Towards the end of 2021, we commissioned an external review of the Start Fund. This review's purpose was to assess the extent to which the global Start Fund is ready to develop into a more locally led model while maintaining its mandate to respond…
The Start Fund monthly risk brief reports on new, emerging, or deteriorating humanitarian emergencies which are classified as under the radar
Members of Start Network in Madagascar, together with FOREWARN Madagascar and Alliance Urgence members developed an Anticipatory Action system to anticipate tropical cyclones in the country through the Start Fund. Start Network worked with the…
Over the last decade, the humanitarian sector has been heavily impacted by more frequent and severe climate-related crises. We need a more proactive, faster and locally led humanitarian system where communities are supported to analyse risks, create…
Bangladesh has faced one of the worst flash floods in history in 2022, where northeastern region of the country was devastated by consecutive flash floods during the months of May to June. The affect of the flooding led to more than 7.2 million…
Cada vez hay más interés por una acción humanitaria proactiva y basada en los riesgos, como medio para prestar una asistencia más oportuna, eficiente y digna a las comunidades en riesgo de crisis. Los pedidos de ampliar estos enfoques resaltaron la…
L’action humanitaire proactive et fondée sur l’évaluation des risques suscite un intérêt croissant, car elle permet d’apporter une aide plus rapide, plus efficace et plus digne aux communautés exposées aux crises. Les demandes de mise en œuvre à…
There is growing interest in proactive, risk-informed humanitarian action to provide more timely, efficient and dignified assistance to communities at risk of crises. Calls to scale up such approaches have emphasised the inadequacy of the current…
The 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.
This report is the first of its kind on anticipatory action and collates voices of communities, shares their experiences and needs, prior to predictable risks. Some of our findings include; people demand the right to have access to timely,…
