Seeds of Change
Getting Ahead of Disasters: Somalia in 2024
Somalia has experienced repeated humanitarian crises in recent years, with a series of failed rainy seasons causing widespread suffering. Since endorsing the Getting Ahead of Disasters Charter a year ago Somalia has faced more devastating climate shocks, including flooding due...
Getting Ahead of Disasters: UK Government Support for Pre-arranged Finance
The UK is a strong supporter of the Charter on Getting Ahead of Disasters and co-hosted the launch event at COP28. In 2024, the UK championed the Charter within G20 Disaster Risk Reduction discussions and other policy fora, in line...
Getting Ahead of Disasters: New UN-Government Collaboration
The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) were among the first UN agencies to endorse the Getting Ahead of Disasters Charter and make specific commitments regarding anticipatory action (AA) and early finance. Their commitment to...
Getting Ahead of Disasters: Social Protection through ASPIRE and CRISP-M
Principle 4 of the Getting Ahead of Disasters Charter focuses on improving delivery systems so “the most at-risk communities and most marginalised people…get timely support before, during and after disasters”. Social protection can be a powerful delivery system, and the...
