Speakers

26th - 27th
May 2021
Southern Africa
Dialogue Platform

Lewis Hove (PhD)

Lewis Hove (PhD)

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
Head of SFS REOSA, Resilience Team Leader

Anticipation?
A more resilient Southern Africa achieved through effective anticipation of risks and implementation of actions to prevent food crisis and livelihood loss by mitigating and preventing the impacts of hazards.

My vision?
Anticipatory Action is mainstreamed in disaster risk management frameworks in Southern Africa & beyond.

Michael Charles

Michael Charles

IFRC
Head of Cluster Delegation for southern Africa

Anticipation?
Preparedness

My vision?
Resilience

Brian Bogart

Brian Bogart

WFP
Senior Regional Programme Advisor

Anticipation?
The capacity to see the future based on partial or preliminary evidence.

My vision?
To see that SADC region move from reactive approaches to food secuirty and nutrition crisis to an orientation based on prevention and multi-year efforts to reduce the vulnerability of populations and commmunities exposed to climatic shocks.

 Eric Sam-Vah

Eric Sam-Vah

PIROI
Deputy Head of Delegation

Anticipation?
Action

My vision?
Regional

Emmanuel Cloppet

Emmanuel Cloppet

Météo-France
Regional Director for Indian ocean area/ Head of RSMC-TC in South West Indian Océean basin

Anticipation?
Innovation and integration of users’ needs are keys to disseminate fit-for-purpose information

My vision?
Working together as a community to contribute to build resilience in the Indian Ocean and Southern Africa

Ezekiel Sebego

Ezekiel Sebego

South African Weather Service
Manager: Disaster Risk Reduction (Public Weather Service)

Anticipation?
Fruitful discussions on the application of weather and climate information.

My vision?
Every individual/organisation having access to and using weather and climate information daily.

Alexandra Rüth

Alexandra Rüth

German Red Cross
Head of Knowledge & Innovation Department & Anticipation Hub

Anticipation?
YESSSS! Absolutely needed. We cannot only wait until disasters happen...

My vision?
A more forward looking humanitarian system and more donors investing in anticipatory humanitarian action. We have to bring anticipatory action to scale - jointly. Therefore partnerships are crucial and exchanging our joint learnings.

 Marta Alejano

Marta Alejano

British Red Cross
Country Cluster Manager Southern Africa

Anticipation?
An much more effective way to implement the Red Cross mandate as first responders

My vision?
To position Red Cross National Societies in Southern Africa to be able to offer systemic solutions to communities affected by disaster: and thereby to become the partners of choice for governments, donors and partner agencies in delivering assistance.

 Rebeka Ryvola

Rebeka Ryvola

Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
Learning Advisor & Creative Director – Cartoonist and Illustrator of the Southern Africa Dialogue Platform

Anticipation?
I anticipate much energization, collective creation, and learning!

My vision?
My vision is that much is possible when we come together and listen deeply.

Aklilu Dinkneh Teklesadik

Aklilu Dinkneh Teklesadik

Netherlands Red Cross 510 data team
Technical Project coordinator

Anticipation?
DRR practitioners should be accountable for failing to take early actions to reduce the humanitarian impact of climate related disasters

My vision?
National Disaster management agencies will own the process of anticipatory early action system design

Anita Auerbach

Anita Auerbach

German Red Cross
Cash-based Early Action & Social Protection Manager

Anticipation?
Collaboration and planning

My vision?
Universal Social Protection for every citizen in Africa with anticipatory shock-responsive social protection systems and an end to external humanitarian aid!

Anna Lena Huhn

Anna Lena Huhn

German Red Cross
Regional Forecast-based Financing Delegate Southern Africa

Anticipation?
Informed acting on the future

My vision?
A humanitarian system that has undergone a behavioural change towards anticipation, understanding “human suffering must be addressed wherever it is forecasted to be found” as part of the humanitarian imperative of the 21st Century.

Arlindo Meque

Arlindo Meque

World Food Programme
Forecast-based Financing Coordinator for Southern Africa

Anticipation?
Reduction in Humanitarian response costs and time

My vision?
Humanitarian community aligned in terms of Anticipatory Action

Aynur Kadihasanoglu

Aynur Kadihasanoglu

IFRC Secretariat, Geneva
Senior Officer for Urban Risk Management

Anticipation?
More awareness and interest in urban risk and resilience.

My vision?
The cities and orgnaizations across the region work together to make the anticipatory action across borders and sectors.

Ben Webster

Ben Webster

Risk-informed Early Action Partnership
Head of Secretariat

Anticipation?
Needs to become the default.

My vision?
A world where 1 billion of the people most vulnerable to climate risk are covered by effective, people-centred early warning and early action that’s linked to pre-arranged finance.

Benjamin M. Kwenda

Benjamin M. Kwenda

Meteorological Services Department
Senior Agrometeorologist

Anticipation?
Learn more ways that will improve our contribution towards FBA/FBF

My vision?
A more proactive and resilient agricultural system that is ready to absorb shocks and maximise on productivity

Boavida Chambal

Boavida Chambal

Mozambique Red Cross
DM Coordinator

Anticipation?
is the opportunity to reduce suffering

My vision?
multiply the mechanism for multi-risk

Catalina Jaime

Catalina Jaime

Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
Climate and Conflict Manager

Anticipation?
A crucial apporach on the face of a changing climate

My vision?
Early Warning and Early Action reaching people affected by armed conflict and violence

Claudia Patrone

Claudia Patrone

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Social Protection and Anticipatory Action Consultant

Anticipation?
Improving the way we manage disaster events

My vision?
Building peaceful and resilient societies

Dr Tapiwa Muzerengi

Dr Tapiwa Muzerengi

Welthungerhilfe
Country Drought Forecast Coordinator

Anticipation?
To see how the advocacy component of AA is driven in Southern Africa

My vision?
To be an AA expert in Southern Africa

Dr. Koen Verbist

Dr. Koen Verbist

UNESCO
Programme Specialist, UNESCO Regional Ofice for Southern Africa (ROSA)

Anticipation?
UNESCO is committed to support it’s member States to develop proactive risk management approaches, including the setup of multi-hazard early warning systems.

My vision?
There is need for a more integrated Disaster Risk Reduction approach, bridging science-based early warning, with communication tools and local community engagemnet, as well as comprehensive DRR education and policy making.

Elizabeth Viljoen

Elizabeth Viljoen

South African Weather Service
Forecaster: Disaster Risk Reduction

Anticipation?
Excitement

My vision?
To have a South Africa where every individual receives and understand early warnings.

Emilie Guinier

Emilie Guinier

British Red Cross
Food Security and Livelihoods Surge Response

Anticipation?

My vision?
Global Sustainability

François BONNARDOT

François BONNARDOT

Météo-France
Head of climate division at Météo-France (Indian Ocean Direction)

Anticipation?
Uncertainty

My vision?
Probabilistic

Genito Maure

Genito Maure

Eduardo Mondlane University
Researcher

Anticipation?
Proactive

My vision?
Adaptation

Ilidio Nhatuve

Ilidio Nhatuve

Mozambique Red Cross
Programm Director

Anticipation?
creation of strongholds to face a particular event

My vision?
create conditions to reduce the impact of extreme events on communities

Irene Amuron

Irene Amuron

Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
Manager, Anticipatory Action

Anticipation?
Together, we can do more, better for all

My vision?
No disaster takes us by surprise!

Jânio Dambo

Jânio Dambo

Mozambique Red Cross
FbF Project manager

Anticipation?
Is the future of DRR

My vision?
Early Actions be a mechanism inserted in government agendas

Júlio Mondlane

Júlio Mondlane

Mozambique Red Cross
Operations Manager and PMER Coordinator

Anticipation?
The future of disaster risk management.

My vision?
Mozambique Red Cross is implementing a robust multi-risk Forecast-based Financing mechanism, which allows the institution to reach communities ahead of disasters and face the future of a changing climate with institutional resilience and agility.

Jeff Woods

Jeff Woods

 IFRC
 Advisor, Humanitarian Assistance in Urban Contexts – Africa Region

Anticipation?
Coalition building and coordination.

My vision?
Urban and sustainable.

Jessica Gorham

Jessica Gorham

Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR) led by UNFPA
Regional Emergency GBV Advisor

Anticipation?
Will prevent and mitigate the risks of gender-based violence at the onset of a crisis

My vision?
To strengthen our partners’ ability to prevent, mitigate protection risks and respond to GBV at the onset of a crisis through anticipatory actions

Josée Poirier

Josée Poirier

Centre for Humanitarian Data, OCHA
Predictive Analytics Technical Specialist

Anticipation?
Prevention

My vision?
No intervention can be more effective than preventing a crisis in the first place; anticipatory action is the ultimate impact magnifier.

Jurg Wilbrink

Jurg Wilbrink

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
DRR & FbF Advisor Southern Africa

Anticipation?
Building on improved technical and operational capacities within the humanitarian community to act before a disaster strikes to make sure humans at risk are not/less affected.

My vision?
Humanitarian and government agencies working together to make sure wherever human suffering can be anticipated, it will be anticipated.

Luis Fernando Amaya-Ortiz

Luis Fernando Amaya-Ortiz

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Head of Coordination and Resilience Officer

Anticipation?
Data and technicial knowledge needs to be combined for succesful Anticipatory Action.

My vision?
Southern Africa region will be able to implement AA within National Emergency Preparadness and Response frameworks in the next 5 years.

Marijke Panis

Marijke Panis

510 Data Initiative The Netherlands Red Cross
Hazard & Impact Analyst

Anticipation?
To act from experience and with prior historical knowledge to a new event.

My vision?
Building on a strong collaboration at local and regional level, we learn from the past to reduce impact into the future by listening and combining both scientific- and indeginous knowledge into understanding.

Nikolas Scherer

Nikolas Scherer

German Red Cross
Manager for Policy & Advocacy on Anticipation and Disaster Risk Financing

Anticipation?
Absolutley, yes!

My vision?
I want to see a humanitarian system that saves more lives by center-staging anticipation instead of reaction.

Orla Canavan

Orla Canavan

510 Initiative – Netherlands Red Cross
Strategic Product Design Lead & Brand Manager

Anticipation?
Taking care of people, with people, ahead of time.

My vision?
Taking care of people, with people, ahead of time.

Pamela Marie Godoy

Pamela Marie Godoy

Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR)
– Asia and the Pacific
Regional Emergency GBV Coordination Specialist

Anticipation?
offers a powerful opportunity to improve efforts to prevent and mitigate gender-based violence in areas affected by either slow-onset or acute climate-related emergencies.

My vision?
Anticipatory action initiatives and partnerships build coping capacities of women and girls especially those with overlapping forms of marginalization and promote community resilience to gender-based violence.

Quraishia Merzouk (PhD)

Quraishia Merzouk (PhD)

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
Early Warning, Anticipatory Action Specialist

Anticipation?
Acting early to save lives and livelihoods.

My vision?
Resilient, self-sufficient ouseholds in Southern Africa.

Rahel Diro

Rahel Diro

The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Senior Research Associate

Anticipation?
Quality climate information for quicker, efficient and cost effective response

My vision?
Strengthened stakeholder capacity to implement anticipatory action at scale

Richard Muchena

Richard Muchena

Zimbabwe Red Cross
Forecast-based Action Coordinator

Anticipation?
Anticipation means being able to plan, prepare and being ready to act before a disaster strikes. This allows us to cushion communities and reduce the overall impact of disasters.

My vision?
My vision is to contribute to Disaster Risk Reduction by advocating for a scientific approach to disaster response through the use of scientific triggers, allowing for action before disasters strike thus reducing the overall disaster risk

Sérgio Buque

Sérgio Buque

Mozambique Red Cross National Society - CVM
Drought Early Action Protocol Manager

Anticipation?
Getting ahead of crisis

My vision?
Link the rapid identification of risk, vulnerabilities, impacts, coping capacity and consequently the implementation of measures to mitigate the predicted impact, focusing in the most vulnerable communities.

Sam Ratner

Sam Ratner

ACLED
Analyst - Cabo Ligado 

Anticipation?
Sharing knowledge

My vision?
Informative dialogue

Sammy Mbuguah

Sammy Mbuguah

British Red Cross
Regional Cash Preparedness and Social Protection Delegate

Anticipation?
Taking actions today for the Future.

My vision?
To see Nations integrating anticipatory programmes with Shock Responsive Social Protection and with Cash and Vouchers as a default modality for action.

Samuel Massango

Samuel Massango

Cruz Vermelha de Moçambique
Gestor de Protocolos de Acções Antecipadas de Cheias e Ciclones

Anticipation?
Preparação melhorada para agir rápido

My vision?
Acções Antecipadas, constituem um dos grandes pilares para o sistema de Redução de Riscos de Desastres em Moçambique.

Sebongile Hlubi

Sebongile Hlubi

Lesotho Red Cross Society
Forecast-based Financing Project Manager

Anticipation?
Prediction – informed Forecasting

My vision?
For Forecast-based Financing to be well recognized within the wider humanitarian family as robust and important readiness tool to face natural extreme events.

Shirin Merola

Shirin Merola

World Food Programme (WFP)
Forecast-based Financing Coordinator for Africa Programmes

Anticipation?
There is no reason why we should treat predictable crises as surprising emergencies!

My vision?
Aligning technical and financial resources for joint anticipatory action to reach scale, be more efficient and, uphold the dignity of the most vulnerable people affected by recurrent hazards.

Siphelele Mkhonta

Siphelele Mkhonta

Baphalali Eswatini Red Cross Society
Disaster Management Coordinator

Anticipation?
Informed preparedness for disasters

My vision?
Anticipatory action mainstreamed in DM plans and we become proactive than reactive

Siphokazi Moloinyane

Siphokazi Moloinyane

FAO
Anticipatory Action Support Officer

Anticipation?
Successfully linking risk analysis and monitoting to actions

My vision?
Protecting the livelihoods of the most vulnerable ahead of disaster and buiding disaster resilience in Southern Africa

Stefania Giodini

Stefania Giodini

Netherlands Red Cross
Operations Lead 510 Data Team

Anticipation?
Crazy difficult to implement, but a moral imperative to make it happen

My vision?
I do not believe in echo chambers, where we can only hear our own voice. The only way to learn is to expose us to fresh perspective, to the unknown. Open minds and healthy scepticism are good life companions.

Tiiso Motabola

Tiiso Motabola

Lesotho Red Cross Society
Cash Preparedness and Readiness Manager, Forecast-based Financing Project

Anticipation?
Readiness

My vision?
For Forecast-based Financing to be adapted to buffer against the wide variety of shocks that put livelihoods of vulnerable population groups at risk.

Tinka Valentijn

Tinka Valentijn

UN OCHA, Centre for Humanitarian Data
Data Scientist

Anticipation?
Limiting risk

My vision?
Reduce impact by making use of risk analyses, where suitable

Toni Jokinen

Toni Jokinen

Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP)
Thematic Lead: Partnership and Marketplace

Anticipation?
Making connections and new friends

My vision?
Together we are stronger and more resilient

Vivien Osele

Vivien Osele

Programme Policy Officer
Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction Programmes Unit (Pro-C)
FbF Team

Anticipation?
Mitigation

My vision?
Be faster, better prepared, and more efficient.

Wina Wina

Wina Wina

Zambia Red Cross
Disaster Management Manager

Anticipation?
A necessary addition to how we do disaster risk management.

My vision?
Anticipatory Action is accepted as robust tool in the disaster risk management cycle and seen as humanitarian responsibility, rather than possibility.

Yoann Cancan

Yoann Cancan

PIROI (Plateforme d’intervention régionale de l’Océan Indien)– French Red Cross
Disaster preparedess and response manager

Anticipation?
Early actions

My vision?
Deepen the links between environmental signals and preparedness activities to make humanitarian action more effective