Approach
Climate extremes are a key driver of food insecurity. More frequent and intense floods, droughts and storms account for up to 90 percent of natural hazards worldwide. At the same time, the climate crisis is intersecting and compounding other drivers of hunger, including conflict and economic downturns. To successfully manage these interlocking problems and avert cascading humanitarian disasters, traditional humanitarian response systems need to evolve from repetitive crisis response to forward-looking risk management.
One of the most promising and innovative programmes to manage climate-related risks and prevent them from turning into disasters is Forecast-based Financing (FbF). Using seasonal and weather forecasts, this approach triggers anticipatory humanitarian action and pre-positioned financing before an extreme weather event hits vulnerable populations.
Anticipatory action allows governments, communities and families to take action days, weeks and sometimes even months before a climate shock occurs, mitigating its impact on food security, lives and livelihoods. The World Food Programme (WFP)’s FbF programme was established in 2015. Since then, FbF programmes expanded to 19 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Published April 2019
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