From Saving to Protecting Lives - The Scope of Anticipatory Action and the Potential for Cross-sector work
Time
14:00-15:30 CEST
About
In recent years, anticipatory humanitarian action has gained momentum. Our evidence suggests that the great majority (73%) of humanitarian response funding is going to crises that should be possible to forecast and act upon early, and only less than 2% of this funding is organised in advance – despite this being a much more effective way of tackling these crises, and although anticipatory action is not a silver bullet to solve all types of crises it can provide more efficient assistance.
Start Network’s anticipatory action funding mechanism, Start Ready, pre-positions funding for crises that happen with regular and predictable patterns of recurrence, like floods, droughts, and heatwaves. This session will discuss how different actors in the humanitarian sector can work more efficiently together, using anticipatory action, to change the status quo of the humanitarian system. We will discuss the successes, challenges, and opportunities that various stakeholders can bring to the table to drive greater momentum and action toward this proactive way of working.