

This blog unpicks the challenges and opportunities for young professionals to support in translating early warning into early action as identified in a recent webinar by the Water Youth Network, the …

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