Start Network’s response to the ERC statement on the Humanitarian Reset process
Start Network’s response to the ERC statement on the Humanitarian Reset process.
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Disaster Hackathon 2.0: Empowering Youth to Innovate Local Solutions and Transform Disaster Management
The FOREWARN Bangladesh Disaster Hackathon 2.0, held in September 2024, ignited energy, creativity, and enthusiasm among young innovators from across Bangladesh.
Noreen Gumbo
Start Network pays tribute to our longstanding trustee Noreen Gumbo.
The ARC Group makes a total of $32 million USD climate insurance payouts to assist people affected by drought in Zimbabwe
The Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe has received an insurance payout of $16.8 million USD following its participation in the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group disaster financing mechanism, designed to help African Union (AU) member states plan, prepare and better respond to extreme weather events.
Start Bangladesh activates two key funding mechanism to deliver rapid financing of close to £1 million to Cyclone Remal-stricken areas
Cyclone Remal caused heavy rain and thunderstorms across coastal Bangladesh, leaving an estimated 800,000 people displaced from their homes when it made landfall on the midnight of 26 May.
Start Ready Risk Pool 3 goes live with 6 activations within the first 48 hours
It was an eventful start, with 6 heatwave activations in Pakistan within the first two days of the risk pool going live.
Start Network at the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) 2024
Start Network will be at this year’s Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) to showcase learning from our programmes and advocate for more locally led and anticipatory action in the humanitarian sector.
€2 Million for early action and localisation: EU to support Start Network’s risk financing mechanism
The European Union (EU) has announced €2 million in funding for Start Network, a global network of over 90 humanitarian organisations, to support its innovative Start Ready program. Currently operating in eight countries in Asia and Africa, Start Ready focuses on establishing rapid and relevant risk financing mechanisms based on crisis preparedness plans and pre-determined triggers developed with, and by, local communities and is expected to protect over 600,000 people
COP28
The climate crisis is the crisis of this era. Join the events Start Network is participating in between 30 November and 12 December and share our key messages and policy asks.
Second Start Ready Risk Pool Goes Live to Protect Communities From Climate Risks
In the second risk pool, £4.5m has been stretched to £7.3m to protect communities against droughts, floods, cyclones and heatwaves in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Somalia, Pakistan, Philippines, Bangladesh, Madagascar and Senegal. Sarah Klassen, Start Ready Programme Manager, provides reflections on the decision-making process to structure funding for the second risk pool and why this year is an important one for Start Ready.