Practical guide to co-production for anticipatory action with IDPs/refugees

The publication is a comprehensive guide to anticipatory action (AA) for displaced people and refugees centred on the Middle East and North African region. The guide also draws on lessons and case studies derived from the Istibak (“anticipate” in Arabic) project of the UK-funded Weather and Climate Information Services programme, which is aimed at strengthening climate resilience of IDPs, refugee populations and host communities in Iraq and Yemen through forecast-based early action. It was developed by Climate Centre experts in partnership with the IFRC, the British Red Cross and the World Food Programme.

While growing attention is being paid to this area, there has been less awareness of the impacts of extreme weather events on populations already displaced due to conflict or persecution, or people who have already moved once due to climate shocks (a phenomenon known as “secondary displacement”). In this regard, understanding how to provide assistance to already displaced populations in advance of extreme weather events is critical.