Anticipatory action: Lessons for the future
This article shares lessons from OCHA-facilitated pilots, focusing on three components: triggers, programming and financing. The authors report that triggers must be sufficiently reliable to warrant action and the disbursement of funds. Forecasts are not available for all countries or hazards, and existing forecasts may not provide desired resolution or skill (accuracy) levels, especially at longer lead times. The timing of action therefore must balance forecast skill against operational needs. Funding is best when it is flexible and includes finance for framework design, evaluation and continued improvements. Finally, the authors discuss the challenges and opportunities in scaling up anticipatory action.
This article was published in Frontiers in Climate.

Fecha de publicación
diciembre 08, 2022
Tipo de recurso
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Autores
Juan Chaves-Gonzalez, Leonardo Milano, Dirk-Jan Omtzigt, Daniel Pfister, Josee Poirier, Ashley Pople, Julia Wittig and Zinta Zommers
Año
2022
País
Bangladesh, Chad, República Democrática del Congo, Etiopía, Madagascar, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudán del Sur
Tipo de contenido
Documentos académicos
Tema
Pruebas, Ciencia
Tipo de organización
Naciones Unidas
Organización
OCHA