
Compendium of experiences and good practices from focus countries
12/09/2024
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Anticipatory action (AA) acknowledges vulnerable people as leaders in development and agents of change in their own lives and communities. However, acting early is no guarantee that all at-risk and affected [...]

Experiences and good practices from FAO country offices
20/12/2022
Accountability to affected people (AAP) is an active commitment to put vulnerable and affected people at the centre of humanitarian action. It stems from past failures of the humanitarian system to meet the needs and recognize the abilities of people [...]

09/09/2021
Anticipatory action is the practice of forecasting disasters and acting before they occur or reach their peak. The goal, in a nutshell, is to use data on weather, conflicts and many other stress factors to provide aid proactively and help [...]

30/08/2021
This is a ‘think piece’ on systemic risk governance for the 21st century. It aims to foster the understanding of systemic risk and the actionable ways of promoting risk governance at local and national levels, while promoting cross-practice collaboration within [...]

Striking before the floods to protect agricultural livelihoods
12/04/2021
This study documents the outcome of acting early to protect farming families in northwestern Bangladesh from impending floods. It outlines FAO’s contribution to a first-of-its-kind collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BRCS), [...]