Start Ready Risk Pool 1 (2022-23)

This page will provide information on Start Ready activations in specific countries. Funding can now be disbursed to any of the eight countries that applied for protection against heatwaves, droughts, floods and cyclones.

Funding will be disbursed based on the prediction of a climate shock, to a pre-agreed level of severity, using live data and scientific modelling.

The countries and hazards that are part of Start Ready’s first pool include:

  • Bangladesh - Riverine / Fluvial Flood
  • The Democratic Republic of the Congo - Riverine / Fluvial Flood
  • Madagascar - Cyclones
  • Pakistan - Heatwaves, Riverine / Fluvial Flood and Drought
  • The Philippines - Cyclones
  • Senegal - Drought
  • Somalia - Drought
  • Zimbabwe - Drought 

The following tables outline which of the systems above have been activated so far in pool 1. 

THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, RIVER FLOODS, 28 MARCH 2023

ID NO COUNTRY HAZARD TYPE DATE OF ACTIVATION START AND END DATE
008/DRC/Rf DRC River Floods 28 March 2023 17/04/2023 - 17/09/2023
ANTICIPATED REACH AMOUNT DISBURSED MEMBERS INTERVENING PARTNERS SUBNATIONAL AREAS
2166 households £525,000 AFPDE, MIDEFEHOPS N/A Kindu

MADAGASCAR, CYCLONE, 18 February 2023

ID NO COUNTRY HAZARD TYPE DATE OF ACTIVATION START AND END DATE
007/Mada/Cy Madagascar Cyclone 18 February 2023 18/02/2023 - 04/04/2023
ANTICIPATED REACH AMOUNT DISBURSED MEMBERS INTERVENING PARTNERS SUBNATIONAL AREAS
67,000 people £700,000 CRS, WHH, Care, Medair, ACF, SCUK, MDM    

SOMALIA, DROUGHT, 30 JANUARY 2023

ID NO COUNTRY HAZARD TYPE DATE OF ACTIVATION START AND END DATE
006/Som/DR Somalia Drought 30 January 2023 23/02/2023 - 23/05/2023
ANTICIPATED REACH AMOUNT DISBURSED MEMBERS INTERVENING PARTNERS SUBNATIONAL AREAS
10,038 people £700,000 Save the Children UK   Baidoa & Burhakaba

SENEGAL, DROUGHT, 22 NOVEMBER 2022

ID NO COUNTRY HAZARD TYPE DATE OF ACTIVATION START AND END DATE
005/Sen/DR Senegal Drought 22 November 2022 19/12/2022 - 19/04/2023
ANTICIPATED REACH AMOUNT DISBURSED MEMBERS INTERVENING PARTNERS SUBNATIONAL AREAS
8,000 people £330,000.18 Action Against Hunger FAFD Matam région

PAKISTAN, HEATWAVE, 5 JULY 2022

ID NO COUNTRY HAZARD TYPE DATE OF ACTIVATION START AND END DATE
004/Pak/Naw/HE Pakistan Heatwave 5 July 2022 05/07/2022 - 04/08/2022
ANTICIPATED REACH AMOUNT DISBURSED MEMBERS INTERVENING PARTNERS SUBNATIONAL AREAS
16,040 people £36,000 HelpAge International Civil Society Support Program - CSSP Nawab Shah

PAKISTAN, HEATWAVE, 29 JUNE 2022

ID NO COUNTRY HAZARD TYPE DATE OF ACTIVATION START AND END DATE:
003/Pak/Mul/HE Pakistan Heatwave 29 June 2022 29/06/2022 - 29/07/2022
ANTICIPATED REACH AMOUNT DISBURSED MEMBERS INTERVENING PARTNERS SUBNATIONAL AREAS
186,775 people £35,000 Help Foundation n/a Multan

PAKISTAN, HEATWAVE, 21 JUNE 2022

ID NO COUNTRY HAZARD TYPE DATE OF ACTIVATION START AND END DATE
002/Pak/Sib/HE Pakistan Heatwave 21 June 2022 21/06/2022 - 05/08/2022
ANTICIPATED REACH AMOUNT DISBURSED MEMBERS INTERVENING PARTNERS SUBNATIONAL AREAS
82,750 people £57,086 Care International Bright Star Development
 
Sibbi

ZIMBABWE, DROUGHT, 22 MAY 2022

ID NO COUNTRY HAZARD TYPE DATE OF ACTIVATION START AND END DATE
001/Zim/DR Zimbabwe Drought 20 May 2022 21/05/2022 - 
ANTICIPATED REACH AMOUNT DISBURSED MEMBERS INTERVENING PARTNERS SUBNATIONAL AREAS
13,681 people £471,271 Plan International
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Buhera
Mberengwa