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The Lesotho Red Cross Society acts ahead of an El Niño-driven drought

With El Niño threatening to disrupt the upcoming rainfall and agricultural seasons, the Lesotho Red Cross Society has activated its EAP for drought and will begin to implement anticipatory actions …

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Nigeria’s National After-Activation Review: advancing anticipatory action for floods in Adamawa State

In November 2025, Nigeria held a National After-Activation Review of the anticipatory actions implemented ahead of floods in Adamawa State in September. Over 50 participants from the government, UN …

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Lessons from a regional workshop on fragile, conflict-affected and violent settings in Asia-Pacific

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Simulating anticipatory actions ahead of cyclones in Bangladesh

Cyclones are a recurrent hazard in Bangladesh. To test the efficiency and effectiveness of the anticipatory actions outlined in the country's new national-level framework for cyclones, partners …

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Uganda acts in anticipation of the peak impacts of floods

As floods continue to affect large areas of East Africa, the Uganda Red Cross Society has activated its EAP for Floods and is now supporting 11,200 people in the areas predicted to be worst …

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The Kenya Red Cross Society activates its Early Action Protocol for Riverine Floods

The Kenya Red Cross Society has activated its EAP for Riverine Floods in response to escalating risks after heavy rains across the region. This will release funds from the IFRC’s DREF that will …

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The Somali Red Crescent Society gets ready to act ahead of El Niño-induced floods

A prolonged drought has pushed several regions of Somalia to the brink of famine. With El Niño-induced floods now forecast to hit the region, the Somali Red Crescent Society is acting to avoid …

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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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Forecast-based Financing (FbF) in Lebanon: kicking off a new project to anticipate winter storms

The Lebanese Red Cross Society, with support from the German Red Cross, organized a three-day FbF kick-off workshop to launch the first anticipatory action project for winter storms in Lebanon.

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Stepping up support for anticipatory action in the latest WMO Bulletin

The latest edition of the WMO Bulletin captures some of the core messages relevant to early warning and early action - including an article that explores different ways to scale up support for …