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New case study examines anticipatory action in Sri Lanka

A new case study examines how partners in the country managed to institutionalize anticipatory action.

Anticipatory action supports communities at risk from floods in Malawi

The Malawi Red Cross Society activated its simplified EAP for pluvial floods on 5 January and has since been supporting more than 12,500 at-risk people.

Partners in Mozambique act in anticipation of floods

Partners in Mozambique have implemented a series of anticipatory actions to support communities ahead of floods, following a government-led activation.

WAHAFA partners provide anticipatory support ahead of drought in Somaliland

Partners in Somaliland are implementing a series of anticipatory actions that aim to reduce the humanitarian impacts of a drought before it peaks.

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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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News September 06, 2022

Early Action, Scaling up

A new EAP for Floods associated with Tropical Cyclones will benefit up to 15,000 people in Guatemala

The IFRC has approved a new EAP for Floods associated with Tropical Cyclones in Guatemala, which will help the country to act ahead of this oft-occurring hazard.

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News September 06, 2022

Early Action

Niger activates its Early Action Protocol for Floods

After a period of above-average rainfall, the water level in the Niger River at Niamey rose significantly, therefore the Niger Red Cross Society activated its Early Action Protocol (EAP) for floods …

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News August 24, 2022

Earth Observation, M&E

Monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning in anticipatory action: Earth observation as a game changer

A new article in the journal Frontiers In Climate explores how Earth observation data can support monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) for anticipatory action.

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News August 16, 2022

Early Action

Simplified Early Action Protocols: making funding for anticipatory action more accessible

The IFRC has launched a simplified version of its early action protocol, which aims to enable even more National Societies to implement anticipatory action.

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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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