Our Governance

Alessandra is the Head of the Anticipation Hub. In her role, she leads the management and development of the Hub as a network and knowledge platform. She also oversees partnerships with global, regional and national organizations and initiatives. Alessandra brings a blend of experience in humanitarian emergencies and peace operations, anticipatory action, disaster risk reduction, policy and advocacy, strategic partnerships and network development for the United Nations World Food Programme, Start Network, Save the Children and Oxfam spanning Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. She is passionate about fostering partnerships amongst stakeholders to drive innovation and better serve people at risk of disasters.

Irene is a graduate of Public Health Leadership and leads on anticipatory action at the Climate Centre. She is the focal person for learning, innovation and exchange at the Anticipation Hub. As a technical expert in disaster risk management, she supports National Societies and partners on forecast-based financing / anticipatory action.

Anita’s expertise and areas of interest lie at the thematic interface of anticipatory action, disaster risk management, cash early actions and social protection. She provides technical support on anticipatory action, especially for the development of Early Action Protocols in relation to cash early actions and social protection approaches.

Juan is a climate scientist with many years’ of experience in implementing climate change and variability programs in Latin America. A Ph.D. in climate science and experience working with national meteorological and hydrological departments and global research centers, he has valuable expertise to bring science dialogues to the humanitarian sector.

Erin Coughlan is a climate scientist at the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre working on extreme events and humanitarian crises. She supports the development of programming, policies and research on Anticipatory Action around the world,. Erin is an Associate Professor at Tufts University, and leads the Academic Alliance on Anticipatory Action.

Karen’s expertise and areas of interest lie at the thematic interface of anticipatory action, disaster risk management and learning and capacity strengthening. Within the German Red Cross, she supports the capacitation of sister national societies on anticipatory action and related topics, such as geoinformatics.

Kiswendsida Guigma is a climate scientist with expertise in climate risk, anticipatory action and the climate and conflict nexus in addition to a profound research interest in heat waves. He also has experience working with national meteorological and hydrological services and engaging them on humanitarian work.

Dorothy is a technical advisor at the Climate Centre. Her current focus is on extreme weather and its humanitarian implications, providing technical support on early warning early action to National Societies. She holds an MSc. in environmental change and a background at the intersection of human geography and climate science.

Marius has over ten years experience in online marketing and communications. His focus is the technical development and growth of the Hub as a platform for all anticipatory action practitioners.

Verena’s expertise and areas of interest lie at the thematic interface between anticipatory action and disaster risk management.  Within the German Red Cross, she provides technical support on anticipatory action and related topics, especially for the development of Early Action Protocols (EAPs) of sister national societies.  

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Julia has interdisciplinary knowledge in human development, sociology, political science, social geography, and humanitarian response. She is skilled in data collection, reporting, administrative support, and advocacy efforts.

Naomi has over eight years of experience across humanitarian action, international development, and research, combining the lenses of social science, behavioural science, and data science to deliver impactful, evidence-based solutions.

With a background in International Development, Melanie has worked in the humanitarian sector for the last 13 years. She is passionate about learning and capacity strengthening, ensuring that we are better able to meet the needs of the most vulnerable communities.

Niko is a political scientist with specialised knowledge in anticipatory action and disaster risk financing (PhD on climate risk insurance), who is passionate about bringing anticipatory action to scale by bringing people and approaches together. Before joining the Anticipation Hub he was working in academia and as a consultant.

Sören has over five years of experience in Anticipatory Action and Disaster Risk Management, both as a researcher and practitioner. Amongst others, he has coordinated a humanitarian training program on Anticipatory Action, contributed to the publication of the annual WorldRiskReport and WorldRiskIndex, and led research on localized trigger development for Anticipatory Action.

Madhab is a specialist working in the climate science space for informed decisions on risk reduction and adaptation efforts. With a post-graduate degree from Imperial College London, his core expertise lies in the design and development of impact-based forecasting and anticipatory action mechanisms for extreme weather events.

Tim has worked for 20 years in science communication, focusing on environmental issues, citizen science and international development. He oversees external communications for the Anticipation Hub, including outreach to new anticipatory action initiatives and support for the annual dialogue platforms.