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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Forecasting the June to September season at Somalia’s Climate Outlook Forum

The recent Climate Outlook Forum in Somalia provided a climate outlook for the June to September season in this region, and identified anticipatory actions to mitigate the expected impacts.

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Preparing for the changing climate and changing contexts: the 6th Africa Dialogue Platform gets under way

The 6th Africa Dialogue Platform began on 4 July 2023, with around 170 people gathering in Johannesburg, South Africa, and more than 1,100 registering to take part online.

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Plotting a path towards the sustainable growth of anticipatory action in Asia-Pacific

The 7th Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action began last week in Kathmandu, with three days of debate and discussion on how to ensure the sustainable growth of …

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The Philippines strengthens collaboration on anticipatory action at its 6th National Dialogue Platform

At the 6th National Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Action in the Philippines, around 150 actors signed a ‘commitment wall’ and vowed to strengthen collaboration around this approach.

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Formación de formadores potenciará una acción anticipatoria más local en las Américas

Participaron 27 representantes de 12 Sociedades Nacionales. La formación se realizó en Valle de Ángeles, Honduras

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Training of trainers will boost local anticipatory action in the Americas

It is essential to empower leaders capable of promoting anticipatory actions that support the resilience of at-risk communities. To support this need in the America, a second edition of the training …

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Cruz Roja promoverá acciones anticipatorias ante flujos de movilidad humana en Centroamérica y México

Las Sociedades Nacionales se reunieron del 10 al 13 de mayo en Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Participaron más de 40 especialistas representando 6 Sociedades Nacionales.

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The Red Cross promotes anticipatory action for migration in Central America and Mexico

At an event to discuss anticipatory action for migration, more than 40 specialists discussed how this approach can provide humanitarian assistance to, and protection for, migrants.

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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

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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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