Celebrating ten years of anticipatory action at the Global Dialogue Platform

The 13th Global Dialogue Platform begins on 2 December. In the run-up to this ten-year anniversary event, we asked the organizing team for their thoughts.

Philippine Red Cross acts ahead of Tropical Storm Fung-wong

The Philippine Red Cross has activated its EAP and will now install shelter-strengthening kits for 224 at-risk households.

Register now for the 13th Global Dialogue Platform

Registration is now open for anyone who wants to join the Global Dialogue Platform online.

El Salvador hosts its first National Dialogue Platform

Nearly 100 people joined El Salvador's first National Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Action in October.

Getting the harmony right at the Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform

Establishing how to achieve greater harmonization of anticipatory action is the central theme at the 8th Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform, taking place this week in Indonesia.

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Conflict, Early Warning System, Forecast

Early warning systems in fragile, conflict-affected and violent contexts: takeaways for anticipatory action

Anticipatory action cannot take place effectively without investment in the wider elements of early warning systems. Securing such investment is particularly challenging in fragile, …

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Blog March 18, 2025

Early Action, Food Insecurity, Gender & Inclusion

Ensuring education through a crisis: how school-feeding programmes give children ‘more than just a meal’

Slow-onset hazards can drive hunger among children, forcing them to stay at home rather than attend school. In such contexts, school-feeding programmes have emerged as a crucial anticipatory action. …

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Blog February 10, 2025

Compound risk, Dialogue Platform

When hazards ‘work together’ in complex ways, how can anticipatory action stakeholders keep pace?

Anticipatory action initiatives have often focused on a single hazard. But the contexts in which humanitarians operate are all too often shaped by a complex interplay of cascading and compounding …

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Blog January 23, 2025

Dialogue Platform, GIS & Mapping, Science

Demystifying artificial intelligence for anticipatory action

What is the potential for using AI in anticipatory action? How can we harness AI in a way that is ethical and aligned with humanitarian values? A recent workshop sought to answer some of these …

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Blog December 02, 2024

GIS & Mapping

Using geoinformation for anticipatory action frameworks: a technical training workshop in Pakistan

Geoinformation plays a critical role in anticipatory action, providing a clear, data-driven picture of where the risks are highest and which areas are most vulnerable to hazards. A recent workshop …

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Blog November 29, 2024

Early Action, Health, WASH

Learning by doing: lessons from anticipatory actions ahead of floods in Zambia

In January 2023, the Zambian Red Cross Society activated its EAP for Floods. Later that year, the Netherlands Red Cross commissioned a study to learn lessons from this activation; this provided …

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Blog October 16, 2024

Early Action, Lessons Learnt

Anticipating tropical cyclones in Madagascar: Start Network’s experience

Since 2021, Start Network has been anticipating tropical cyclones in Madagascar, financing anticipation and early-response projects in the country. This blog captures some of the lessons learned …

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Blog October 14, 2024

Locally led

Strengthening locally led anticipatory action in Pakistan

Pakistan’s unique geographical landscape means its communities face rising threats from a number of hazards – but locally led anticipatory action is offering a way to mitigate the impacts.

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Video: The Anticipation Hub at a glance

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Therefore, scaling up is not just “more”, it also means “better”.
To respond collectively in a coordinated manner, we must work together.

Jagan Chapagain Secretary General, IFRC

What is global is local somewhere and what is local is global somewhere else. For this reason, it is very important for us to actually come together and co-design, co-produce and co-implement, so we can learn from each other and also cross-fertilize ideas and solutions.

Dr. Halima Saado Abdillahi Head of Research and Learning, International Centre for Humanitarian Affairs (ICHA) and Kenya Red Cross

Better anticipation allows us to stay ahead of the curve in an increasingly volatile climate, connecting scientific information to practical action on the ground.

Professor Maarten van Aalst Director of the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre

Anticipatory action has tremendous potential to increase the efficiency of life-saving interventions and protect the most vulnerable. This is especially true for women and girls who often face some of the most severe risks. Through well-targeted anticipatory approaches, we can better empower women and girls to face crises on their own terms.

Lisa Carty Director, Humanitarian Financing & Resource Mobilization Division, OCHA

Anticipatory actions are the bright spots in a bleak humanitarian outlook. If we manage to move more in that direction, we will get a response that is faster, cheaper, and more dignified. One that protects hard-won development gains.

Mark Lowcock Emergency Relief Coordinator

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