Agenda

7th - 9th
December 2021
Global Dialogue Platform

A mix of high-level panel discussions, smaller thematic presentations and interactive sessions will give you the opportunity to learn more about anticipatory action, including its opportunities and challenges, and to enquire about specific regions and topics that interest you personally. 

Virtual Edition
Plenary

Introduction to Parallel Sessions

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Moderators of the day: 
- Monsterrat Barroso (WFP)
- Hicham Assabir (FAO)
- Julia Wittig (OCHA)
Parallel Sessions

Learning to Scale: What GFFO and REAP Learned in 2021 about scaling and embedding Early Action

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Reflecting on all that’s been learned in 2021 through REAP and GFFO’s evaluations and research.

Findings from GFFO’s evaluation of its anticipatory humanitarian action portfolio will be presented to and discussed with participants. This will be followed by presentation and discussion of the REAP Early Action State of Play analysis which broadens the focus beyond humanitarian to also consider climate and development and how the three sectors interact with each other.
Session discussion will focus on key learnings, major knowledge or information gaps, and key enablers and barriers identified by both pieces. We will be asking what all of the above means for setting priorities on advancing Early Action in 2022 and beyond.

Facilitators/Speakers:
- Emma Flaherty, Risk-informed early action partnership (REAP), Implementation Lead
- Matthias Amling, German Federal Foreign Office , Senior Desk Officer Humanitarian Assistance
- Marie Wagner, Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi), Research Associate
- Jens Koy

Financing disaster risks: how can different risk financing instruments reduce vulnerabilities to and impacts of shocks?

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Proper use of DRF tools can help us move from reaching people to protecting people.

Millions of people every year require humanitarian assistance to recover from climate-related and human induced disasters, and the costs of responding continue to rise. How can we do more, act earlier and deliver better as humanitarian or development organizations, donors, and governments? By making ex-ante financing available where disasters can be predicted, we can ensure humanitarian funds are in place to strengthen disaster risk financing approaches. This session will explore how innovative risk financing models allow humanitarian and development actors as well as governments to become proactive risk managers and shift from simply reaching people after a crisis to protecting them before. 

Facilitator:
- Catherine Jones, FAO, Anticipatory Action Lead for Asia and the Pacific

Speakers:

- Anna Farina, Start Network, Crisis Anticipation and Disaster Risk Finance Operations Lead                                                        - Mathieu Dubreuil, WFP, Senior Programme Advisor for Climate Risk Insurance


Weather, Water and Climate Services: enablers for Anticipatory Action

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When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion: Bringing users and producers of weather, water and climate services together across the value chain to support Anticipatory Action.

Weather, Water and Climate Services (WWCS) can protect lives and support livelihoods, but only when providers and users of the information work together to co-develop services that are tailored to the needs of those who use them - including the most vulnerable populations. When addressed from the whole value chain perspective (from observation to last mile warnings), these services can reach scale and be used to inform decisions, policies and action. In this session, we will describe the principles of ‘co-production/co-development’ for climate services and showcase some examples of what can be achieved when meteorologists, practitioners and communities work in partnership.

Speakers:
- Helen Ticehurst, UK Met Office, International Development Manager
- Boris Orlowsky, Caritas Switzerland, Programme Director Tajikistan
- Jenni Latikka, Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Project Manager
- Megan Lilley, Finnish Red Cross, Regional Disaster Preparedness Delegate (Early Warning, Early Action) Asia Pacific
- Oscar Rojas, FAO, Natural Resource Officer 
- Irene Amuron, RCRC Climate Centre, Manager, Anticipatory Action 

Social Protection & Anticipatory Action - what gains have we made & where do we need to go?

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Around this virtual table we will have a frank discussion on social protection and anticipatory action. Join us!

Integration of anticipatory actions into social protection (SP) systems rests on identifying the right combination of system components that, in combination, have a strong logic for reducing specific negative impacts in a given context. This session aims to discuss the tools, methods and processes for adaptive SP systems by bringing in some regional approaches and country specific learnings in the use of national safety nets for responding to climate shocks. In this virtual round-table we will be transported to Nepal to discuss how partners are exploring with local authorities and exposed communities how to make components of the SP tools system responsive to shocks; to the Philippines to dive into lessons learned from a recent simulation on linking AA; and to Bangladesh to hear what still needs to be done and the challenges around upscaling.

Speakers:
- Anne-Sophie Pétri, Danish Red Cross, ECHO Programme Manager
- Mark James Johnson, Danish Red Cross, Shock Responsive Social Protection Advisor
- Ruth Georget, FAO Philippines, Social Protection Specialist
- Bhavani Vaidyanathan, FAO Bangladesh, Poverty and Social Protection Specialist,
- Damien Riquet, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Regional Anticipatory Action Specialist
- Federico Spano, FAO, Social Protection and Resilience Officer
- Emma Flaherty, REAP, Implementation Lead

Triggers: interagency adoption & launch of the trigger database

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Let‘s not reinvent the wheel! Here we’ll showcase the new trigger database, trigger development and interagency adoption of anticipatory action mechanisms.

In order to activate an anticipatory action mechanism you need a signal that you have to start it: a trigger. This session will begin with the showcase of the Anticipation Hub’s new trigger database, followed by breakout sessions on various hazard trigger models from the 510 Data Team (Netherlands Red Cross) and UN OCHA that are being operationalized to activate the IFRC DREF anticipatory funding. The trigger models developed cover a range of hazards and countries: floods in Uganda, typhoons in the Philippines, dzud in Mongolia, droughts in Kenya and Zimbabwe, and heavy rainfall in Egypt. After an interactive Q&A, we’ll close with a discussion on the interagency adoption of anticipatory action mechanisms. Let’s not reinvent the wheel! 

Facilitator:
Stefania Giodini, Netherlands Red Cross 510, Operational Lead


Speakers:
- Bouke Pieter Ottow, Netherlands Red Cross 510, GIS & Remote Sensing Analyst
- Aklilu Teklesadik, Netherlands Red Cross 510, Hazard & Impact Analyst
- Marijke Panis, Netherlands Red Cross 510, Hazard & Impact Analyst
- Phuoc Phùng, Netherlands Red Cross 510, GIS and Remote Sensing Analyst
- Monica Turner, UN OCHA, Centre for Humanitarian Data, Senior Data Scientist
- Jurg Wilbrink, IFRC, DRR & FbF Advisor
- Kiswendsida Guima, RCRC Climate Center, Technical Advisor (see speakers’ list)
- Leonardo Milano, UN OCHA, Centre for Humanitarian Data, Predictive Analytics Team Lead

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Parallel Sessions

Anticipatory Action research: your questions answered

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Join us to discuss how the Academic Alliance on Anticipatory Action can support the AA community to improve the scale, scope, and success of our work!

In this interactive session we will introduce you to the Academic Alliance on Anticipatory Action (AAAA). This newly-formed consortium consists of universities in Mozambique, Lesotho, Namibia, Uganda, Bangladesh, the Philippines, and the USA. We have come together to support the AA community to do research and impact evaluations! The team will present themselves along with their research priorities within Anticipatory Action, including drought, flood, social protection, forecast evaluation, nutrition, disaster risk finance, and conflict. During this session, we will have a series of interactive activities to consult Global Dialogue Platform participants on their research priorities and interest to be involved in upcoming studies. This will include a consultation on the most critical questions to include in impact evaluations, and a debate on methods to characterize vulnerability in AA. 

Facilitator: 
Erin Coughlan, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, Senior Technical Adviser & Tufts University, Associate Professor


Speakers: 
- Dr. Kristoffer B. Berse, University of the Philippines, Associate Professor and Director for Research and Creative Work
- Luis Artur, Eduardo Mondlane University, Professor
- Selma Lendelvo, University of Namibia, Dr. and Director, Centre for Grants Management and Resource Mobilisation
- Mashfiqus Salehin, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Professor, Institute of Water and Flood Management
- Dr. Shampa, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Assistant Professor, Institute of Water and Flood Management
- Mojaki Relebohile, National University of Lesotho, Lecturer, Faculty of Agriculture
- Joalane Marunye, National University of Lesotho, Lecturer, Faculty of Agriculture
- Makoala V. Marake, National University of Lesotho, Associate Professor
- Rogério Francisco Sitole, Eduardo Mondlane University, Researcher

Epidemic Forecasting and Anticipatory Action

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Can we forecast the next epidemic and take adequate anticipatory actions?

As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has shown, epidemics of infectious diseases can lead to the most destructive and costly humanitarian crises. Yet less attention has been devoted in the past to reducing their risks, compared to other natural disasters. To what extent can we predict epidemics? And which actions can humanitarian actors take in advance to support public health systems in reducing their impact? Drawing from various experiences across the humanitarian world, we discuss challenges and opportunities in the domain of epidemic preparedness, early-warning systems and anticipatory action.

Speakers:
- Tinka Valentijn, UN OCHA, Data Scientist
- Tilly Alcayna, RCRC Climate Centre, Senior Technical Advisor - Climate and Health
- Thuy-Binh Nguyen, French Red Cross, Technical Advisor – Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
- Monica Rull, Médecins Sans Frontières, Medical Director 

Advancing AA at the national level: a roadmap for government and partners working together in Bangladesh

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Join us to discuss advancing Anticipatory Action from the national to community level in Bangladesh.

Sharing experiences of promoting joint preparedness action in Bangladesh, this session will introduce government strategies, guidelines, and policy documents, looking at how AA can be integrated into the disaster management toolbox of a government to upgrade disaster preparedness for effective response. The session will also share the experiences of Bangladesh with regard to AA initiatives and demonstrate how they can contribute to the government-led use of Anticipatory Action as part of the management of disaster risk in the country, generating proof of concept and aligning with government response mechanisms. Lastly, we will hear about the importance of community engagement in trigger design and monitoring for shocks. 

Facilitator:
Piet Vochten, WFP, Deputy Country Director, Bangladesh


Speakers:
- Md. Mohsin, Secretary, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR)
- Niger Dil Nahar, WFP Bangladesh, Programme Policy Officer,
- Kazi Shahidur Rahman, Office of the UN Resident Coordinator, Bangladesh, Humanitarian Affairs Specialist
- Ashraful Haque, Start Network, Forewarn Coordinator, Bangladesh

Experiencing early action planning in conflict contexts: What would you have done if an anticipatory action system was in place?

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Develop your own early action plan! 

This session will be an interactive role-play to experience the challenges and opportunities for anticipatory action in conflict contexts, focussing on the question: what would you have
done if an anticipatory action system was in place? During this session, participants will work in groups to define the early actions they would take while operating in the challenging conflict context if they had a decent or very good
forecast available with sufficient lead time. This will build on a highly realistic (historical) disaster scenario, including the forecasts at the time. With forecast information, knowledge of the historical disaster impacts, the basic tools of forecast-based financing, and the conflict context,
breakout groups will work on their early action protocol (EAP).

Facilitators/Speakers:
- Tesse de Boer, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (RCCC), Adviser Climate and Conflict
- Catalina Jaime, RCCC, Manager Climate and Conflict
- Kaustubh Devale, FAO, Emergency and Rehabilitation Officer, Head of Emergency and Resilience Unit, Afghanistan

Act early as one - a roadmap and its innovative synergies for Anticipatory Action in southern Africa

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The Regional Anticipatory Action Working Group (RAAWG) was created to break down institutional silos, build accountabilities for aligned action and enter the era of harmonized anticipatory action. Join this session to hear how innovative partnerships, including a newly founded Research Alliance for AA represented by the University of Namibia, have been established and joint accountabilities defined to achieve one common goal: act early as one.

The Regional Anticipatory Action Working Group (RAAWG) was created as an inter-agency platform for the alignment of all the pillars of anticipatory action in southern Africa: Anticipatory actions, triggers, financing and advocacy between the main anticipation actors in the region. This is done jointly with the vision of one common goal: acting early as one - and doing that by moving from dialogue to joint, concrete action. During this session, the RAAWG secretariat will highlight the innovative synergies that have been built in southern Africa as part of the development of the regional roadmap. The Academic Research Alliance, represented by the University of Namibia, will serve as a case study for how science supports operations for anticipatory action. How can a multi-actor network leverage on each other’s capacities and mandates to scale-up quickly, effectively and sustainably and build a southern African evidence- and knowledge base for AA?

Facilitators:
- Jurg Wilbrink, IFRC, DRR & FbF Advisor
- Quraishia Merzouk, FAO, Regional Specialist EWAA
- Anna Lena Huhn, WFP, Regional FbF Advisor

Speakers:
- Erlich Zauisomue, University of Namibia, Researcher
- Jurg Wilbrink, IFRC, DRR & FbF Advisor
- Quraishia Merzouk, FAO, Regional Specialist EWAA
- Anna Lena Huhn, WFP, Regional FbF Advisor

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Plenary
Interaction

Interactive session in gather.town: The Anticipation Hub – Join our 1st Birthday Party

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Come celebrate the Anticipation Hub and interact with its creators, partners and users to discuss the new tools and features on the Anticipation Hub

What 1st birthday present can you share with the Anticipation Hub? Your feedback! Tell us what you love about the Anticipation Hub and guide us on how to improve it to meet your needs. The interactive session will take place in gather.town and participants can visit different areas to learn and exchange feedback on different features/tools of the Hub, including the
1) evidence and early action database,
2) the global map of anticipatory action projects,
3) community directory,
4) website interface and more.

Get your questions ready!

Facilitators:
- Lydia Cumiskey, Anticipation Hub, Partnership’s advisor
- Raymond Zingg, IFRC Asia-Pacific Regional Office, Regional FbF Coordinator

Anticipation Hub Team and Partners

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Interactive Break in gather.town

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What are you in the mood for: Relaxation on the rooftop or interaction at the virtual bar?

Option A: Continue the birthday party at the virtual bar to interact with more participants.

Option B: Join a facilitated breathing, stretching and meditation exercise in our GatherTown relaxation rooftop space to unwind before the next session.

Plenary
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When climate, conflict and migration collide - the role of Anticipatory Action

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When climate and conflict collide, humanitarian impacts are exponential. How can we set up AA systems in complex contexts, where migration is often a major impact?

In this session, we will do a deep reflection about the intersection between Climate Change, conflict and displacement and the realities of anticipating crisis in highly volatile environments. Participants will be engaged in an interactive journey to express their opinions about what matters for Anticipatory Action to flourish to support people affected by the compound effects of conflict, climate and displacement. Ideas from a local NGO based in Syria, MSF and ICRC and the audience, will be the inspiration for a performance by poet Regie Gibson, who will be part of the closing of the Dialogue Platform. Expect lost of humor, deep reflection and a very engaging session! 

Speakers:
- Catalina Jaime, RCRC Climate Centre, Climate and Conflict Manager
- Mark Weegmann, Start Network, Crisis Anticipation and Risk Financing Officer
- Tesse de Boer, RCRC Climate Centre, Adviser for Climate and Conflict
- Pablo Suarez, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, Innovation Lead
- Abdallah Togola, ICRC, EcoSec Coordinator, Rapid Deployment Standing Team 
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Plenary

Tales from Madeupsville - What can go wrong with Anticipatory Action?

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This interactive, fun, and candid session brings the audience to the fictional town of Madeupsville to share stories about anticipatory action in the hopes that lessons identified can be turned into lessons learned. 

Anticipatory action has grown in leaps and bounds in the last decade, and with it, a canon of stories and experiences to be shared. Building from an original series from the 2019 Dialogue Platform and a recent publication funded by SHEAR, this interactive session aims to provide a bubble in which all stories about anticipatory action triumphs and challenges can be shared in a fun, safe, and constructive way.  

Speakers:
- Dorothy Heinrich, RCRC Climate Centre, Technical Adviser
- Kara Siahaan, German Red Cross, Head of the Anticipation Hub
- Erin Coughlan, RCRC Climate Centre, Senior Technical Adviser & Tufts University, Associate Professor
Plenary
Interaction

Interactive Plenary Session: The Anticipatory Action Fruit & Veg market

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Join us at the Anticipatory Action Fruit & Veg market stall to explore anticipatory action with a colourful and tasty twist!

Have you ever thought about what we could learn about anticipatory action from avocados, pomegranates or garlic? Join our anticipatory action market stall to explore representative fruit and vegetables selected by our speakers from all corners of the globe (see more here). Continue the conversation by sharing your tasty recipes for anticipatory action via our Pinboard and interactively in GatherTown.

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Interactive Break in gather.town

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What are you in the mood for: Relaxation on the rooftop or interaction at the virtual bar?

Option A: Interact with participants at the virtual bar to share your recipes for anticipatory action

Option B: Join a facilitated breathing, stretching and meditation exercise in our GatherTown rooftop relaxation space to unwind before the next session.

Plenary
Parallel Sessions

Advancements and challenges of Anticipatory Action in conflict settings

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To what extent can existing methodologies and tools be leveraged to forecast and act on conflict risks, ensure that anticipatory action is conflict sensitive, and link anticipatory action to efforts at sustaining peace?

As conflict is a primary driver of acute food crises, identifying common approaches and tools, as well as gaps, is critical in ensuring that Anticipatory Action is fit for purpose in conflict-affected contexts. While there is a refined approach to setting climate- and weather-related triggers using hydrometeorological data, anticipatory action in conflict settings requires a rethink regarding indicators and thresholds, and what role hydrometeorological experiences can play. The session will present practical cases from the field and outline current advancements in, and challenges to, anticipatory action for climate and weather hazards as applied to conflict-affected settings. This includes challenges to anticipating and acting on conflict risks, and how current and upcoming initiatives can facilitate anticipatory action in and on conflict.

Speakers/Facilitators:
- Tesse de Boer, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (RCCC), Adviser Climate and Conflict
- Kim Karina Kaagaard Kristensen, FAO, Conflict-Sensitive Programming Specialist (Anticipatory Action)
- Kaustubh Devale, FAO, Emergency and Rehabilitation Officer, Head of Emergency and Resilience Unit, Afghanistan
- Markus Geisser, ICRC, Senior Humanitarian Policy Advisor
- Marcel Goyeneche, Independent Consultant Speaker
- Catalina Jaime, RCRC Climate Centre, Manager Climate and Conflict

Acción anticipatoria y protección social en América Latina y el Caribe: potencialidades y oportunidades de articulación

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La vinculación de las acciones anticipatorias con la protección social puede generar una oportunidad sin precedentes para ampliar y garantizar una financiación sostenible para la acción anticipatoria. La generación de evidencia y la disponibilidad de información climática son claves para esta articulación.

¿Cómo podemos escalar las acciones anticipatorias para beneficiar al mayor número de personas y garantizar una financiación flexible y sostenible? En esta sesión, compartiremos una metodología para evaluar la viabilidad y puntos de entrada para vincular acción anticipatoria con protección social, incluyendo género e interseccionalidad. Conoceremos cómo diferentes países de América Latina y el Caribe (Cuba, Colombia y Guatemala) están fortaleciendo sus capacidades e integrando mecanismos de acción anticipatoria basados en informaciones climáticas y de riesgo en sus estrategias para salvar vidas y medios de vida, prevenir crisis alimentarias y mejorar la resiliencia ante eventos climáticos extremos. Discutiremos los desafíos y oportunidades de los mecanismos de protección social para operacionalizar e incorporar la acción anticipatoria en las estrategias gubernamentales de RRD.

Facilitators:
- Krishna Krishnamurthy, WFP, Regional Climate Services and FBF Adviser
- Raquel Peña, FAO, Emergencies and Resilience Specialist
- Miguel Angel Puig, WFP, Programme Officer


Speakers:
- Miguel Angel Puig, WFP Cuba, Programme Officer
- Lena Schubmann, WFP Guatemala, Resilience Programme Officer
- Marion Khamis, FAO RLC, Resilience and DRR specialist
- Maria Consuelo Vergara, FAO Colombia, DRR specialist

Getting ahead of floods: Forecast-based action for different types of flooding - case studies and discussion

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This session deconstructs forecast-based action for different types of flooding, presenting case studies and innovative solutions to build effective early warning early action for these devastating hazards. 

There are many different types of flooding: flash floods, river floods, lake floods, glacial lake outbursts, coastal flooding and more. Many of these can happen at once, leading to risk of exponential impact from what otherwise may have been able to be dealt with. While all these hazards have certain common characteristics, they are also very different phenomena, with specific manifestations, drivers, impacts, levels of predictability and forecast lead-times. To date, most AA systems for floods are aimed at river flooding but recent efforts are trying to extend AA to address more types of flooding. This cutting-edge session presents case study examples of forecast-based financing for flooding from Ethiopia, Uganda, Burundi, and Ecuador, highlighting innovative developments in the anticipation of different kinds of floods.

Speakers:
- Andrew Kruczkiewicz, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, Science Advisor and Columbia University Climate School
- Kiswendsida Guima, Red Cross Red Crescent, Technical Advisor
- Abraham Tesfaye, Ethiopia Red Cross Society
- Emmanuel Ntale, Uganda Red Cross Society, Early Warning Early Action Advisor
- Liz Stephens, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre/University of Reading
- Neville Rushagisha, Burundi Red Cross Society, FbF Focal Person

Applying disaster loss data for enhanced early warning and early action: reaching quality and scale

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Join this session to dissect the challenges and opportunities for impact data to better enhance early warning and early action.

Structured datasets of loss and damage (or impact data) from past disasters caused by natural hazards are of paramount importance for several applications in DRR and, in particular, for Anticipatory Action. The design of trigger mechanisms is usually based on the analysis of around 30 historical events and/or a few decades. Global impact data repositories such as EM-DAT and DesInventar Sendai, regional and national databases offer impact data, but are often limited in terms of their spatial and temporal granularity and are not designed for interoperability. This session will discuss ongoing initiatives, applications at country/regional level, and delve into new opportunities to tackle these data challenges. This includes the DEEP platform, which can enable users to design analysis frameworks, conduct secondary qualitative data analysis, and make sense of unstructured content. The session will then explore what we need to do collectively to realize better data quality and scale. 

Facilitator:
Marc van den Homberg, Netherlands Red Cross 510, Scientific Lead


Speakers:
- Katarina Mouakkid Soltesova, UNDRR, Regional Coordinator Nairobi,
- Arielle de Tozier de la Poterie, German Red Cross / Anticipation Hub, Global Early Action and Research Advisor
- Lenganji Sikaona, Department Director, Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit, Zambia
- Cecilia Utas, Danish Refugee Council, DEEP Project Manager
- Wirya Khim, FAO, Resilience Officer/DRR Lead

Strengthening coordination on extreme heat - gaps, opportunities and priorities: an American Red Cross and Risk Informed Early Action Partnership convened dialogue

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Getting ahead of heat requires collaboration across sectors, disciplines, organisations and contexts - join REAP to decide what upcoming conversations will look like.

Intolerable bouts of extreme humidity and heat are on the rise across the world, suggesting we are already on the road toward some of the worst-case scenarios predicted. The number of potentially fatal humidity and heat events doubled between 1979 and 2017 and are, according to a study published in Science Advances, increasing in both frequency and intensity. As temperatures rise, more intense and frequent heatwaves disproportionately affect already vulnerable populations. Progress has been made in prioritizing extreme heat as a scientific research and policy priority; however, there is an urgent need to strengthen collaboration between extreme heat actors across as broad a range of sectors as possible. In this session we will plan for an interdisciplinary and inter-organisational networking event planned for January/February 2022.

Facilitators:
- Emma Flaherty, REAP, Implementation Lead
- Omar Abou Samra, American Red Cross 

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Parallel Sessions

Ways of working with the Insurance Sector to scale Anticipatory Action & Disaster Risk Finance

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Join us to learn about the different expertise, technology and networks the insurance sector can provide to help scale up DRF and AA, and to discuss possibilities and challenges.

The session will discuss the challenges and opportunities of working with the insurance sector to scale up AA, looking at two specific opportunities. InsuResilience will introduce the session by reflecting on experiences and lessons captured since the launch of the Sectoral Community Linking Risk Financing and AA in early 2021. Next, IFRC will explain how they are expanding the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) capacity using innovative finance in a public private partnership with London’s insurance sector. Finally, Start Network will review their partnership with Insurance Development Forum (IDF) through Start Ready and MapAction, launched in November 2021. After the presentations we will reflect on opportunities and ways to approach them.

Facilitators:
- Nikolas Scherer, German Red Cross, Manager for Policy and Advocacy on Anticipation and Disaster Risk Financing
- Lea Sarah Kulick, InsuResilience Global Partnership, Advisor InsuResilience Secretariat


Speakers:
- Simon Meldrum, BRC/IFRC, Innovative Finance
- Clare Harris, Start Network, Technical Lead for Crisis Anticipation and Risk Financing
- Emma Karhan, Aon, Head of Public Private Partnerships
- Fraser, Insurance Development Forum, Disaster Risk Consultant

Slow onset hazards: windows of opportunity for Anticipatory Action

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Interest in using anticipatory action for slow-onset hazards such as drought is growing and bringing new learnings, innovative tools, and salient questions. 

Slow-onset disasters such as drought build up gradually over time. Protecting diverse livelihood groups at the right time and under minimum possible uncertainty requires innovative approaches and tools, such as implementing phased approaches to anticipatory actions, transitioning from monitoring to proactive approaches that combine high-resolution Earth-observations, seasonal-to-sub-seasonal weather forecasts, and novel deep learning models. The community of practice is learning a lot and certain questions are being raised: How should we adapt FbA/AA for droughts to the changing climate? With FbA/AA, are we properly addressing the impacts of droughts? Are current approaches/programmes working? What are the lessons learned? This session aims to examine assumptions and practices around FbA/AA for drought, share lessons learned, and encourage conversation and thoughtful planning.

Speakers:
- Luca Parodi, FAO, Early Warning Early Action (EWEA) Focal Point,
- Dorothy Heinrich, RCRC Climate Centre, Technical Advisor
- Kiswendsida Guigma, RCRC Climate Centre, Technical Advisor
- Joshua Ngaina, FAO, Anticipatory Action Agro-Meteorologist
- Diego Pons, Colorado State University, Assistant Professor
- Christian Requena-Mesa, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Researcher
- Markus Reichstein, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, BGI Department Director

Braving the barriers - spotting opportunities for further uptake of seasonal prediction

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In order to make the best use of seasonal / subseasonal forecasts what needs to change; the science, communication or application of the information?

Seasonal climate information is used in anticipatory action and forecast-based action to great effect. We believe current seasonal and sub-seasonal prediction could offer further benefit to the last mile, and this becomes increasingly important in a changing climate. By daring to look at the current barriers to uptake, from science to end user, we will explore the potential opportunities for the future. We invite you to a participatory session, incorporating a selection of vignettes highlighting current barriers and possible opportunities, along with breakout groups where you can share your views and experiences as we further reflect on recurrent themes. 

Facilitator: 
- Katherine Marsden, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Climate Science Adviser


Speakers:
- Andrew Kruczkiewicz, Senior Researcher, Columbia University-IRI and Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
- Richard Ewbank, Christian Aid, Global Climate Advisor
- Gavin Iley, WMO Seconded Expert, WMO
- Louisa Medhurst, Humanitarian Adviser, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Building a strong foundation: tips & tools for preparedness capacities and Anticipatory Action feasibility

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Connecting capacity planning processes to AA feasibility studies.

This session highlights the mutually reinforcing potential between preparedness and anticipatory action capacity diagnostics and feasibility studies. It will dive into best practices and emerging approaches to feasibility studies for Anticipatory Action (AA), showcasing how to scale up and build collaboration and connect these feasibility studies with other risk-informed planning and capacity processes at country level. The session will also bring together humanitarian and development actors to explore synergies, specifically highlighting the added value of the CADRI digital tool. This tool focuses on building country systems that are responsive to the needs and demands of the most vulnerable. The tool facilitates a diagnosis of national and local capacities to manage the response and recovery process in a government led, gender-responsive, multi-stakeholder process.

Facilitators:
- Yolanda Clatworthy, Expert Advisor in AA, GRC 
- Karla Lienhart, CADRI Partnership, Preparedness Analyst


Speakers:
- Ruben Vargas, CADRI Secretariat, Programme Specialist

Forecast-based financing and disaster displacement

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Acting early to reduce the humanitarian impacts of displacement.

According to IDMC in 2020, 30.7 million people were internally displaced by disasters. This is more than three times the number of people displaced by conflict and violence. “We, collectively, have a duty to address the humanitarian impacts of climate-related displacement. But we also do not need to wait until communities are displaced, we can and must take action now to protect them”. IFRC Secretary General, Jagan Chapagain said.
This interactive dialogue will bring together experts to discuss the existing approach of FbF to address climate displacement, as well as to propose practical recommendations on how FbF can be adapted to address the needs of communities affected by climate displacement.  

Facilitator:
Ezekiel Simperingham, IFRC, Global Migration and Displacement Lead


Speakers:
- Atle Solberg, Head of the Secretariat of the Platform on Disaster Displacement
- Lisa Thalheimer, Princeton University, Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment, Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Nouhoum Maiga, Mali Red Cross, Secretary General
- Alexei Castro, Honduran Red Cross, Secretary General