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Building the Evidence Base for Early Action

The benefits of early action are mostly uncontested among humanitarian actors. Nevertheless, humanitarian actors still find it challenging to act early for a variety of reasons.

Sean Lowrie's message to COP21 leaders

The Start Network's Sean Lowrie tells world leaders attending the COP21 climate change conference in Paris how we can create a preventative economy that stops climate change risks turning into humanitarian crises.

Drought insurance for early response

This report outlines the design of a new funding mechanism that will ensure more timely humanitarian response to emerging drought-induced food and livelihood crises. The design of this mechanism was carried out through joint partnership between the Start Network and GlobalAgRisk, with support from the Humanitarian Innovation Fund.