Anticipatory action for livelihood protection
A collective endeavour
11/06/2020
Mots clés: Action anticipatoire, Alerte précoces, Apprentissage, Climat, Crises prolongées et conflits, Gouvernance, Menaces sur la chaîne alimentaire, Préparation aux situations d'urgence, Réduction des risques de catastrophes, Réponse aux situations d'urgence, Risques naturels, Secteurs agricoles, UE, ,
Key messages:
- Humanitarian agencies have been making the case for taking action before crises hit, but it is long-term actors (such as governments and service providers) who have responsibility for most anticipatory actions.
- ‘Anticipatory action’ is usually used to refer to an assistance project with dedicated funding, but other actions are needed to protect livelihoods ahead of a crisis. These include providing information so people can take informed decisions about their own anticipatory actions; investing in preparedness; and redirecting resources away from previously planned interventions towards actions in the same sector that can mitigate a predicted crisis.
- To achieve the potential benefits, a system-wide change is needed in how anticipatory action is thought about and used, moving from a focus on delivering relief earlier to a nexus approach with shared responsibility between government departments, development partners and humanitarian agencies.
- Each action needs to be more than just relevant and effective – it needs to be timely. Understanding windows of opportunity is as critical to the success of anticipatory action as determining the kinds of activities that can help reduce human suffering.
- More attention needs to be paid to understanding the accuracy of weather and crisis forecasts, as the ability to invest resources in advance of a crisis ultimately rests on confidence in these forecasts.
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