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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Zimbabwe acts in anticipation of an impending drought

Zimbabwe has activated its EAP for Drought, after forecasts indicate a very strong likelihood of an El Niño event in 2023, which is expected to result in a severe drought.

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Plataforma de Diálogo en Centroamérica reunirá a 200 actores clave de la Gestión de Riesgos para la integración de la acción anticipatoria

El evento se realizará del 31 de octubre al 2 de noviembre en San Pedro Sula, Honduras. La plataforma se realizará de forma simultánea con el foro Mitch +25.

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The Regional Dialogue Platform in Central America: a forum to further integrate risk management and anticipatory action

The Regional Dialogue Platform in Central America will take place from 31 October to 2 November 2023, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, under the motto ‘Towards a more local and integrated anticipatory …

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News August 25, 2023

Cash & Voucher, Early Action, WASH

Ecuador activates its Early Action Protocol for Floods related to El Niño

The Ecuadorian Red Cross has activated it EAP for Floods related to the El Niño Phenomenon. It will now carry out a series of early actions to families identified as being especially vulnerable to …

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News July 13, 2023

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Nepal’s second National Dialogue on Anticipatory Action

With more than 50 organizations attending, Nepal’s second National Dialogue on Anticipatory Action marked a significant milestone in efforts to foster discussions and progress around this approach.

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News July 10, 2023

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Committing to anticipatory action in Africa

After three days of discussion, the 6th Africa Dialogue Platform closed with a series of commitments to expand and strengthen anticipatory action.

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News July 10, 2023

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Cruz Roja Hondureña activa su Plan de Acción Temprana ante la sequía asociada al Fenómeno de El Niño

Hasta 2.000 familias serán atendidas a través de acciones anticipatorias luego de que la Cruz Roja Hondureña activara su Plan de Acción Temprana (PAE) por Sequía Asociada a El Niño.

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News July 10, 2023

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The Honduran Red Cross activates its Early Action Plan for Drought Associated with El Niño

Up to 2,000 families will be reached through anticipatory actions after the Honduran Red Cross activated its EAP for Drought Associated with El Niño.

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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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