2025 – Saving lives, time and money: Evidence from anticipatory action

Global Food and Nutrition Security

We are in unchartered territory, with an existential funding crisis, soaring levels of humanitarian need and a spiralling number of extreme weather events. Each dollar we spend must go further. There is key evidence showing that anticipatory action provides a cost-effective and efficient way for life‑saving assistance that addresses humanitarian needs while strengthening resilience to predictable risks. Strong interagency coordination amplifies these benefits by improving resource allocation, reducing duplication of efforts, and fostering a more cohesive and timelier, prioritized response. The non-exhaustive list of findings outlined in this report is drawn from evidence generated by a number of organizations, reflecting broad insights and experiences from across the sector.

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Geographic coverage	Bangladesh Kenya Nepal South Sudan
Available from	28 May 2025
Related organisation(s)	FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations WFP - World Food Programme UNOCHA - United Nation's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Knowledge service \| Metadata	Global Food and Nutrition Security \| Food crises and food and nutrition security \| Access to food Safety net
Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET)	risk management Monitoring Vulnerable groups Capacity building disaster risk reduction aid system resilience humanitarian aid

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2025 – Saving lives, time and money: Evidence from anticipatory action

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