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FATHUM Policy Brief: FbF - A mechanism for improved Disaster Preparedness in Mozambique

This policy brief summarizes the results of a study designed by a transboundary three-party team of researchers and conducted from 2017-2019 in flood-prone districts of the Gaza Province in …

• Policy Paper

FATHUM POLICY BRIEF Understanding the local context – A must for successful Forecast based Financing: The case of Amuria district

The Amuria district flood risk profile research was part of the Forecasts for Anticipatory Humanitarian Action (Fathum) project. Makerere University, School of Public Health carried out the study.

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Uganda Risk Profile Report (by FATHUM)

In this study, the research team sought to understand the context in which the FbF intervention was piloted in Uganda by: • Understanding the underlying drivers of flood risk and the disaster …

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Mozambique Country-Specific Risk and Vulnerability Profile Report (by FATHUM)

This report summarizes the results of a study designed by a transboundary three-party team of researchers, carried out by UDM’s Centro de Investigação e Extensão from 2017 to 2019. The report …

• Report

ARC Replica Payout, Senegal 2020 - Internal Evaluation

This evaluation reviews the impact of this pay-out to the Start Network members who received the funding on the communities who were reached through the programme.

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Anticipating the flood: Taking early actions at the Lower Limpopo in Mozambique

After communities in Central Mozambique have experienced the impact of Tropical Cyclone “Eloïse” just last week, significant rainfall in Mozambique’s South is leading to flooding in the Lower …

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Getting ahead of the climate curve: Investing in Early Warning and Early Action

The need to get ahead of the climate curve by investing in early warning and early action was also the focus of an Anchoring Event on Disaster Risk Management, one of the action themes of the …

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International Federation od Red Cross Red Crescent Societies' Forecast-based Action by the DREF - Financing the Forecast-based Early Action …

It is well known that in the event of a disaster, the speed of response is key. It is increasingly recognised that precommitment, readiness preparations, and forecast-based action can dramatically …

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Enhancing anticipatory action through Earth Observations

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Dealing with a crisis within a crisis: Anticipatory Action in the age of Covid-19