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 January 24, 2024

Advocacy, Scaling up

A roadmap for anticipatory action in Asia-Pacific

In 2023, the Asia-Pacific Technical Working Group on Anticipatory Action developed a comprehensive roadmap for the Asia-Pacific region, covering 2023 to 2027. This presents the working group's …

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News December 22, 2023

Advocacy, Dialogue Platform, Scaling up

Pakistan holds its first National Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Action

More than 150 people took part in Pakistan’s first National Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Action, which was held under the theme ‘Together for scaling up anticipatory action in Pakistan’.

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News December 13, 2023

Early Action

Kazakhstan acts in anticipation of a cold wave

With temperatures forecast to drop to -40 degrees Celsius, the Red Crescent Society of the Republic of Kazakhstan has activated its Simplified EAP for Cold Waves to help the most vulnerable people.

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News December 07, 2023

Dialogue Platform, Networks & Conferences, Scaling up

Bangladesh holds its second National Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action

Over 200 people joined Bangladesh’s 2nd National Dialogue Platform in September, which considered ways to scale up anticipatory action for sustainable development.

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News November 29, 2023

Advocacy, Disaster Risk Financing, Health, Scaling up

Two new briefings explore critical themes for anticipatory action ahead of COP28

Launched in time for COP28, the Anticipation Hub's two new briefings will inform discussions around how anticipatory action can support those on the frontline of the climate crisis.

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News November 27, 2023

Cash & Voucher, Early Action, Early Warning System, Impact-based Forecasting, Shelter, WASH

Uganda acts in anticipation of the peak impacts of floods

As floods continue to affect large areas of East Africa, the Uganda Red Cross Society has activated its EAP for Floods and is now supporting 11,200 people in the areas predicted to be worst …

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News November 20, 2023

Early Action, Shelter, WASH

Djibouti activates its Simplified EAP for Floods to support at-risk communities

The Red Crescent Society of Djibouti has activated its Simplified EAP for Floods. It will now receive funds to support 2,500 at-risk people through a series of anticipatory actions.

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News November 15, 2023

Evidence, Lessons Learnt

Submit your data for the second edition of the Global Overview report

The second edition of the Anticipation Hub's Global Overview report will be published in 2024 - and we are inviting the anticipatory action community to send us information about their frameworks …

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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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The Anticipation Hub aims to share knowledge and experiences to jointly enhance and scale up anticipatory action globally.

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Emerging topics

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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