Workshop summary: Early warning, preparedness and mitigation

Recent experiences in Niger for example highlight the need for more effective early warning. ALNAP’s findings from the Review of Humanitarian Action (RHA) also demonstrate a general lack of attention to preparedness and mitigation activities. What are the kind of things being done and do we know what works well / less well? How do these improve response and / or reduce the need for response? Do we have the methodologies to assure us of the value of what is being done and of how it might need to change? How do we deal with the differences between what different methodologies tell us? Given the choices made by both donors and operating agencies, are we being as accountable as we should be?