search results for Anticipatory Action
Striking before disasters do: Promoting phased Anticipatory Action for slow-onset hazards
27/09/2022
Hazards may occur suddenly (sudden-onset) or develop over time (slow-onset) and threaten people’s lives and livelihoods and all the pillars of sustainable development.
The Niger and Burkina Faso: Sida’s contribution to the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) – Anticipatory Action window
21/09/2022
The Sahel region is experiencing a food crisis, with 38.3 million people projected to be in acute food insecurity during this year’s lean season (June–August 2022) – a fourfold increase compared with 2019 – and millions more at risk of slipping into a crisis situation or worse. The effects of climate change in the region are worsening irregular rainfall and climatic shocks such as floods. Both Burkina Faso and the Niger are especially vulnerable to flood risk.
Myanmar: Mitigating a potential food crisis in Rakhine State and Ayeyarwady Region through Anticipatory Action
21/09/2022
The political crisis in Myanmar started on 1 February 2021, and by May 2021, political tensions and conflict had led to more than 114 000 people moving across the country, with many returning to their rural townships and villages for safety.
Afghanistan: Minimizing secondary impacts of COVID-19 on agricultural livelihoods of food insecure households through Anticipatory Action
21/09/2022
In early 2020, a scenario analysis on the expected secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan pointed to a potential disruption of agricultural livelihoods and a further deterioration in food security.
Syrian Arab Republic: Protecting wheat farmers by anticipating La Niña-induced drought in crisis-affected areas
21/09/2022
The Syrian Arab Republic is affected by compounding risk factors such as conflict, economic crises and natural hazards, which have severe impacts on food security.
Madagascar: Anticipatory Action to avert a Malagasy migratory locust upsurge
21/09/2022
Madagascar is highly prone to natural hazards, and in the Grand Sud region, three years of consecutive severe drought have wiped out harvests and hampered people’s access to food.
Anticipatory action: Changing the way we manage disasters
21/09/2022
Anticipatory action is a growing area of disaster management that relies on data analysis to predict where crises might strike and act ahead of time.
Sri Lanka: Sida’s contribution to the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) – Anticipatory Action window
05/07/2022
Sri Lanka is witnessing an unprecedented economic crisis. Challenges in public finance and the significant reduction in agricultural production compounded by rising prices and limited availability of fuel are disrupting livelihoods.
Hunger Hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity: June to September 2022 Outlook
06/06/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in 20 countries or situations (including two regional clusters) – called hunger hotspots – during the outlook period from June to September 2022.
The 2020–2021 desert locust upsurge: How anticipatory action prevented a full blown humanitarian crisis
26/05/2022
In late 2019, a massive outbreak of desert locusts swept across the greater Horn of Africa and Yemen. This infographic outlines the actions FAO and partners took to avert a disaster, and showcases the impacts and results of the early, scaled up action.