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1. Linking Forecast-based Financing to Shock-responsive Social Protection Programmes to Scale Up Assistance against Climate Hazards
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Climate hazards are increasing globally both in their intensity and frequency, requiring more integrated approaches that also strengthen national leadership over disaster management. Mobilizing resources ex-ante has been demonstrated as an effective way of reducing the impacts of hazards on livelihoods and protecting development gains, while social protection (SP) has also been demonstrating capacity to deliver faster assistance to disaster affected areas. READ MORE
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2. Preventive adaptation strategies within disaster management – how humanitarian actors address climate-related challenges
University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (CeLS)Abstract : Background: Climate change is a significant factor shaping the planet and changing the pattern of disasters which leads to direct and indirect consequences. The result is a huge amount of affected people who rely on humanitarian aid. The satisfaction of this need is the responsibility of disaster management. READ MORE
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3. Forecast-based Financing within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: Persisting barriers and ways forward
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : With the introduction of Forecast-based Financing (FbF) in 2013, the ability and incentive to do early action based on forecasting has increased over the last couple of years. In this study eleven semi-structured interviews were conducted with FbF practitioners of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement with the purpose of shedding light on challenges and opportunities associated with the approach. READ MORE
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4. Fostering Anticipatory Action via Social Protection Systems : A Case Study of the Climate Vulnerability of Flood-Exposed Social Security Allowance Beneficiaries in Bardiya District, Nepal
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Rationale – Climate disasters represent a significant and growing proportion of the humanitarian burden and are a key factor in increasing poverty and insecurity. A myriad of studies demonstrate that aid delivered in an ex-ante fashion can be effective in mitigating losses of life, assets and livelihoods associated with climate hazards. READ MORE
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5. Forecast-based Humanitarian Action and Conflict : Promises and pitfalls of planning for anticipatory humanitarian response to armed conflict
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Practitioners of Forecast-based Action (FbA) argue that a humanitarian response able to utilize forecasts to accurately predict disaster, secure funding, and take action before the onset of a crisis will benefit donors and beneficiaries alike. In search of effective and efficient early-action regimes, a number of major humanitarian actors are developing FbA projects of various designs, predominantly in response to natural disaster and famine. READ MORE
