"There is a lot of hope, but there is a lot of work to do to make sure that #anticipatoryaction based in true collaboration" --- Marcos Conception Raba @globalnetworkdr #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

"It is incredible how communities don't just take the lead in implementing locally led solutions but are also able to engage with local authorities" --- Marcos Conception Raba @globalnetworkdr #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

"The push for #anticipatoryaction is coming from the ground up. At all levels, communities have to be involved" --- Marcos Conception Raba @globalnetworkdr #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

"#Earlywarnings don't translate into action unless all of society is involved. We have to promote joined up approaches that includes #civilsociety --- Kimberly Louis, Deputy Permanent Representative of Saint Lucia to the UN, @EarlyActionREAP #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF

"We need to plan smart so we don't have to work too hard when a major hazard strikes" --- Kimberly Louis, Deputy Permanent Representative of Saint Lucia to the UN, @EarlyActionREAP #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

"There are multiple #earlywarningsystems working - it would be so much simpler if we worked together to move away from siloed thinking" --- Kimberly Louis, Deputy Permanent Representative of Saint Lucia to the UN, @EarlyActionREAP #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

"We have to use insights from local level to inform national level policy" --- Kimberly Louis, Deputy Permanent Representative of Saint Lucia to the UN, @EarlyActionREAP #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

"All parts of society are vital in embedding #anticipatoryaction" --- Kimberly Louis, Deputy Permanent Representative of Saint Lucia to the UN, @EarlyActionREAP #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

#AnticipatoryAction isn't a panacea, but it's a vital tool in the #DRR toolbox" --- Kimberly Louis, Deputy Permanent Representative of Saint Lucia to the UN, @EarlyActionREAP #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

"Decades of development can be wiped away in moments. Hurricane Beryl is a perfect example of this" --- Kimberly Louis, Deputy Permanent Representative of Saint Lucia to the UN, @EarlyActionREAP #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

"How do we strengthen connectivity between humanitarian #anticipatoryaction and climate #anticipatory action? This connection is vital. --- @TanjirHOS @ActionAid #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

"How do we deal with cities like Dhaka with massive populations? It goes back to investment and governance" --- @TanjirHOS @ActionAid #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

"We have raised some awareness but not enough - we need to go to communities and talk about that need for #anticipatoryaction. We need more #investment. We need better governance" --- @TanjirHOS @ActionAid #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

"Communities are making investment themselves. They're investing 12x more in Bangladesh in preparedness for loss and damage, compared to donors. And twice as much as national govt" --- @TanjirHOS @ActionAid #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

"Even without us in the international community, people at risk have been taking action" --- @TanjirHOS @ActionAid #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

"With more funding, more communities can harvest run off water and improve their livelihoods. We welcome partners to help communities become more #resilient" --- Mary Githiomi @IAS_Kenya #GNDRMember #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

"We also work on dryland farming - it has transformed arid regions into productive zones through micro water harvesting and irrigation" --- Mary Githiomi @IAS_Kenya #GNDRMember #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

"Adaptation strategies: we work with communities on diversification, agroforestry and precision-farming" --- Mary Githiomi @IAS_Kenya #GNDRMember #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

"In sub-counties with no or little water source, we worked with farmers to effectively harvest sources - they are community-led projects, this is community-led #AnticipatoryAction --- Mary Githiomi @IAS_Kenya #GNDRMember #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs

"We help communities collect water run-off for use in dry seasons for agricultural purposes, and utilise rivers to turn dry lands into agricultural land, with gravity irrigation systems" --- Mary Githiomi @IAS_Kenya #GNDRMember #DisastersInDevelopmentProgress #HLPF #SDGs