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Anticipation the Malagasy way: building an early action protocol for cyclones from the ground up

How do you turn local knowledge into a national system for anticipatory action? In Madagascar, the Malagasy Red Cross Society and the German Red Cross set out to design an early action protocol …

Urban Settings

In an increasingly urban world, humanitarian disasters are occurring ever more frequently in cities. Innovative solutions are needed to alleviate people’s suffering and save lives – and anticipatory …

• News

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 …

• Briefing Sheet / Fact Sheet

Heat waves in Hanoi: how anticipatory action can help to mitigate a growing urban threat

The threats posed by rising global temperatures are increasing – and increasingly recognized. This briefing examines the role that anticipatory action can play in addressing and mitigating heat …

• Manual / Guideline

Guidance note on FbF in Urban Areas - experiences and lessons

The world is urbanizing at an unprecedented rate. Today, 56.6 per cent of us – more than half of the world’s population – lives in cities, while the impacts of climate change along with limited …

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A new case study on relocating businesses as an urban early action in the Philippines

While most early actions implemented to date have been in rural environments, there are growing efforts to expand anticipatory action to urban settings. A new case study from the Philippine Red …

• Case Study

Business relocation as an urban early action: lessons and challenges from a simulation in the Philippines

While most early actions implemented to date are set in rural environments, there are growing efforts to expand anticipatory action to urban settings. The Philippines Red Cross is among the …

• Case Study

Urban climate risks and the role of social protection - short case studies

This brief gives an overview of different country case studies where social protection (SP) systems have been used to address risks arising from climate-related hazards in urban spaces. It also …

• News

Unveiling low-cost anticipatory actions for cities

The recently launched Urban Action Kit offers possible solutions to the humanitarian community wishing to start or strengthen their urban engagement. The Kit contains a light introduction to urban …

• Briefing Sheet / Fact Sheet

Urban climate risks and the role of social protection

This brief gives an overview of the different climate-related hazards that urban spaces are at risk from and explains why social protection (SP) can be effective in addressing these risks. This is …