Seeds of Change
Getting Ahead of Disasters: Uzbekistan’s Climate Vulnerable Fruit Farmers Benefit from Public-Private Insurance
Uzbekistan’s economy is highly dependent on agriculture, which is increasingly at risk from droughts, high temperatures, heatwaves, precipitation, mudflows, floods, and avalanches, further exacerbated by climate change. In line with its commitments to the Getting Ahead of Disasters Charter, UNDP...
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...
