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: 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...
