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As hazards increase in frequency and intensity, we can expect there to be not only less time to recover between them, but also multiple hazards happening at once, resulting in compounding risks.
Humanitarians and disaster risk practitioners are currently facing a reality of increasing and changing risks, with new emerging threats and overlapping shocks. The Multirisk Working Group aims to …
A new briefing, published by the Anticipatory Action Task Force, outlines the need for anticipatory action in fragile and conflict-affected countries.
This report provides a detailed mapping of existing Anticipatory Action (AA) initiatives, agricultural hazards, and delivery capacities in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region.
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 …
This policy brief looks at what ‘people-centred’ early warning systems (EWS) means, particular challenges of improving it in conflicts and recurring crises, and the implication of a knowledge-system …
This policy brief reflects SPARC’s learning on why the main models used by the international humanitarian community for planning anticipatory action show limited promise in difficult places and what …
Join us for a community conversation on multi-risk in anticipatory action, where we’ll explore how the sector is evolving to address complex, interconnected risks. We’ll take stock of where …
September 11, 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 …
