"We sometimes talk about scaling up as if it is a single linear process, but it is actually a multitude of overlapping processes that move at different speeds, sometimes with setbacks and also mistakes. So there is a need for continuous monitoring about where we are trying to go to ensure we do not somehow get lost on the way.”
And: “there are different visions of what constitutes scaling up in the first place”.
From just increasing the number of pilot projects over the next years or increasing the size of the pilot projects in terms of resources or affected populations. Or one might think of anticipatory action as becoming sustainable way of meeting the real needs of the local population in the future. But Tobias’ impression is that many practitioners in the field do not merely have in mind more projects or bigger projects, but aim to make anticipatory action as standing piece in international and national governance structures, reaching down to regional levels and individual recipients.