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Extreme high temperatures were forecast to affect the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian Meteorological Department (PMD), peaking from June through to August 2023.

With a predicted landfall on the 16th of June 2023, Start Network member SEEDS raised an anticipation alert and commenced anticipatory action for Cyclone Biparjoy.

Following an anticipated five-fold upsurge in migration across the dangerous ‘Darien Gap’ crossing, from Colombia into Panama, CADENA was able to act early to support already stretched local government actions.

Case studies describe how Start Ready activated in anticipation of two major crises in Madagascar - drought in February 2024 and Cyclone Gamane in March 2024.

An overview of the Start Fund pilot in Madagascar to anticipate cyclones

The Start Fund anticipation window seeks to mitigate harm and loss for communities at risk of crisis. It does so by enabling and incentivising Start Network members to monitor risk and act on the basis of forecasts. Through the Start Fund anticipation window, Non-Governmental Organisations can respond to shifts in risk, such as a forecast of extreme rainfall or likely political crisis. A key element of this approach requires collective sense-making, or collaborative risk analysis, around the situation forecasted and its potential humanitarian impact.

The Start Fund anticipation window seeks to mitigate harm and loss for communities at risk of crisis. It does so by enabling and incentivising Start Network members to monitor risk and act on the basis of forecasts. Through the Start Fund anticipation window, Non-Governmental Organisations can respond to shifts in risk, such as a forecast of extreme rainfall or likely political crisis. A key element of this approach requires collective sense-making, or collaborative risk analysis, around the situation forecasted and its potential humanitarian impact.

The Start Fund anticipation window seeks to mitigate harm and loss for communities at risk of crisis. It does so by enabling and incentivising Start Network members to monitor risk and act on the basis of forecasts. Through the Start Fund anticipation window, Non-Governmental Organisations can respond to shifts in risk, such as a forecast of extreme rainfall or likely political crisis. A key element of this approach requires collective sense-making, or collaborative risk analysis, around the situation forecasted and its potential humanitarian impact.