Anticipatory Action (or “AA”) enables the provision of humanitarian support to vulnerable communities before a hazard occurs. Anticipatory Action has now been implemented in over 60 countries by a range of actors. 

It is based on an understanding that most climate related disasters are now predictable and that we can reduce the potential impacts by carrying out actions prior to a hazard impact based on predictions on how the event will unfold and supported by predictable financing. Impact Based Forecasting underpins Anticipatory Action as this enables information about the weather to be considered against its potential impacts and who it is likely to affect.

Interested participants are invited to register for the Learning Labs as soon as possible through this link.

Session objectives

• Take participants through the key concepts of AA and showcase examples of anticipatory action from around the world 
• Explain what Impact Based Forecasting is and why this is needed to underpin AA 
• Help participants to understand how they can take practical steps to initiate or strengthen early action 
• Support longer-term collaboration and exchange between government, humanitarian and DRR actors from global to national levels e.g. Anticipation Hub, regional technical working groups.

The curriculum is divided into 2 subjects. The first subject targets persons with disabilities and their carers for basic and practical DRR, while the second one targets other stakeholders (including persons with disabilities) for advanced training (Training of Trainers). That showcase the institutionalised learning of DiDRR through a government capacity building mechanism. The updated curriculum will be rolled out at the national to sub-national level (Lampung Province) by involving and targeting relevant government agencies, OPDs and other non-government organisations from March to May 2022. In addition to the rolls out under DiDRRN program, the updated curriculum will also be used for OPD capacity building training in Magelang. The rollouts are part of “Road to GPDRR”. One training that Pusdiklat BNPB sponsors will be conducted in Bali targeting persons with disabilities, just before GPDRR week. 

Worth noting that a global curriculum with a similar theme is being developed, led by the International Disability Alliance (IDA) under the same program as that of the national level (DiDRRN program).

Those initiatives will be shared through a learning lab in GPDRR 2022. This activity is carried out together with multi-stakeholders as a sharing of knowledge and good practices at local, national, and global levels. As a further development and dissemination of instruments, such as standards, operational guidance codes, and other instruments, an example is the review of the Curriculum on Disability Inclusive DRR. This session will be an exchange of knowledge to inspire in developing more accessible, inclusive, and adaptable forms of learning for persons with disabilities and other stakeholders at the local to global levels. 

Interested participants are invited to register for the Learning Labs as soon as possible through this link.

Session objectives

• To share lessons learned and good practices of adaptation of global commitment, standards, and guidelines pertaining to DiDRR (SFDRR, IASC Guideline and HIS) as well as existing national policies into institutionalised learning at the national and sub-national levels.  
• To share lessons learned and good practices on inclusive training settings considering various aspects such as the needs and barriers of participants to fully participate concerning accessibility and reasonable accommodation and inclusive training materials, methods, and tools.  
• To share information and build networks on innovations or learning guides that can be adapted for capacity-building processes and adopted from global to local levels inclusive of persons with disabilities.

Disaster risks are rising and becoming more complex due to climate variability and change.  To ensure that our risk reduction and risk management approaches remain responsive, we need a redirected focus on climate action that is advanced through more comprehensive and integrated understanding of the  changing realities and applying them in planning processes.   A comprehensive approach takes into consideration a number of factors to intentionally strengthen synergies between disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, by identifying mutually beneficial opportunities across policies and programmes, while developing capacities of governments for cross-sectoral planning and ensuring vertical alignment. In this session, comprehensive risk assessment and integrated planning process at different levels will be unpacked, discussed and reflected upon through scenarios, examples and exercises.

Interested participants are invited to register for the Learning Labs as soon as possible through this link.

Session objectives

• Enhance understanding of applying an integrated approach in assessment and planning
• Demonstrate key elements and approaches in comprehensive risk assessment and integration in planning
• Seek inputs on how we can make the approach better and more responsive to the needs at the national and subnational levels