What is forecast based financing?

What is forecast based financing?

What is Forecast-based Financing? Forecast-based Financing (FbF) is a programme that enables access to humanitarian funding for early action based on in-depth forecast information and risk analysis. The goal of FbF is to anticipate disasters, prevent their impact, if possible, and reduce human suffering and losses.

What is forecast based Action?

FbF is an approach which enables access to humanitarian funding for early action, that can be taken based on meteorological forecast information, combined with risk analysis, to prepare for extreme weather events.

What is the purpose of forecast based financing?

Forecast-based Financing (FbF) is a programme that enables access to humanitarian funding for early action based on in-depth forecast information and risk analysis. The goal of FbF is to anticipate disasters, prevent their impact, if possible, and reduce human suffering and losses.

What is forecast-based financing by the DREF?

Forecasts of an extreme winter in Mongolia triggered the release of funding from the Forecast-based Action by the DREF to the Mongolian Red Cross Society (MRCS) to support 1,000 vulnerable herder families and prevent the starvation, dehydration and cold exposure of their livestock (Photo credit: MRCS) What is Forecast-based Financing?

How does the Red Cross use forecast based financing?

By Catalina Jaime, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre Forecast-based Financing (FbF) is a system to fill gaps in the humanitarian system by using the science of weather and climate to anticipate possible impacts in risk-prone areas and mobilize resources automatically before an event.

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