Anticipatory action and social protection for disaster resilience
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The Asia and the Pacific region is one of the most disaster prone areas in the world. Over the past 50 years, 7 billion people in the region have been affected by disasters: 52 percent by floods, 29 percent by droughts, and 11 percent by tropical storms. With climate change further exacerbating the frequency and severity of these natural hazards, there is a need to shift disaster management approaches, especially when supporting agricultural livelihoods, which are particularly vulnerable to prolonged recovery periods and significant economic loss. In response to this, the Directorate General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) and FAO launched a pilot programme partnership (PPP) aimed at moving from responding to predictable shocks to anticipating their impacts through anticipatory action (AA), including exploring its integration within national social protection systems. As technological advances make forecasting natural hazards easier and expand access to crucial data, AA and social protection are gaining prominence in humanitarian discussions across the wider Asia and the Pacific region. This document captures the key areas of future action within AA and recommendations from the workshop held in Bangkok in July 2024, where government representatives from the participating countries gathered to reflect on the PPP and shared their experiences with implementing AA protocols.