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.

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.

New report on anticipatory action to be launched at HNPW

The Anticipation Hub will launch its new report, Anticipatory Action in 2023: A Global Overview, at Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Dialogue Platform, Networks & Conferences

¡RESERVA LA FECHA para la 4ª Plataforma de Diálogo Regional de América Latina y el Caribe sobre Acción Anticipada!

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News July 18, 2022

Dialogue Platform, Networks & Conferences

SAVE THE DATE for the 4th Regional Dialogue Platform in Latin America and the Caribbean on Anticipatory Action!

The 4th LAC Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Action will take place from 28-29 September 2022. This year's theme is ‘Scaling up and integration in disaster risk management systems’.

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News July 06, 2022

Early Action, Scaling up

Early Action Plans in Central America help more than 5,000 families to anticipate the impacts of tropical storms in Honduras and volcanic …

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has officially approved two new Early Action Plans (EAPs): the EAP for Floods associated with Tropical Storms in Honduras, and …

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News July 06, 2022

Early Action, Scaling up

Planes de Acción Temprana en Centro América ayudará a que más de 5,000 familias se anticipen a los impactos de Tormentas Tropicales en Honduras …

La FICR aprobó oficialmente los Planes de Acción Temprana ante Inundaciones asociadas a Tormentas Tropicales en Honduras y Dispersión de Ceniza Volcánica en Costa Rica.

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News June 26, 2022

Scaling up

German FFO publishes review on its approach to anticipatory action

In April, the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) published a review on its approach to anticipatory humanitarian action, assessing its role and areas of improvement.

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News June 22, 2022

Advocacy, Scaling up

Red Cross Red Crescent Movement commits to scale up anticipatory action

Today, as part of the 2022 Council of the Delegates, the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement adopted a resolution (“Strengthening anticipatory action in the Movement: Our way forward”) in which it …

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News June 21, 2022

Early Action, Earth Observation, Evidence, Forecast, M&E

Call for papers: the whole anticipatory action community can learn from your experience

The Anticipation Hub is among the guest editors of a special issue of Hydrology Research and invites the anticipatory action community to share their knowledge.

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News June 15, 2022

Cash & Voucher, Early Action, Food Insecurity

Niger activates its EAP for Drought to help tackle food insecurity

Niger recently activated its Early Action Protocol for Drought to help tackle a severe food insecurity crisis. But the causes of this crisis are more complex than just low rainfall; conflict, rising …

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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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