Anticipatory action in communities hosting refugees and internally displaced persons: an assessment of current approaches
This paper reviews anticipatory action approaches for communities hosting forcibly displaced persons. Anticipatory action, aimed at mitigating climate change impacts, is crucial but difficult to implement in diverse host environments. The report identifies significant gaps in research on how to incorporate host community vulnerabilities into anticipatory strategies. Using case studies from Bangladesh, Nigeria, and the Sahel, the paper highlights compounding disasters due to climate-related vulnerabilities, resource stresses, and conflict, showing how these conditions worsen outcomes for both hosts and displaced persons.
The paper calls for more research into water- and climate-related vulnerabilities in host communities to inform future programming. It emphasizes the need to develop the Integrated Host Community Vulnerability Framework (IHCVF) to provide scalable solutions. It also recommends focusing on long-term resilience-building, improving data on forecast-based actions, and prioritizing anticipatory strategies that account for local and conflict-specific vulnerabilities.
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