Cholera and the case for anticipatory action: Lessons from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This case study examines how the approach was developed, how it worked in practice and what lessons it offers for the future. It proves that acting ahead of disease outbreaks is both possible and …

El Niño 2023–2024: Evidence from FAO’s anticipatory action interventions, May 2025

Embedding Education and Child Protection in Anticipatory Action: Lessons from the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society's School Feeding Intervention in …

This evaluation shares the lessons from the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society's school-feeding intervention in Binga, which formed part of its anticipatory actions for drought.

Lessons learned: anticipating displacement in South Sudan and Burkina Faso

As global displacement continues to rise, there is a pressing need to effectively anticipate it in order to minimize its occurrence and impacts, and support the areas receiving displaced people. The …

Anticipatory Action Framework for Tropical Cyclones in Fiji: Multi-stakeholder Evaluation Protocol

This document outlines the design and data collection approaches for a proposed evaluation of the Fiji Multi-sectoral Tropical Cyclone Anticipatory Action Framework, in the event of the activation …

Anticipating the impact of drought in Lesotho

In July 2023, a severe, El Niño-induced drought was forecast for the 2023-24 rain season. The set triggers for the Lesotho drought Anticipatory Action Plan (AAP) were activated, having reached the …

Anticipating the impact of drought in Madagascar

In July 2023, a forecast was issued for drought in three districts in the Madagascar Grand Sud, threatening to exacerbate existing issues of famine and malnutrition in the area. This forecast …

Post Distribution Monitoring Report: Findings of PDM Phase 3

Under the SUFAL II project, cash was distributed ahead of the third wave of floods in the north-western Char region of Bangladesh in July 2024. This report shares the results from the …

Lean Data Assessment of Targeted Populations on Drought & Anticipatory Action

Between October 2020 and December 2022, eastern and southern Ethiopia faced five consecutive below-average rainy seasons. This led to exceptionally persistent multi-year drought conditions, with the …