Early Action

Early Action Protocols activated in Guatemala and Honduras as hurricane Julia hits Central America

Advocacy, Networks & Conferences

Twenty workshops in three days: a packed programme at the Disaster Risk Reduction Conference

More than 20 workshops will be held at the Disaster Risk Reduction Symposium, covering the whole spectrum of disaster risk reduction and disaster risk management. Registration for the event is open …

Early Action, Scaling up

A commitment to expand early warning systems in southern Africa

Earlier this month, ministers from across southern Africa committed to expanding early warning systems in the region. This will be fundamental to scaling up anticipatory action to protect lives and …

Cash & Voucher, Early Action, Food Insecurity, Livelihoods

FAO activates its anticipatory action protocol for typhoons in Viet Nam

As Typhoon Noru heads towards Viet Nam, FAO has activated its anticipatory action protocol to help communities protect their livelihoods and food security.

Disaster Risk Financing, Food Insecurity, Livelihoods

UN activates its anticipatory action framework in Niger

The UN and its partners in Niger will implement a series of anticipatory actions to support some of the communities most vulnerable to the impacts of an ongoing period of low rainfall in the …

Compound risk

A focus on complex crises at the German Disaster Risk Reduction conference

This year’s German Disaster Risk Reduction conference will focus on complex crises, a theme that is highly relevant to the field of anticipatory action. The conference, which takes place from 25-27 …

Dialogue Platform

Save the date: 10th Global Dialogue Platform

Save the date for the 10th Global Dialogue Platform! This year’s event will take place from 6-8 December, in Berlin and online, under the theme ‘Lessons from anticipatory action: are we getting it …

Early Action

Acting in anticipation of severe floods in Mali

After weeks of heavy rain across West and Central Africa, the Mali Red Cross has activated its EAP for Floods. Using funds from the IFRC, it will now lead a series of early actions to reduce the …

Scaling up

Red Cross representatives from eight countries in the Americas participate in a ‘Training of trainers’ workshop for the forecast-based …

The first ‘Training of trainers’ workshop, part of the advanced forecast-based financing course, was successfully held in Quito, Ecuador in September. The 17 participants are now able to develop …

Scaling up

Representantes de la Cruz Roja en 8 países de las Américas participaron en la Formación de Formadores (ToT) para el curso FbF

El primer taller de "Formación de formadores", que forma parte del curso avanzado de financiación basada en previsiones, se celebró con éxito en Quito (Ecuador) en septiembre. Los 17 participantes …