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Multi-hazard early warning systems for anticipatory action: how to make these a reality

To be effective, anticipatory action and early warning systems must capture and address the complexity – the multiple and interacting nature of hazards and risks – that communities face. This blog …

16 October 2025
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Readouts from policy fora in the first half of 2025

This article reflects on the outcomes from three high-level events held during the first half of 2025: Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week, the European Humanitarian Forum and the Global …

19 June 2025
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Demystifying anticipatory action for displacement: a menu of operational options

There are over 123 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, yet they are rarely targeted through anticipatory action. Efforts are under way to change this, and this blog provides an overview of …

18 June 2025
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When hazards ‘work together’ in complex ways, how can anticipatory action stakeholders keep pace?

Anticipatory action initiatives have often focused on a single hazard. But the contexts in which humanitarians operate are all too often shaped by a complex interplay of cascading and compounding …

10 February 2025
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Multi-hazard risk analysis methodologies

This study is conducted in collaboration with the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, and 510. A study into multi-hazard risk methodologies has been conducted as part of a project commissioned by …

15 November 2021
Image shows how the Ecuador Red Cross provides cash to communities likely to be affected by the Sangay volcanic eruption
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From lessons identified to lessons learned: Applying lessons from COVID-19 to FbF operations

To find out what drivers of the anticipation agenda within the Red Cross Red Crescent thought about our findings we asked Nazira Lacayo, Senior Officer for Forecast-based Action by the DREF and …

28 June 2021
This image shows two persons in storm water filled streets
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The double afflication conflict and natural hazard the importance of tackling disaster risk admist insecurity

In six out of the past ten years, Palestine experienced extreme cold weather and/or flooding placing great pressure on housing, infrastructure, and energy services already stressed by ongoing …

23 June 2021