Everyone says they want “localization” in anticipatory action — but what does that mean?

This is a cartoon-infused summary of insights from the Academic Alliance on Anticipatory Action (4As) research project on anticipatory action and early warning systems. Over the past two years, researchers across Africa, Asia and U.S. universities have joined efforts and established the Academic Alliance on Anticipatory Action, aiming to understand the design and implementation of anticipatory action. A cartoon-infused summary of insights from the 4As research project on Anticipatory Action and Early Warning Systems

According to the authors, examining many projects linking early warnings and early action from around the world, they've observed that the time pressure involved in designing and implementing anticipatory action can discourage the localization of decision-making.