There has been growing interest from government actors in anticipatory action, yet little is known of their efforts to institutionalise the approach. This report explores how anticipatory action is being integrated into government disaster risk management systems, drawing on global trends and many concrete examples, along with two deep-dive country case studies—Nepal and Madagascar. It identifies emerging examples of government ownership, outlines common barriers to integration, and highlights the role of the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and other partners in supporting this shift.

 

Based on current and best practices, the report also identifies entry points within existing, legal, operational and financial, and forecasting capacities for anticipatory action to be integrated, and provides practical recommendations to government and humanitarian actors to do so. This flagship report also contributes to the concrete delivery and operationalisation of the commitments made during the 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, reinforcing the collective ambition to scale up anticipatory action.