Implementing an Anticipatory Action System in the context of food security and agriculture

01/05/2023

This series includes e-learning courses and job aids to develop the capacity to implement an Anticipatory Action System in the context of food security and agriculture.


Developing an Anticipatory Action System
Acting early before a disaster has actually happened or reached its peak is critical: it can save lives and protect livelihoods from the immediate shocks, as well as protecting long-term development gains by increasing the resilience of local communities over time. Using a series of examples and case studies from different countries and contexts, this course provides guidance to set-up an anticipatory action system, i.e. a set of provisions to link early warning signals to anticipatory action options and implementation arrangements.

 

Building a crisis timeline

This short course provides an overview of how to build a crisis timeline to support the design of anticipatory actions using a phased approach. It focuses on slow-onset hazards and uses drought as an illustrative example. 

 

Early Warning Indicators 

Good practice shows that early warning systems should combine forecast indicators with seasonal observation indicators in order to predict the impact of hazards on different agricultural sectors. Ideally, regularly available vulnerability indicators should also be integrated to detect any impacts on livelihoods and food security of potentially affected population. This interactive job-aid offers a sample of the most well-known early warning indicators and information sources to support anticipatory action in the context of agriculture and food security.

Examples of Anticipatory Actions

Anticipatory actions in agriculture vary greatly depending on the type of anticipated hazard and the context. This job aid provides you with some examples of anticipatory actions that can be implemented to mitigate the effects of drought and flood and cyclone, plus a few examples of cross-cutting actions that can be applied to different hazards.

 

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