Start Fund Risk Bulletin: October 2024

The Start Fund monthly risk briefing reports on new, emerging or deteriorating situations; therefore, ongoing events that are considered to be unchanged are not featured and risks that are beyond the scope and scale of the Start Fund are also not featured.

It is collated by the Start Network Anticipation and Risk Financing team using information from academia and research institutes, government departments, ACAPS, global risk indexes, risk information provided by Start Members and their partners, and the media. Key risks are shared and collated each month with FOREWARN input.

The October 2024 Start Fund Risk Brief features:

  • Abnormal heat affecting Libya, Algeria and Mali
  • A forecast spike in the dengue outbreak affecting countries across Central and South America
  • An update on La Niña risk ahead of the forecast entering of conditions
  • A forecast continuation of flooding in Yemen
  • The increased risk to people displaced in Syria, Palestine, Afghanistan and Yemen during the winter months
  • Key dates including upcoming elements in Somaliland, Georgia and Tanzania