MENA Dialogue Platform postponed

Due to recent escalations in the region, the MENA Dialogue Platform has been postponed until further notice. Further updates will follow shortly.

Demystifying anticipatory action for displacement

The landscape for anticipatory action and displacement is nascent and complex. This blog provides an overview of the situations where the two already intersect.

UN agencies act to anticipate a cholera outbreak in DRC

The UN's framework for cholera was recently activated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Actions are now under way to prevent the outbreak spreading further.

New database on anticipatory action in Southern Africa

The Regional Anticipatory Action Working Group has established this platform together with the Anticipation Hub to serve as a technical resource for practitioners and stakeholders engaged in anticipatory action across the Southern African Development Community region.

Anticipation Hub publishes its third global overview report

The Anticipation Hub has published its third annual overview of anticipatory action worldwide. Drawing on data provided by its partners and other organizations that are implementing this approach, 'Anticipatory Action in 2024: A Global Overview' provides evidence that anticipatory action continues to grow in scale.  

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Old friends and new ideas at the 12th Global Dialogue Platform

Participants from around the world joined the 12th Global Dialogue Platform to discuss how we can mainstream anticipatory action, especially in complex contexts.

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How do people say 'anticipatory action' in your language?

How do people say 'anticipatory action' around the world? Share your videos at the 12th Global Dialogue Platform.

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News October 07, 2024

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Declaring the way forward for anticipatory action in eastern Africa

At the 1st Eastern Africa Dialogue Platform, participants jointly wrote a declaration that sets out their shared vision for what needs to happen next for anticipatory action in the region.

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News October 01, 2024

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Participants meet in Mombasa for the inaugural Eastern Africa Dialogue Platform

Around 200 people are meeting in Mombasa, Kenya, this week for the first Eastern Africa Dialogue Platform. Over three days, they will discuss how anticipatory action can strengthen systems for …

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News October 01, 2024

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The Nepal Red Cross Society activates its Simplified Early Action Protocol for Floods

As heavy rains continue to affect the country, the Nepal Red Cross Society has activated its Simplified EAP for Floods and will now implement a series of anticipatory actions to support people at …

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News September 23, 2024

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Moving from policy to practice: the 1st Eastern Africa Dialogue Platform

Achieving the shift from policy to practice will be one of the focus areas at the first Eastern Africa Dialogue Platform, which takes place from 1 to 3 October in Mombasa, Kenya.

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News September 17, 2024

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Committing to collaboration and harmonization at the 2nd Southern Africa Dialogue Platform

A reflection on the 2nd Southern Africa Dialogue Platform, which was held from 13 to 15 August 2024, with around 155 people gathering in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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News September 16, 2024

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A pathway towards national frameworks for anticipatory action: highlights from the 1st South Asia Dialogue Platform

More than 80 participants gathered for the 1st South Asia Dialogue Platform in Sri Lanka, working together to establish clear pathways towards national frameworks for anticipatory action.

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Video: The Anticipation Hub at a glance

Through the online platform you can access a library of learning resources, global map of anticipatory action initiatives, an early action database, working groups and much more to support your work on anticipatory action as a practitioner, scientist or policymaker. 

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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

The Anticipation Hub in numbers

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

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7500 People reached by Dialogue Platforms
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73 Number of countries on our global map

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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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