New briefing on locally led anticipatory action

A new briefing published by the Anticipation Hub outlines some of the benefits of locally led anticipatory action and explains the importance of this approach.

Bangladesh acts ahead of a heat wave

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society activated its Early Action Protocol for Heatwave in Dhaka on 21 April 2024.

El Niño exit leaves a lasting impact on Southeast Asia's agricultural systems

A new FAO briefing highlights how El Niño has left a lasting impact on South-East Asia's agricultural systems, stressing the need for preventive measures.

Webinar series on extreme heat in the Sahel region

The Anticipation Hub, the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and ANACIM in Senegal are hosting a series of webinars on anticipating heat waves in the Sahel.

Linking Nepal’s social protection programmes with anticipatory action

Nepal has a diverse portfolio of social protection programmes and humanitarian organizations are finding creative ways to use these for anticipatory action and disaster-response activities.

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News September 28, 2022

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 …

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News September 26, 2022

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.

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News September 20, 2022

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 …

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News September 14, 2022

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 …

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News September 08, 2022

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 …

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News September 07, 2022

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 …

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News September 06, 2022

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 …

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News September 06, 2022

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 …

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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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In expanding the use of anticipatory action to address more risks, be applicable in more contexts and strengthen overall disaster risk financing approaches, experts and practitioners are engaging in multi-disciplinary collaboration to enable anticipatory action to be applied where and when it is needed using adapted tools, innovative solutions and new ways of working.

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