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ARC Replica Payout, Senegal 2020 - Internal Evaluation
In 2017, Start Network and the World Food Programme sought to expand the approach of African Risk Capacity (ARC) through the ARC Replica programme. The objectives were to further expand the coverage of ARC while giving the opportu... Read more...
24 February 2021
En 2017, le Start Network et le Programme Alimentaire Mondial ont cherché à étendre l'approche de l'African Risk Capacity (ARC) par le biais du programme ARC Replica. Les objectifs étaient d'étendre la couverture de l'ARC tout en ... Read more...
24 February 2021
START FUND COVID-19 UPDATE – 3RD EDITION
This document shares updates from Start Fund COVID-19 projects being implemented by members from all across Start Network. This third edition includes short case studies from responses in Nigeria, Mozambique, Togo, Ethiopia, Ugand... Read more...
17 February 2021
A Gateway Re-opens: the growing popularity of the Atlantic route, as told by those who risk it
In 2020, the Atlantic route saw a sharp increase in use by refugees and migrants for a range of reasons. Some relate to the characteristics of the route itself, such as the perception that it is a relatively short and direct way i... Read more...
16 February 2021
MONTHLY RISK BULLETIN ISSUED: FEBRUARY 2021
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 als... Read more...
16 February 2021
ARC Replica Payout Process Evaluation
In July 2019, Start Network and the Government of Senegal each purchased an insurance policy against drought through African Risk Capacity Ltd. When the pre-agreed triggers were met in November 2019, a payout of US $12.5m was made... Read more...
11 February 2021
Evaluation du processus de versement de l’ARC Replica
En juillet 2019, Start Network et le gouvernement du Sénégal ont chacun souscrit une police d'assurance contre la sécheresse auprès d'African Risk Capacity Ltd. Lorsque les déclencheurs convenus au préalable ont été atteints en no... Read more...
11 February 2021
Pushed To The Brink? The impact of COVID-19 on environmental migration in the Sahel
Migration has long been a hallmark of Sahelian populations, with people migrating to mitigate the impacts of environmental degradation and diversify access to livelihoods sources, which remain predominantly based on agricultural a... Read more...
22 January 2021
Information is Power: Connecting local responders to the risk information that they need
Start Network has launched Information is Power: Connecting Local Responders to the Risk Information that they Need, a paper which calls for organisations to connect people at risk of crises with forecast information, which can he... Read more...
21 January 2021
Start Fund COVID-19: An Overview
As the COVID-19 pandemic started to spread and affect countries and communities all around the world, Start Network recognised the importance of utilising the experience of its members to manage and support responses to critical C... Read more...
11 January 2021