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Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action 2020 - Virtual Edition
2020-11-17 - 2020-11-19
The 4th Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform will be held virtually from 17 to 19 November 2020, between 10:00 and 14:00 Bangkok time each day.
It is a great pleasure to invite you and all anticipatory humanitarian actors in Asia-Pacific to this special event. A wide range of diverse and interactive events around the topics of learnings from activations, implementation in the COVID19 context, collaboration & scaling up, and institutionalisation are waiting for you.
The Anticipation Hub will be rolled out during the Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform which will act as a platform for learning, building partnerships, fostering coordination, and developing new ideas.
Here you can register to our virtual Dialogue Platform.

Global Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action 2020 - Virtual Edition
2020-12-08 - 2020-12-10
Welcome to our 8th Global Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action!
Due to circumstances, the 8th Global Dialogue will be held virtually from the 8th to 10th of December 2020 and we welcome all anticipatory humanitarian actors from around the world to this special event. A wide range of diverse and interactive events around this year’s theme ‘Collaborating for Climate, COVID-19 and Conflict: Getting Ahead of Crises with Anticipatory Action’ are waiting for you.
Here you can register to our virtual Global Dialogue Platform.

1st Southern Africa Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action - Virtual Edition
2021-05-26 - 2021-05-27
We are pleased to announce that our 1st Southern Africa Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Action will be held on May 26 – 27, 2021. This first Southern Africa Dialogue Platform will be organized virtually, and we aim at opening our virtual doors even more widely to our partners and experts and giving you the opportunity to shape the anticipation community as you intend to.
View event page here.
GUIDING THEME
Act Early as One: Scaling-up Anticipatory Humanitarian Action in Southern Africa through Collaboration
DATES
May 26 – 27 – two days from 13.00 – 16.00 Pretoria Time
MORE INFORMATION
More information about the event platform, registration and agenda will be available by begin of May at the Anticipation Hub website.
CONTEXT
Southern Africa is faced with compounding humanitarian risks, including hydrometeorological hazards, conflict, epidemics, of which not least the mutated Covid-19 variant, and recurrent pests affecting crops and livestock. These risks are not limited by geographies or sectors; in other words, humanitarian actors need to approach these compounding risks across scale, time and sector, and most importantly: collaboratively.
OBJECTIVES

Showcase ongoing and upcoming AHA initiatives in southern Africa
Showcase upcoming themes in AHA in southern Africa that will drive innovation
Develop a joint inventory for anticipatory actions for southern Africa
Develop a joint inventory for triggers and thresholds for AHA in southern Africa
Develop a workplan for the alignment of thresholds and triggers for joint action
Explore the alignment and scale-up of financial resources
Create a roadmap for AHA joint advocacy for southern Africa

3rd Regional Dialogue Platform on Anticipation and Early Action in Latin America and the Caribbean
2021-06-02 - 2021-06-04
We are pleased to announce that our 3rd Regional Platform for Dialogue on Anticipatory Action will be held on June 2-4, 2021. Due to travel restrictions by COVID-19, we have decided to host the event virtually.
View event page here.
Vea la nota conceptual en español aquí.
GUIDING THEME
Scaling-Up Anticipation in Latin America and the Caribbean for Disasters and Crisis
DATES
June 2- 4th, 2021
MORE INFORMATION
More information about the event platform, registration and agenda will be available by mid-May at the Anticipation Hub website.
OBJECTIVES

Create an interactive space for dialogue between humanitarian actors, disaster risk management specialists, scientists, and strategic allies in the region;
Promote the importance of disaster and crisis anticipation and identify opportunities for its implementation;
Promote the exchange of good practices and lessons learned in FbF/anticipatory action in Latin America and the Caribbean;
Share progress and new initiatives in terms of conceptualization, methodologies and tools on anticipatory action at the global and regional levels.
Participants

4th Africa Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action
2021-06-29 - 2021-07-01
We are pleased to announce that our 4th Africa Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action will be held from 29th June to 1st July 2021. The Africa Dialogue Platform 2021 will provide a platform for anticipatory action practitioners, policy makers and scientists/academia to present and debate on how we can build and strengthen systems to support effective implementation of anticipatory action in Africa.
The ADP 2021 will be a virtual edition due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Despite being online, the platform will be organised to be highly interactive. Simultaneous translations from English to French and Portuguese will be available during the event.
View event page here.
GUIDING THEME
System-building: Supporting Effective Implementation of Anticipatory Action in Africa
DATES
29th June to 1st July 2021: From 1pm to 5 pm East African Time
MORE INFORMATION
More information about the event platform, registration and agenda will be available by begin of June at the Anticipation Hub website.
OBJECTIVES

To provide a platform for discussions on what “effective” anticipatory action in Africa means
To take stock of anticipatory action implementation to date in Africa and document progress towards institutionalizing an anticipatory action approach across the continent
To explore options for scaling up and sustaining effective anticipatory action in Africa, with a particular focus on policy implications, finance, capacity building, and coordination

5th Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action 2021 - Virtual Edition
2021-10-19 - 2021-10-21
The 5th Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform is hosted by the Anticipation Hub and jointly organised by the German Red Cross (GRC), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (RCCC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Start Network. This Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office.
The theme of the 5th Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform is “Anticipatory Action to Meet the Challenges of the Climate Change Crisis”.
The objectives of the event are to 1) share knowledge and evidence from AA implementations, scale-ups and evaluations, 2) learn from country examples on collaboration and scaling-up, and 3) use lessons learned, roadblocks, and milestones for a joint way forward.
The event will cover topics around the role of anticipatory action in addressing climate change including:
Multi-partner, multi-sectoral, and localised anticipatory action: for a joint understanding of current and future climate risks and identification of effective early actions to address the climate crisis
Experience & Evidence: Share lessons learned from recent AA evaluations and ways to integrate a CCA perspective in AA implementations
Anticipatory Action Financing: from community-level to national legislation and donor commitments, including climate financing instruments & tools
Market Place
You can read further details in the concept note here.
Visit event page here.

9th Global Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action 2021 - Virtual Edition
2021-12-07 - 2021-12-09
DATE:
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 – Thursday, December 9, 2021
THEME:
Meeting the challenges of future crises: Protecting lives and livelihoods with anticipatory action
The 9th Global Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action will be hosted by the Anticipation Hub and co-organized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP), with a live studio in Rome, where the two organizations have their headquarters. The co-organizing role of FAO and WFP aims to send a strong message about the urgency of adopting an anticipatory approach to prevent food crises.
This Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office.
Elaborating on last year’s focus on the expansion of the application of anticipatory action, covering more types of shocks and addressing compounding risks, this year’s focus is on
(1) Meeting the challenges of the future, following recommendations from the UN high-level event on AA, the FSS and the COP26,
(2) Improving the AA approach through different technologies and methodologies; and
(3) Discussing innovative modalities of engagement with different stakeholders and ways to address sustainability.
As always the Dialogue Platform lives through your participation and contributions. If you are interested in hosting one of the parallel sessions (50 min), please see the Call for Sessions and the Session Application Form and submit your session idea to us by 15th October 2021.
Please have a look as well at our concept note, where you can find more details about the event and its background.
View event platform and register here.
