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.

Mapping for anticipatory action in Timor-Leste

Together with the Humanitarian OSM Team and OSM community, the Climate Centre and the Timor-Leste Red Cross Society have been mapping with local communities to provide insights into areas at risk from floods, landslides and other climate-related hazards.

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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News May 10, 2023

Scaling up, WASH

Sociedades Nacionales de la Cruz Roja anuncian el lanzamiento del WaSH Hub en Centroamérica

Más de 40 representantes de países centroamericanos participaron en el lanzamiento del nuevo WaSH Hub en Centroamérica, celebrado en Ciudad de Guatemala en abril.

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News May 10, 2023

Scaling up, WASH

National Red Cross Societies announce the launch of the WaSH Hub in Central America

More than 40 representatives from Central American countries took part in the launch of the new regional WaSH Hub, held in Guatemala City in April.

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News May 04, 2023

Early Action, Lessons Learnt, Science, Trigger Development, Urban

New briefings examine how anticipatory action works in practice

Six new briefings, published by the Anticipation Hub, explore different elements of how anticipatory action works in practice. Written by Yolanda Clatworthy, formerly of the Red Cross Red Crescent …

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Event, News May 04, 2023

Dialogue Platform

The 7th Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform takes place in June

The 7th Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action will take place in Kathmandu from 13 to 15 June. Drawing inspiration from Nepal’s famous mountain ranges, the theme for …

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News, Report April 26, 2023

Evidence

A new report presents the scale of anticipatory action worldwide

Anticipatory Action in 2022: A Global Overview, a new report by the Anticipation Hub, presents the global scale of anticipatory action.

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News April 19, 2023

A new online course about anticipatory action

The IFRC has launched a new online course on anticipatory action. This covers essential competencies such as risk assessment, developing early action protocols and financing for anticipatory action. …

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News April 17, 2023

Dialogue Platform, Networks & Conferences

Get ready for the 6th Africa Dialogue Platform

Join the 6th Africa Dialogue Platform, taking place online and in person 4-6 July.

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Event, News April 03, 2023

Conflict, Food Insecurity, Health

Expanding anticipatory action to new hazards

A Humanitarian Talk at the European Humanitarian Forum focused on expanding anticipatory action to three new hazards: disease outbreaks, conflict and food insecurity.

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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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