The evidence base on anticipatory action

Anticipatory action (A-A) is attracting global attention with the number of pilot initiatives delivering support to vulnerable communities before disasters strike growing in number and size. At the UN Secretary General’s Climate Action Summit on 23 September 2019, the Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) was launched, with more than 30 partners committing to vastly increasing the coverage of A-A. The target is to cover one billion more people by fi nancing and delivery mechanisms connected to eff ective early action plans by 2025.