This course introduces Anticipatory Action, its importance, key objectives, role in the Disaster Risk Management Cycle, and the need for gender-responsive, locally led approaches. It is the first in CARE’s Anticipatory Action e-learning series, developed under the SUFAL II project, led by the CARE Climate Justice Center and funded by DG ECHO. The project is managed by CARE Deutschland e.V. and implemented by CARE Bangladesh as the lead agency.

In this course, you will learn how to:

• Develop a basic understanding of anticipatory action and its position in the disaster risk management cycle and its linkages to resilience-building.
• Identify the various components that constitute anticipatory action
• Explain what gender responsive and locally led anticipatory action is and why it is important in reducing the impact of various disasters.

Target group: This course is designed for humanitarian and development practitioners with pre-existing knowledge of Disaster Risk Management and humanitarian response.