Free FAO Online Course: Developing an Anticipatory Action System 2025 (Deadline: Not Specified)

Learn how to design early warning and anticipatory action systems to protect food security and livelihoods before disasters strike. This free FAO course is ideal for humanitarian workers, government professionals, and technical practitioners.

About the Course

In a world where climate extremes and disasters are increasingly frequent, acting early—before a crisis fully unfolds—can save lives and protect livelihoods. The FAO’s free eLearning course “Developing an Anticipatory Action System” offers practical, expert-led guidance on how to build and implement systems that link early warning signals with targeted, timely responses in the areas of food security and agriculture.

This course is especially crucial for professionals seeking to enhance community resilience, protect development gains, and reduce the human and economic cost of natural hazards.

What You’ll Learn

The course combines real-world examples and country-level case studies to equip learners with skills and frameworks to:

Understand anticipatory action within the disaster risk management cycle
Rank disaster risks in specific locations to set priorities
Assess and utilize early warning data
Establish an early warning system
Use crisis timelines to plan timely interventions
Design a complete Anticipatory Action Plan
Analyze the impact of anticipatory action programs

Course Structure

The course is divided into 6 comprehensive lessons, each lasting 15–40 minutes:

Getting Started – Introduction to anticipatory action and its benefits
Prioritizing Risks – Identifying and ranking risks by urgency and impact
Identifying Early Warning Information – Evaluating data sources and quality
Setting-Up an Early Warning System – Technical and organizational components
Identifying Anticipatory Action – Defining timely and cost-effective actions
Implementing and Analyzing Impact – Measuring effectiveness and lessons learned

Who Should Take This Course?

The course is designed for:

Technical practitioners in agriculture, disaster risk reduction (DRR), and humanitarian fields
Government professionals in agriculture, meteorology, hydrology, DRR, and social protection
Donors and development agencies interested in proactive solutions for food security and climate resilience

Whether you are a policy advisor, humanitarian worker, or field-based practitioner, this course will empower you with tools and insights to shift from reactive to anticipatory action—protecting the most vulnerable before disaster strikes.

System Requirements

Online Access: Runs on all major modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox)
Downloadable Version: Only compatible with Windows PCs
No additional software required

Enroll Now

This course is completely free and self-paced. Start learning today and contribute to building more resilient communities and food systems through anticipatory action.

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