Windows of Opportunity for Risk-Informed Humanitarian Assistance

This policy brief focuses on “risk-informed” approaches that bridge the gap between long-term action to reduce exposure to hazards or their impacts (the focus of traditional disaster risk reduction programmes) and reactive humanitarian response. These risk-informed approaches centre on short-term actions that aim to reduce exposure (e.g., evacuation or preventative veterinary care) and reduce impacts (e.g., early cash transfers to help households meet basic needs), contributing to disaster risk reduction as a policy objective. Two separate but interlinked approaches have evolved in recent years and are the focus of this brief: anticipatory action and disaster risk finance.

The policy brief was originally published on the Climate Links website.