Forecast-based financing in Bangladesh

Since 2015 the Bangladesh Red Crescent and the German Red Cross have been working on cyclone, flood, and heatwave protocols. The cyclone protocol supports the Bangladesh Government Cyclone …

Health, Shelter

Strengthening FbF Readiness and Disaster Preparedness in Honduras

Since 2019 the Honduran Red Cross Society has been developing protocols for tropical storms and droughts, and it will begin a protocol for crisis-induced internal displacement in the future. To …

Cash & Voucher, Early Warning System

Forecast-based Financing in Pakistan

Early Action

Forecast-based financing in the Philippines

Since 2017 the Philippines Red Cross (PRC) and the German Red Cross (GRC) have engaged disaster management and forecasting officials at the national, regional, provincial, and municipal to develop …

Health

Forecast-based Financing (FbF) in Kyrgyzstan

In January 2019 the Red Crescent Society of Kyrgyzstan (RCSK) with technical support of the German Red Cross (GRC) and close cooperation with the national hydrometeorological agency (Kyrgyzgydromet) …

Livelihoods

Forecast Based Actions in Zimbabwe

The frequency of droughts and dry spells are increasing in Zimbabwe and eroding the coping capacity of vulnerable populations who are forced into negative coping strategies by the repeated shocks. …

Health

Forecast-based Financing (FbF) in Tajikistan

Since the beginning of 2020 Welthungerhilfe is using their extensive expertise in Forecast-based Action to replicate its approach in Zimbabwe which was already piloted in Madagascar. Together with …

Early Action

Forecast-based Financing: Closing the gap between disaster preparedness and emergency relief in Southern Africa - Lesotho

Lesotho Red Cross Society (LRCS) started the implementation of FbF in early 2020 as part of the German Red Cross supported FbF Southern Africa Project (FbF-SAP). A first early action protocol (EAP) …

Shelter, WASH

Forecast-based Financing: Closing the gap between disaster preparedness and emergency relief in Southern Africa - Mozambique

Forecast-based Financing: Closing the gap between disaster preparedness and emergency relief in Southern Africa, Mozambique

Cash & Voucher, Early Action

Innovative Approaches to Response Preparedness

The IARP is a project in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda aiming to develop anticipatory actions and institutionalised Early Action Protocols for flood and drought hazards in vulnerable areas in …