Cash & Voucher, Early Action, Food Insecurity, Livelihoods, Trigger Development

Acting early to support pastoralists affected by drought in Somalia

The Danish Refugee Council recently activated an anticipatory action mechanism to help pastoralists in Puntland, Somalia, cope with the predicted impacts of drought. Three communities will receive …

Early Action

Harvesting the benefits of anticipatory action

The Kenya Red Cross Society activated its EAP for Drought in October 2022, implementing a series of anticipatory actions to help people prepare for the impacts of this hazard. Four months on, the …

Disaster Risk Financing, Early Action

The Sectoral Community on Linking Anticipatory Action to Risk Financing releases a compendium of think pieces

Early Action, Health, Impact-based Forecasting, Shelter, WASH

Zambia activates its Early Action Protocol for Floods

The Zambia Red Cross Society has activated its Early Action Protocol (EAP) for Floods after receiving a forecast that floods were likely to hit 10 districts across the country. Through this …

Dialogue Platform

More people, more sessions and more progress at the 10th Global Dialogue Platform

The 10th edition of the Global Dialogue Platform was the biggest to date, mirroring how anticipatory action has grown since the first event was held back in 2015.

Dialogue Platform

Looking back at the 10th Global Dialogue Platform

The 10th Global Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action was the largest to date, with 40 parallel sessions, keynote addresses and plenaries. Many of these sessions are now available to …

Early Action

CERF funding supports anticipatory action for cholera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

CERF has released 750,000 US dollars for anticipatory action for cholera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The funding will support UNICEF, WHO and partners to provide life-saving assistance …

Other

Applications open for the GSMA Innovation Fund for Anticipatory Humanitarian Action

The GSMA Innovation Fund for Anticipatory Humanitarian Action supports the development of mobile digital technologies that help to anticipate potential humanitarian impacts and enable effective …

Early Action

Want to talk about drought?

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

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society wins the 2022 Averted Disaster Award

At this year’s Understanding Risk forum, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society collected the Averted Disaster Award for its work to support vulnerable communities ahead of cyclones and floods in 2020.